Some prompts are lifesavers. That’s one of them. If you are into videos and generate subtitles, the fastest and smartest way to correct them is to ask chatGPT to do it for you.
Some prompts are lifesavers. That’s one of them. If you are into videos and generate subtitles, the fastest and smartest way to correct them is to ask chatGPT to do it for you.
This prompt is designed with clear, specific, and repeatable steps. Here’s why it’s effective:
Explicit priorities: “DO NOT touch timings at all” is emphasized twice, ensuring the core structure of the subtitle remains intact.
Granular tasks: It separates grammar fixes, filler removal, and formatting cleanup into distinct instructions for precision.
Consistency enforcement: By requiring “midjourney” to be formatted uniformly, it maintains professional polish.
Automation-friendly: The structure makes it easy for any script or AI to process the file in a predictable and testable way.
Clean output: Asking for a new file avoids overwriting the original, making it easy to test and review.
To clean up your subtitle file using this prompt, follow these steps:
Download both files:
The original subtitle file that you can download it from your zoom, streamyeard, loom, transcripted file or other places.
The cleaned subtitle file was generated by the prompt.
Open both files in a subtitle editor or text editor: Recommended tools:
Subtitle Edit (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Any code editor like VS Code, Sublime Text, or Notepad++
Compare the files line by line:
Timing blocks (e.g., 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:15,678) should be identical in both files.
Text lines should be:
Free of typos or incorrect grammar
Free of filler words (e.g., “uhm”, “you know”, “just”, etc.)
Cleaned of extra commas and spacing
Consistently using “midjourney” (without a hyphen)
Optional: Load both files into a video player (like VLC) that supports subtitles to visually check if timing sync is preserved and readability is improved.
Please clean up this subtitle file with the following instructions:
Check for typos and correct any improper English.
Remove filler words throughout the text.
Do not modify the timing lines in any way.
Save the corrected version as a new file.
Ensure that Midjourney is always written without a hyphen (i.e., "midjourney").
Along with removing filler words, also remove any unnecessary commas and extra spaces from the text lines only — timings must remain untouched.
(Again, just to be clear) Do not alter the timings at all.
