Feature
Subtitle timestamps
A long image of dialogue records what was said. The time each line came from was already known — now it can be printed, and copied.
A strip with no time is hard to check
A long image of dialogue records what was said. It does not record when. If you are citing a line, that is half a citation.
The difference between a picture of subtitles and a usable reference is whether you can find the line again.
The time was already known
To turn a video into rows, QuoteStitch samples the clip and works out which stretch of frames each line occupies. A time is part of that answer, not an extra measurement.
The review step has always shown it beside each thumbnail. What was missing was the export: the long image carried pixels and nothing else.
Turning it on
- Drop in a video. QuoteStitch finds the lines and shows them for review.
- Untick anything you do not want, then build the long image.
- In the side panel, switch on On image under Timestamps.
- Export. Each video row now carries the time it came from.
The switch is off by default, so an export you already rely on does not change under you.
The band sits under the row, not on it
In auto mode a row is the subtitle band. Printing a time over it would cover the text the row exists to show.
So the time is printed in a thin band underneath, in the same monospaced face the review list uses. It scales with the export width, so it stays readable whether the output is narrow or very wide.
Or take the list instead
Sometimes the number does not belong in the picture. You want it beside your notes, so you can step through the clip in a player.
Copy timestamps puts the same values on the clipboard, one per line, in the same order as the rows.
What it does not do
- It does not read the words. The time comes from the frames, not from a subtitle file. QuoteStitch never sees the dialogue as characters, so it cannot give you text with timecodes.
- It does not seek your player. A PNG cannot jump to a moment. The time is the pointer, and you do the jumping.
- Screenshots get no band. A row that came from an image has no source time, so nothing is printed under it. A mixed set stays clean.
Frequently asked
Can I get the subtitle text with timestamps?
No. QuoteStitch reads pixels, so it can tell when a line appears but not what it says. You get the image and the list of times.
Is the time the start of the line?
It is the time of the frame kept for that row, which sits inside the stretch the line was on screen. It is a reliable place to seek to, and the line is visible there.
Does the toggle affect screenshots?
No. Screenshots have no source time, so no band is added for them.
Does turning it on change anything else?
The export gets taller by one band per video row. Nothing else about the image changes.
What happens if the result is too tall?
The height limit that always applies still applies, and the download is held back with the usual message. Reduce the band, choose a smaller width, or export at 1x.
Drop in a clip and keep the times
Free, no account, no watermark. Drop your screenshots in and the band is found for you.
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