Webinar Captions for Instagram Reels
Webinar captions for Instagram Reels: upload your highlight, add animated captions that follow every word, and export a vertical clip that promotes your next event.
Create an account to generate and export your captions.
Short clips need instant clarity
Marketers cut 30‑second highlights from longer webinars to tease the next live session. Viewers scroll fast, often with sound off. Captions deliver the message without audio.
Your footage is usually landscape. Instagram Reels expects vertical, so you resize first, then add captions that stay on screen while the speaker moves.
Sycamore transcribes the speech with word‑level timing, lets you click any word to correct it, and keeps the timing intact.
Common caption oversights
Leaving captions at the bottom where Instagram's like and comment icons sit.
Put captions at the top or center so the UI doesn't block them.
Using a font color that blends with the webinar slide background.
Choose a text color that contrasts with both the slide and the UI.
Exporting the original landscape video and hoping Instagram will crop it correctly.
Resize to 9:16 before adding captions; the final MP4 fits Reels without cropping.
Animated styles that fit highlights
Mozi
Beast
Highlight Words
Word Pop
Add captions in four simple steps
Resize the clip
Convert the landscape webinar segment to 9:16 with the resize tool or before uploading.
Upload to Sycamore
Drop the MP4 in the editor. Sycamore creates a word‑by‑word transcript with timing.
Pick a style and fix text
Select a caption template, then click any mis‑heard word to edit; the timing stays the same.
Export for Reels
Export the video as MP4. The captions are burned in and ready to upload to Instagram.
Resize video for Instagram Reels
Use the resize tool to convert 16:9 webinar footage to vertical 9:16 before captioning, all in your browser.
Your file stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Final Reels checklist
- Captions sit clear of Instagram's UI
- Text color contrasts with slide background
- Words per line fit the vertical frame
- Key point appears in the first 5 seconds
- Exported MP4 is under 30 seconds
Caption your next webinar highlight
Frequently
Asked Questions
How do I add captions to a webinar highlight for Instagram Reels?
Upload the resized clip to Sycamore, choose a caption template, fix any mis‑heard words, and export the MP4 with captions burned in.
Can I place captions so they don’t hide Instagram’s like and comment buttons?
You can put captions at the top, center or bottom. Choose top or center to stay clear of the UI.
What if the transcript gets a speaker’s name wrong?
Click the word in the transcript, type the correct spelling, and the timing remains unchanged.
Do I need to convert my webinar from landscape to vertical before adding captions?
Resize the video to 9:16 first; Sycamore works with 9:16, 16:9 and 1:1, but vertical ensures the captions stay visible in Reels.
Is there a limit on how long a video can be on the free plan?
The free plan lets you caption up to 10 minutes of video in one go, no credit card required.