How to Add Chinese Subtitles in DaVinci Resolve
Chinese is written without spaces between words, so a caption line is a run of characters that you decide where to break. Caption Pro transcribes your timeline with Whisper AI, shows you the text to review before it is placed, and lets you set line breaks so each caption reads cleanly.
Strong on Mandarin, outputs Simplified, review the character choices.
100% local. Nothing is uploaded.
Standard .srt, plus styled captions on your timeline
Works on the free version, Mac & Windows
Because there are no spaces, a caption tool cannot break Chinese on whitespace, so Caption Pro lets you place line breaks by hand at sensible points. Whisper transcribes Mandarin well and typically outputs Simplified characters; the review step lets you fix any character the model picked incorrectly for a homophone, which matters more in Chinese than in most languages, before the captions reach your timeline.
Chinese characters need a font built for them: Noto Sans SC covers Simplified Chinese and renders cleanly in DaVinci Resolve Text+ templates. If your project targets Traditional Chinese, review the transcript and adjust, or use a Traditional font for display.
This fits Mandarin YouTube, vertical short-form, tutorials, and content subtitled in Chinese for a wider reach. You can also transcribe in another language and translate into Chinese, or start from Chinese and translate the captions into 100+ languages.
Where Chinese captions help
Generate Chinese Subtitles with Caption Pro
Word-by-word Auto Captions & Local Translation
Transcribe, translate, and style Chinese captions on your DaVinci Resolve timeline using local Whisper AI.
- Runs 100% locally with Whisper AI (no API fees)
- Word-by-word karaoke & pop-in animation styles
- Instant SRT import/export & timeline placement