Video workflow glossary

• Characters per second (CPS)

  A cue-level reading-speed calculation, its counting choices, and why thresholds need context.

• Closed captions

  The difference between selectable captions, burned-in text and a complete representation of the audio.

• Public domain footage

  What public domain footage means, what to check on each file, and why archive access alone does not establish rights.

• SRT subtitles

  What an SRT file contains, how its timestamps work, and what a plain-text conversion can preserve.

• Storyboard

  How a visual plan connects narration, shot order and production decisions before rendering a video.

• Subtitle synchronization

  How to distinguish a constant caption delay from timing drift before applying an offset.

• Voiceover

  How narration relates to a script, a separate audio track and an honest runtime estimate.

• WebVTT

  How WebVTT represents timed text, how it differs from SRT, and when plain conversion needs to stop.

• Word alignment

  What word-level timestamps mean, how alignment differs from transcription, and why estimates cannot replace audio evidence.

• Words per minute (WPM)

  How to calculate a rehearsal rate and use a range to plan narration without pretending it is measured audio.

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