Transcribe locally, correct wording, group text, choose styling, and prepare readable spoken content.
FULL-VIDEO DELIVERY WORKFLOW
Captions and visual overlays, assembled for one finished export.
A captioned video may also need a corner logo, title animation, frame, pointer, or branded callout. Polley Edit keeps text and visual-layer work inside the same local project, then combines enabled processing for full-video delivery.
BRAND
Build the complete visual treatment before export.
Visual overlay
Captions
Two visual systems with different jobs
Captions translate speech into readable timed text. Overlays add designed visual information that is not part of the transcript. Treating them as separate layers makes it easier to solve readability, branding, and timing without confusing their roles.
Position, scale, time, loop, and mix image or video layers used for branding and visual explanation.
Combine enabled processing into the finished full-video output instead of manually joining intermediate renders.
Design decisions that prevent visual collisions
- Reserve a predictable caption region before placing logos or lower thirds.
- Preview bright and dark footage to confirm text contrast.
- Schedule temporary callouts so they do not cover an important caption.
- Use overlay opacity and scale to support the subject rather than compete with it.
- Review vertical and landscape formats independently when their safe areas differ.
A useful order of work
- Correct caption wording before polishing the style.
- Choose caption placement based on the source composition.
- Add brand and explanatory overlays around the reserved text area.
- Preview timing where captions and temporary overlays appear together.
- Run the final full-video export after every enabled step has been reviewed.
Keep roles clear: captions should make speech understandable; overlays should add brand identity or visual context.
Combined-export questions
Can captions be corrected before export?
Yes. The caption workflow includes transcription, correction, grouping, and styling before the final render.
Can image and video overlays be timed?
Yes. Visual layers can be positioned, scaled, timed, and looped as part of the edit.
Does the source need to be uploaded?
No. Polley Edit is designed as a local-first Windows application.
Can enabled processing be combined?
Yes. The full-video export workspace is intended to assemble enabled processing into one finished output.
Build the visual treatment, then export once.
Keep caption and overlay work together in Polley Edit.
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