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Subtitle cue

A cue is one timed unit of subtitle content with a start, an end and text or other supported information.

Updated 2026-10-29 · Topicut editorial

Meaning

A cue is one timed unit of subtitle content with a start, an end and text or other supported information.

A practical example

A cue beginning at 2.000 seconds and ending at 4.500 seconds remains active for 2.5 seconds in the intended timeline.

What to check

Cue numbering is not timing. Check the actual timestamps and text, especially after conversions that may renumber the file.

For a related planning or text task, open the srt vtt converter. The tool has its own limits; its result is not a measurement or approval of every concept described here.

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Continue: Subtitle editing

  • SRT ↔ VTT converter
  • Subtitle time shifter
  • Fix a constant subtitle delay, then check readability
  • SRT vs VTT: convert plain subtitles and check the result
  • SRT subtitles
  • WebVTT
  • Subtitle synchronization
  • Shift subtitles and convert SRT to VTT

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Sources

  1. W3C: WebVTT

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SRT subtitles

WebVTT

Subtitle synchronization

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