Under 10 Minutes: Claude Code Added Bilingual Subtitles to a Concert Clip
- Level Intermediate
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
A professor filmed a 58-second song at a live show in Chengdu and had Claude Code add Chinese and English subtitles with no video editor. It transcribed the audio with word timestamps, swapped in the official lyrics where the singing was misheard, fixed literal slang translations and burned the subtitles into a 1080p MP4 plus an .srt file.
How it went
A 1080p MP4 with burned-in bilingual subtitles and a separate .srt file.
Worth knowing
- Speech-to-text often mishears singing, so have the real lyrics or script ready. Check the translation of slang yourself. Only post clips you have the right to share.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Add [Chinese and English] subtitles to [video file]. Extract the audio and transcribe it with a timestamp for every word. Split it into subtitle lines at the pauses, then translate into [language], keeping slang and idioms natural, not literal. If I give you the official lyrics or script, swap in the correct text but keep the timestamps. Burn the subtitles into a 1080p MP4 and also give me a separate .srt file.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Stack: Claude Code + Whisper + GPT-4.1 + ffmpeg
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
Single user report with a clear 5-step method and the tools used
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