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Post-Production Captioning Software for Media

Scale your captioning workflow with Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus

Easily create high-quality captions for post-production video with Verbit’s Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus. Built for FAST channels, streaming platforms, and content distributors, both solutions deliver media-grade captioning, whether you want a fast AI-only output or a human QC layer added on top.

AI captioning software that scales with your content needs

Complete, immersive captions are now the baseline, not a differentiator, and they have to hit that bar without straining your timeline or your budget. Captivate turns captioning from a manual bottleneck into a workflow that scales with your library and matches investment to content value. Whether you’re a FAST channel processing hundreds of hours of content a month or a premium streaming publisher with strict compliance requirements, Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus give post-production teams a captioning workflow built for actual production speed.

Speed from post to platform

Automatic alignment, segmentation, and formatting removes
captioning as a bottleneck so content moves to delivery on
schedule. No manual handoffs, no last minute delays.

Distribution-ready output

Captivate Post Plus’s human QC layer reduces platform rejections and compliance risk, so content reaches distributors, affiliates, and streaming platforms without rework.

Flexible for every content tier

Match captioning investment to content value. High-volume libraries run on Captivate Post’s AI efficiency. Premium and compliance-critical releases get Captivate Post Plus’s human QC layer.

Complete viewing experience

Offscreen speaker ID and 37+ automatic atmospherics labels
deliver richer captions for audiences who are Deaf or have hard of hearing.

Captivate Post vs Captivate Post Plus: Which one best fits your workflow?

Both products run on the same Captivate platform, so the choice really comes down to three things: how much content you’re pushing out, what your distribution partners require, and how much human review you want in the mix.

Captivate Post

Graphic highlighting some of the features of Captivate Post, including Secondary Language Detection, Singing Detection, Automatic Caption Placement, and Acoustic Event Detection.

AI-powered captioning built for high-volume, price-sensitive workflows

Who it’s for
  • FAST channels processing high content volume
  • Local broadcasters managing ongoing release schedules
  • Large content libraries that need to caption at scale
  • Teams comfortable with light editing
Capabilities
  • Auto alignment & segmentation
  • 37+ automatic atmospherics & sound effect labels
  • Commercial break detection & music notes
  • Automatic top/bottom caption placement
  • Self-service captions editor

Captivate Post Plus

Graphic highlighting some of the features of Captivate Post Plus, including core features like Secondary Language Detection, Singing Detection, Automatic Caption Placement, and Acoustic Event Detection. Captivate Post Plus also includes Human QC, Caption Placement Review, and Offscreen Speaker ID.

Distribution-grade captioning for premium publishers and distributors

Who it’s for
  • Distributors supplying to platforms with stricter captioning requirements
  • Premium digital and streaming publishers
  • FAST channels with compliance or affiliate requirements
  • Teams that need a QC layer without a full human service
Capabilities
  • Everything in Captivate Post
  • Human QC layer for distribution-ready accuracy
  • Human-reviewed top/bottom caption placement
  • Offscreen speaker identification

High-quality captioning, automated

Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus combine media-trained AI with practical workflow features to support end-to-end post-production captioning at scale.

Sound Effects

Automatically identifies and captions non-speech audio events to deliver a complete viewing experience.

Auto Commercial Breaks

Detects and marks commercial break segments, ensuring clean caption output across broadcast content.

Auto Alignment and Segmentation

Syncs captions precisely to speech timing and segments text for maximum on-screen readability.

Auto Placement

Intelligently positions captions at centre-top or centre-bottom based on on-screen activity and speaker placement.

Auto Music Notes and Lyrics

Identifies music segments and transcribes lyrics, so viewers never miss a moment of your audio content.

Self-Service Captions Editor

Review, edit, and finalize captions directly in-platform with an intuitive editor – no third-party tools required.

Human QC Review (Captivate Post Plus)

Adds a trained human review pass on top of AI output for distribution-grade accuracy.

A captioning solution built for high-volume media operations

Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus are purpose-built for media organizations managing content at scale and delivering to distribution partners with strict compliance standards. Whether you’re captioning archived content or supporting ongoing releases, Verbit’s Captivate solutions help you maintain quality and compliance while scaling efficiently.

FAST channels

Keep captions compliant and consistent across every channel and title in your lineup, without slowing down content ingestion.

Streaming platforms

Meet platform-specific caption specs and accessibility requirements at the volume your release schedule demands.

Content distributors

Deliver caption files that meet each partner’s format and compliance requirements, so content moves through the pipeline without rework.

Creators & digital video publishers

Get accurate, publish-ready captions fast enough to keep pace with a high-frequency content calendar.

Scale your post-production captioning workflow

Captivate Post delivers speed at scale. Captivate Post Plus adds the human QC layer for when the stakes are higher.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Captivate Post-Production

What is Verbit Captivate?

Verbit Captivate™ is Verbit’s customizable AI speech recognition platform that powers captioning across both live and post-production workflows. For media organizations, Captivate for media delivers real-time, low-latency captions for broadcasts, streaming, and live events, while Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus extend that same underlying technology to post-production captioning for FAST channels, VOD libraries, and archived content. Learn more about the full Captivate platform and how it adapts across legal, media, corporate, and education use cases.

What is post-production captioning software?

Post-production captioning software adds captions to video after it’s recorded and edited, rather than in real time during a live broadcast. It’s used by streaming platforms, FAST channels, and distributors to caption full episodes, series, and film libraries before release. Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus are built specifically for this workflow, combining media-trained AI with the alignment, formatting, and QC steps distributors require.

What's the difference between Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus?

Captivate Post delivers AI captioning built for speed and scale across high-volume libraries. Captivate Post Plus includes everything in Captivate Post, plus a human QC review layer, human-reviewed caption placement, and offscreen speaker identification, for content where distribution compliance or premium accuracy standards matter most.

Does AI-only captioning meet streaming platform and distribution requirements?

It depends on the platform and content tier. Captivate Post’s AI-powered output is built for high-volume libraries where speed and cost efficiency are the priority. For distributors, affiliates, or streaming platforms with stricter compliance requirements, Captivate Post Plus adds a human QC layer specifically to reduce the risk of platform rejections and rework.

What caption features do FAST channels and streaming platforms need?

FAST channels and streaming platforms typically require accurate alignment and timing, correctly formatted commercial break segments, consistent on-screen placement, and identification of non-speech audio like sound effects and music. Both Captivate Post and Captivate Post Plus automate these requirements as part of the core workflow. Discover how media companies like Banijay Rights are using Verbit’s technology.

What is offscreen speaker identification in captions?

Offscreen speaker identification labels who’s speaking when they’re not visible on screen, such as narrators or off-camera dialogue. It’s part of delivering a complete viewing experience for audiences who are Deaf or hard of hearing, and it’s included as an add-on feature in Captivate Post Plus.

What captioning, transcription, and dubbing solutions does Verbit offer for media companies?

Beyond post-production captioning, Verbit supports the full media content lifecycle. For live programming, Captivate for media provides real-time captioning for broadcasts, sports, and streaming events, while Verbit’s transcription solutions convert recorded audio and video into searchable, accurate text. Media teams expanding to global audiences can also use Verbit’s dubbing and translation services for content localization, along with audio description to make video content accessible to viewers who are blind or have vision loss. Together, these solutions give media and entertainment organizations a single AI-powered partner for captioning, transcription, dubbing, and localization across live and recorded content.