Founder build-in-public video caption prompts

Run them after the rough cut, once the words are final. Captions come from the transcript Vyra makes on upload, so they're timed to what you actually said.

At a glance

Prompt it in Vyra

Minimal:

Add captions to my founder build-in-public video.

Standard:

Add captions to my founder build-in-public video.
Style: phrase captions, big number cards.
Bold white sans-serif with a thin black outline, placed above the TikTok buttons at the bottom.
No pop or bounce animation.

Full:

Add captions to my founder build-in-public video.
Style: phrase captions, big number cards.
Bold white sans-serif with a thin black outline, placed above the TikTok buttons at the bottom.
No pop or bounce animation.
Make my first line a bigger caption on its own.
Change captions at the pace of the edit (face 5-8 seconds, screen 3-5 seconds, back and forth).
Spell these exactly as written: [names, brands, places].
Keep text out of the middle of the frame, where the subject is.

Why these settings

• The caption style is the one from our founder build-in-public video page. Naming it in the prompt is faster than fixing it afterwards.
• On TikTok, the bottom of the screen is covered by the post caption, username, and buttons, so captions sit above it.
• One bigger caption is enough. If every line is big, none of them stand out.
• The first line on this format is usually something like "we killed pricing tiers yesterday, here's why". That's the one to make bigger.

Fixes

• Captions over your face. "Move captions to the lower third."
• Wrong word. "At 0:12 the caption should say [word]."
• Too many words on screen. "Max 3 words per caption."
• Style doesn't match what you had in mind. Attach a video you like and say "match the captions in this".

FAQ

What caption style fits a founder build-in-public video? Phrase captions, big number cards. To copy a style from another video, attach it and say "match the captions in this".

Can it spell names right? Yes, if you list them. "Spell these as Vyra, sulansart, gesso."

Related

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