How to Add Subtitles to Video With VLC Media Player

Subtitles are very important for those who can't understand foreign languages but are fond of watching foreign films. Subtitles or captions are also very considerate for viewers who are gonna watching your slideshow or videos. A complete movie always consists of images, videos and music but they are not that enough to express what the story is or what you want to say to your audience. A subtitle is responsible for making it clear.

Unluckily, lots of movies or videos downloaded from sites are lack of built-in subtitles. We have to listen carefully to get the point, which will make movie enjoyment not a relaxing experience but a highly-centralized hearing test. That's why we need a tool that can help us embed subtitles to video. This post is gonna show you how to use VLC media player to add subtitles to video but remember the VLC Media Player coming with preset subtitle joiner is on its windows edition.

Step 1: Install VLC Media Player

Install the VLC media player from its official website. If you have installed it on your PC, bypass this step.

Step 2: Prepare Your Subtitle File and Movie

You can choose to download the corresponding subtitle file from websites or create it by yourself.

Step 3: Add the Movie to VLC

Launch the VLC media player, click "Media" > "Open File" to add the video file you want. The VLC media player also allows users to add files by dragging the file into the player directly.