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New Claude Code skill adds local video captioning and translation

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A new open-source skill for Claude Code, called Auto Captions Skill, allows users to add captions to videos locally on their own computers. This skill can transcribe speech, proofread names and numbers, generate SRT and VTT subtitle files, and translate captions. It integrates with various AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor+, utilizing local transcription models such as Faster Whisper to avoid per-minute charges or watermarks. AI

IMPACT Enhances AI agent capabilities for content creators by enabling local, cost-free video captioning and translation.

RANK_REASON This is a new open-source tool/skill for an existing AI agent, not a core AI model release or research paper.

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New Claude Code skill adds local video captioning and translation

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Frank Heijdenrijk ·

    Auto Captions Skill for Claude Code: Add Captions to Video, Make SRT Subtitles and Translate Them on Your Own Computer

    <p>Auto captions skill for Claude Code, free and MIT licensed: Auto Captions Skill lets your agent add captions to your videos on your own computer. It transcribes the speech with a time for every word, proofreads names and numbers before anything is burned in, renders creator-st…

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