How to Add German Subtitles in DaVinci Resolve
German builds single words that run very long, and those compound nouns are what push caption lines off the edge of the frame. Caption Pro transcribes your timeline with Whisper AI, lets you review the text first, and times each word so you can see where a long word needs a line break before it ships.
High accuracy, including long compound nouns and umlauts.
100% local. Nothing is uploaded.
Standard .srt, plus styled captions on your timeline
Works on the free version, Mac & Windows
Whisper transcribes German with high accuracy, including compound nouns like Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung and the umlauted vowels that change meaning. Because you review before captions are placed, you can catch the rare word the model splits or joins incorrectly, and only the line you edit changes.
A single German compound can be longer than a comfortable caption line, so smart line breaks matter more here than in most languages. Caption Pro lets you set line breaks and keep captions readable rather than letting one Bandwurmwort dominate the frame. The umlauts (ä, ö, ü) and the eszett (ß) render with standard Unicode fonts, so your existing Text+ templates display them correctly.
This works for German YouTube, short-form for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, tutorials, and client delivery. You can also transcribe in another language and translate into German, or start from German and translate outward into 100+ languages.
Where German captions help
Generate German Subtitles with Caption Pro
Word-by-word Auto Captions & Local Translation
Transcribe, translate, and style German 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