{
 "slug": "speaker-tag-captions",
 "name": "Speaker-labelled captions",
 "category": "effect",
 "group": "Captions",
 "media": [
  "video"
 ],
 "checked": "2026-11-13",
 "effect": "A muted viewer can tell who is talking.",
 "use_when": "Dialogue, interviews, any two-voice format.",
 "phrase": "a small name tag above each caption line, one colour per speaker, the spoken word in a highlighted pill",
 "pitfalls": [
  {
   "text": "In the measured two-voice reference 243 of the visual changes sit in the caption band, against 49 in the call tiles and 46 in the shared screen. The captions carry the rhythm; the picture changes about once every 7 seconds.",
   "evidence": "measured",
   "source": "Director Chair measurement of a published short, 23 Oct 2026"
  }
 ],
 "per_model": [],
 "external_refs": [],
 "licensed": [],
 "site_names": [],
 "related": [
  "edit-mock-client-call",
  "caption-chips"
 ],
 "rights": "own-work",
 "evidence": "measured",
 "source": {
  "url": null,
  "note": "Own words from Director Chair measurement of a published short, Oct 2026"
 },
 "body": "",
 "shown_with": null,
 "url": "https://directorchair.ai/effect/speaker-tag-captions",
 "markdown": "https://directorchair.ai/effect/speaker-tag-captions.md",
 "prompts": {
  "chat": "Give me an edit brief: where it goes on the timeline, the exact settings, and what to check before export, for a short video about [your product], for [your audience]. The technique is speaker-labelled captions: a muted viewer can tell who is talking. How it works: a small name tag above each caption line, one colour per speaker, the spoken word in a highlighted pill. It is right for: dialogue, interviews, any two-voice format. In the measured two-voice reference 243 of the visual changes sit in the caption band, against 49 in the call tiles and 46 in the shared screen. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing."
 },
 "licence": {
  "code": "MIT",
  "text": "CC BY 4.0",
  "third_party": "Clips and card texts inside a \"licensed\" block belong to their makers and are shown with permission and credit."
 }
}