add_caption_track
Add caption track
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Build a caption track from pre-timed lines (e.g. derived from transcribe_clip's word timings). mode "line-sync" (default) creates one text layer per line, each shown only during its [startFrame, endFrame) window via hold-eased opacity keyframes — the active-line karaoke read; mode "static" makes a single layer with all lines joined. style picks a preset look. Lines default to a lower-third band. The caption layers are always wrapped in a "captions" group so they don't clutter the layers list. Returns the created text element ids plus groupElementId (the captions group).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lines | array | yes | Caption lines in order. Each: { text, startFrame, endFrame } — frames are 0-indexed at 30fps. |
| mode | string | no | "line-sync" (default): one timed layer per line. "static": one layer with all lines. |
| style | string | no | Caption look preset. Default "classic". |
| x | number | no | Caption band centre x. Default canvas centre. |
| y | number | no | Caption band centre y. Default lower third (~80% of height). |
| width | number | no | Band width. Default ~86% of canvas width. |
| height | number | no | Band height. Default ~16% of canvas height. |
| clip_element_id | string | no | Optional "video.<id>" to WELD the caption lines to (line-sync mode). When set, each line's startFrame/endFrame are treated as its window in the clip's OWN source timeline and the on-timeline position is derived live from the clip's trim — so trimming or sliding the clip retimes/clips the captions, exactly like the clip's welded audio. Omit for fixed project-frame captions. |
| projectId | string | yes | Opaque project id (a v4 UUID, from list_projects/create_project). Selects which existing project this call mutates. |
| anonymousToken | string | yes | The token create_anonymous_account returned. This connection has no Morpha key, so every call carries it. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"lines": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Caption lines in order. Each: { text, startFrame, endFrame } — frames are 0-indexed at 30fps.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string"
},
"startFrame": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Project frame the line appears."
},
"endFrame": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Project frame the line disappears (defaults to startFrame + 30)."
},
"clip_element_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional per-line weld clip (\"video.<id>\"), overriding the top-level clip_element_id. Routes THIS line onto a specific lane clip — used to spread one montage's lines across the several clips that a single source was split into, so each line rides the clip that shows its words."
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"startFrame"
]
}
},
"mode": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"line-sync",
"static"
],
"description": "\"line-sync\" (default): one timed layer per line. \"static\": one layer with all lines."
},
"style": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"classic",
"bold-outline",
"word-pop"
],
"description": "Caption look preset. Default \"classic\"."
},
"x": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Caption band centre x. Default canvas centre."
},
"y": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Caption band centre y. Default lower third (~80% of height)."
},
"width": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Band width. Default ~86% of canvas width."
},
"height": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Band height. Default ~16% of canvas height."
},
"clip_element_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional \"video.<id>\" to WELD the caption lines to (line-sync mode). When set, each line's startFrame/endFrame are treated as its window in the clip's OWN source timeline and the on-timeline position is derived live from the clip's trim — so trimming or sliding the clip retimes/clips the captions, exactly like the clip's welded audio. Omit for fixed project-frame captions."
},
"projectId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Opaque project id (a v4 UUID, from list_projects/create_project). Selects which existing project this call mutates."
},
"anonymousToken": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The token create_anonymous_account returned. This connection has no Morpha key, so every call carries it."
}
},
"required": [
"lines",
"projectId",
"anonymousToken"
]
}