The clean lower-third that never fights your footage
A calm subtitle band at the bottom of the frame, the way broadcast does it. Adjustable band color and opacity, down to no band at all.
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Sometimes captions should inform, not perform. Clean Lower-Third puts a readable subtitle bar where viewers expect subtitles to live, which makes it the safe default for interviews, expert clips, and anything running on LinkedIn or in front of a professional audience. The band's color and opacity are sliders, so it can be a solid bar, a soft tint, or invisible.
When Clean Lower-Third is the right pick
- Interviews, podcasts, and expert talking heads.
- LinkedIn and B2B clips where flashy captions would cost credibility.
- Repurposing landscape or square footage that needs subtitles, not decoration.
Getting the most out of it
- Set band opacity around 0.55 for busy footage, lower for clean shots.
- Match the band color to your brand's darkest tone instead of default black for a subtle branded touch.
- Slide opacity to zero for plain text subtitles with no band at all.
- Group size of 4 to 6 words mimics broadcast subtitle pacing.
Questions
Is Clean Lower-Third free?
Yes, it is a free style. Free exports carry a small watermark, which Pro removes.
Can I change the black bar?
Yes. The band has a color picker and an opacity slider from solid to fully transparent, so it ranges from broadcast bar to bare text.
Does it work on landscape video?
Yes. CapStudio captions any aspect ratio natively: 16:9, 1:1, 4:5, and 9:16 all export at their native size.
Caption your next clip with Clean Lower-Third
Everything runs in your browser: transcription, styling, and the MP4 export. Your footage never uploads.