Upload Accurate YouTube Captions with Descript SRT (Full Transcript)

Export SRT subtitles from Descript and upload them to YouTube Creator Studio with timing for clean, accurate official captions.
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Have you ever wondered how to get these nice official captions on youtube instead of the auto-generated ones that are always incorrect? I'm going to show you how to do that into script. Let's go See the nice thing about the script is you already have a transcript So we basically just need to take that out of the script and put it into youtube So you want to go to the export button and then click on subtitles and then you want to make sure that the format Is in srt then you click export then in your creator studio where it says subtitles just click on it Upload file with timing then upload that file. You just made and boom.

[00:00:29] Speaker 2: Look at that Timing and everything it it's working. It works perfectly. Look at that.

[00:00:34] Speaker 1: Check that out That's it you did it now leave keep doing scrolling or whatever you're doing, I don't know

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The speakers explain how to replace inaccurate auto-generated YouTube captions with official ones by exporting subtitles from Descript. In Descript, export subtitles in SRT format, then in YouTube Creator Studio go to Subtitles, choose upload file with timing, and upload the SRT to get properly timed captions.
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How to Upload Accurate Captions to YouTube Using Descript
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Arow Key Takeaways
  • Use Descript’s existing transcript to create caption files.
  • Export subtitles from Descript via Export → Subtitles and select SRT format.
  • In YouTube Creator Studio, open Subtitles and choose “Upload file with timing.”
  • Upload the exported SRT to get accurate, timed captions instead of auto-generated ones.
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Positive: The tone is upbeat and instructional, emphasizing how easy and effective the process is (“boom,” “works perfectly”).
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