"Words on a screen reach some people. Words in their ears reach everyone."
In this Beacon, you'll watch AI turn spoken words into text — automatically.
No typing. No transcribing. Just press a button and let CapCut listen.
You'll also try translating those captions into another language — in one click.
CapCut is a free video editing tool — simple enough for beginners, powerful enough for professionals.
Its AI features are genuinely impressive. And you can use it right in your browser.
👉 Open CapCut here → https://www.capcut.com
No download needed. A free account is all you need to get started.
Captions make videos easier to follow — even without sound.
They help people who speak a different language. They make your content accessible to more people.
Adding them used to take hours of careful work.
Now AI does it in seconds.
CapCut's AI listens to the audio in your video.
It writes out the words — and times them, so each caption appears at exactly the right moment.
Then, if you want, it translates everything into another language. Automatically.
You don't need to know the language. You don't need to type a single word.
You have two options — pick whichever feels easier:
📱 Use your own video
Click Upload video and choose a clip from your device.
Any video under 20 minutes works. A short one (under 2 minutes) is perfect for this.
🎬 Use a sample clip
Scroll down to "No videos? Try our sample clips"
Click Learn foreign language — CapCut loads it automatically.
Look at the bottom left corner — find the xA icon in the Shortcuts row.
Click it, pick a language, and see the translation appear instantly. 🌍
Once your captions are ready, ask one of the AI tools this:
CapCut works best with clear audio. Background noise can confuse it — but it still does remarkably well.
If a caption isn't quite right, you can click on it and fix it manually. It only takes a second.
The free version lets you experience AI captions fully — you can even download the caption file for free. Saving the finished video with captions baked in requires a paid plan, but for this Beacon, the experience itself is what matters.
CapCut is also available as a mobile app — so you can do all of this from your phone if you prefer.
You just added captions and translated a video — without touching a single subtitle file.
That's a real skill. Content creators pay professionals to do exactly this.
Next up → Beacon 18: Moving pictures 🎬
You'll create your first AI-generated video clip — from just a few words of text.
No rush. Come back whenever you're ready. 🙂