SRT Format Example: Cue Numbers, Timestamps and Text

Read a complete two-cue example

The arrow separates the start from the end. The output below uses comma milliseconds. Caption text can continue onto another line before the empty separator. The numbers label the output sequence rather than a position in the source transcript.

1
00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,000
First caption.
Continued caption.

2
00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,000
Final caption.

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Separate sequence numbers from traceable source lines

In Transcript Rescue, Source L references identify lines in the imported or pasted input. These references help you find a suspicious caption without treating an output cue number as the original text location.

After a confirmed reorder, cue numbering follows the output sequence. Source-line references still point to the text from which each cue was created. This is useful when comparing a repaired preview with an unchanged source copy.

Check the errors that change meaning

• A missing or malformed time line can leave text unattached to an intended cue.
• A start later than its end creates an invalid interval for this workbench.
• An empty caption can be a parser mistake or an unfinished edit; inspect it explicitly.
• An arrow inside dialogue is text. Do not replace every arrow in a document as if it were timing syntax.
• Blank lines within caption text need attention because they can act as block separators.

Use the file as a sidecar, then test the player

An SRT file contains subtitle text and timing rather than the video itself. Import or attach it using the destination application’s subtitle controls. A file can be parsed successfully yet be associated with the wrong recording, language track or playback offset.

Transcript Rescue provides a local timing review and SRT export. It does not burn captions into pixels, choose fonts in your player or certify rendering. Keep your input copy and test a short section before sharing the full result.