Decision and verification worksheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/burned-in-vs-closed-captions-social-video

BURNED-IN VS CLOSED CAPTIONS FOR SOCIAL AND WEBSITE VIDEO
Original Creator Lane decision worksheet | 2026-10-24

TASK
Audience / project:
Required outcome:
Current workflow and its specific limitation:
Options actually available without a new purchase:
Source material and permission:

DECISION QUESTIONS
When are burned-in captions useful?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

When are separate captions useful?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

Can you deliver both without creating problems?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How should accessibility shape the choice?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What makes later corrections easier?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:


PRACTICE BRIEF
Prepare a clean video, a burned-in social version and the requested timed-text file from one approved transcript. Test the website version with captions on and off, then watch the social version on a phone. Verify that the correct text appears once and remains readable.

ACCEPTANCE CHECKS
[ ] Label clean and burned-in versions
Evidence:
[ ] Avoid duplicate caption layers
Evidence:
[ ] Preserve the timed-text master
Evidence:

RESULT LOG
Option / exact version / account or interface:
Date / source URLs checked:
Input / settings / output version:
What was actually tested (leave blank if not tested):
Accepted results / failures / correction time:
Actual charges, if any (do not estimate as measured):
Privacy / permissions / delivery checks:
Decision and main limitation:
Next action / owner:
Recheck trigger:

REFERENCES
W3C caption guidance: https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/captions/
Premiere caption workflow: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/add-text-images/insert-captions/about-captions.html
W3C WebVTT specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/webvtt1/

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