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SRT, VTT, .sbv: which caption format does YouTube want, and why
Three standards, two ways of writing time, one platform that accepts them all. A short reference guide and when to use each one.
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Three standards, two ways of writing time, one platform that accepts them all. A short reference guide and when to use each one.

Three paths from audio to captions: manual typing, YT auto-captions, automated pipeline. Time, cost, quality. No marketing, just numbers.

A walk through the verified research on subtitle impact for YouTube. Which numbers are quoted correctly, which are mis-attributed, and what it means for Croatian-language content.