Making the subtitles with transparent background bar in Shotcut

Опубликовано: 16 Июнь 2026
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This video is going to show you how to make the subtitles with transparent background bar in Shotcut.

Step 1: use the MS Paint application to create a background template image filled with grey color

Step 2: create the video track for the video file

Step 3: create a new video track for the background template image

Step 4: add the "Size and Position" filter item for the background template image

Step 5: adjust the size and position for the background template image, don't forget to select the size mode as "Distort"

Step 6: add the "Opacity" filter item for the background template image

Step 7: adjust the "Level" option of the "Opacity" to make the background image transparent

Step 8: create a new video track and add a transparent color

Step 9: add the "Text" filter item for this transparent color and adjust its size and position so as to make the text within the area of the background transparent image

Step 10: change the "Text" filter item's font, font size, horizontal fit and vertical fit options.

Step 11: input the subtitle in the "Text" filter item's text option

Step 12: test the result


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