Emphasis engine
Dynamic captions. Put emphasis where it belongs.
Use a keyword accent or active-word effect to make the spoken point easy to find.
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Choose how the emphasis feels
Live style samples. Open a style to try it on your own video.
Styles shown: Hormozi, Marker, Karaoke. Tap any style to open it in the editor with that look already applied.
How it works
Review your transcript
Correct the words so the style is working with the intended sentence.
Choose an emphasis style
Preview its keyword and active-word behaviour on a complete line.
Make deliberate overrides
Star a better word where necessary, then export the captioned video.
Dynamic does not have to mean constant movement. A quiet sentence with one clear accent can communicate more clearly than several competing effects.
Two things can happen at once: a keyword carries the meaning of a line, while an active-word treatment follows the voice. Choose the effect that serves your message.
- Keep a focal word
- Use one deliberate accent to identify the point of a short line.
- Follow the voice
- Active-word effects move with word timing when the selected style supports them.
- Override the automatic choice
- Star the word you want to emphasize and replay the sentence.
Choose emphasis from meaning
Consider “Only three places remain”. “Three” emphasizes the amount; “remain” emphasizes availability. Either can be a reasonable choice, depending on the surrounding message.
Automatic selection is a starting point. It uses signals from the words and cannot reliably infer every intended contrast or joke. Review the hook, the main claim and the call to action.
Keep emphasis readable without relying only on colour
Preview on a bright and a dark part of the footage. If the accent disappears into the background, change the colour or choose a treatment with more separation.
The sentence should remain readable even when the viewer does not notice the accent. Avoid a design where inactive words become too faint to read.
Two forms of emphasis
| Effect | What it marks | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword accent | A meaningful word in the cue | Does that word carry the intended point? |
| Active-word effect | The word currently being spoken | Does it follow the voice comfortably? |
| Calm caption style | The whole phrase | Is motion unnecessary for this passage? |
Common questions
Are dynamic captions always better?
No. A steady subtitle style may be easier to read for dense explanations or visually busy footage. Compare on your actual material.
Does the automatic keyword understand every sentence?
No. It uses word-based signals, so names, jokes and contrasts may need a manual choice.
Can I remove the extra emphasis?
Choose a calmer preset without that treatment. Replay the result to confirm it fits your video.
