Add Captions to Sermon Video
CentClip transcribes your sermon recording and exports captions as a burned-in MP4, SRT, or VTT file - ready for YouTube, your church website, or Facebook. Built for pastors, worship teams, and ministry staff who need accurate captions for long-form video without a monthly subscription.
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How to add captions to sermon video
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Upload your sermon video
Drop your sermon recording into CentClip - MP4, MOV, and most common video formats are accepted. No account is required to get started; your first 5 minutes of audio are processed free and transcription begins immediately after upload. Longer services and full-length sermons are supported with no file-length cap.
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Review and correct the transcript
CentClip displays a word-by-word transcript you can edit directly in the browser before exporting. Correct scripture references, theological terms, visiting speaker names, or any vocabulary the AI missed. Changes apply instantly across all output formats so you only review the text once.
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Download captions or your burned-in video
Export a burned-in MP4 with captions embedded directly in the video, an SRT or VTT subtitle file for YouTube or Facebook's caption manager, or a plain-text transcript for your church archive. All three formats are generated from a single upload at no extra charge.
Why choose CentClip?
Theological vocabulary and scripture references trip up generic auto-captions
Book names like Thessalonians or Habakkuk, terms like propitiation or sanctification, and the names of visiting preachers or missionaries are exactly the words that generic speech recognition tools trained on conversational English misread most often. CentClip's browser-based transcript editor lets you correct every line before exporting, so the captions that appear on screen reflect what was actually preached - not a garbled approximation that distracts from the message. A church uploading one 45-minute sermon per week pays $2.25 per service at 5c/min, less than most ministries spend on printed order-of-service sheets.
Captions make your sermon archive accessible to every member of your congregation
An estimated 15% of adults in the US have some degree of hearing loss, and many more watch church video in silent environments - commuting, at work, or in shared spaces where turning on audio is not practical. Adding captions ensures that members who cannot hear clearly can follow along at home or on their phone without missing a word. Burned-in captions from CentClip travel with the video file regardless of which platform or player a viewer uses, so accessibility does not depend on any platform's built-in caption feature being turned on.
One upload covers every channel your ministry uses to distribute sermons
YouTube accepts SRT files, Facebook has its own caption manager, and embedding a sermon on your church website works best with captions burned directly into the MP4. CentClip generates all three outputs from a single upload, so your audio-visual team does not need to run the same recording through multiple tools or services. Credits never expire, which means buying a batch before a big series - Easter, Advent, a guest speaker weekend - leaves any unused balance ready for the next job with no monthly charge in between.
FAQ
How accurate are CentClip's captions for sermon audio?
CentClip uses AI speech recognition across 50+ languages and produces high accuracy on clear recorded speech. For best results, use sermon recordings with a lapel or podium microphone and minimal room echo, then use the browser editor to correct any theological terms or proper names before exporting.
Is there a free trial for adding captions to sermon videos?
Yes - your first 5 minutes are processed free with no account or credit card required. After that, you pay 5c/min with no subscription.
What formats does CentClip export, and which platforms do they support?
CentClip exports a burned-in MP4, an SRT file, a VTT file, and a plain-text transcript - all from a single upload. SRT works with YouTube, Facebook, and most church website video players; burned-in MP4 works everywhere.
Do CentClip credits expire if we only caption sermons occasionally?
No. Credits never expire - buy them once and use them across any future video with no monthly reset, subscription to maintain, or unused quota that disappears at the end of a billing period.