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# [Captioning German short clips locally with Whisper and FFmpeg](https://kelvaro.hashnode.dev/captioning-german-short-clips-locally-with-whisper-and-ffmpeg?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

English caption rules break down on German. A line cap of 24 characters, or three to five words, looks fine on a 9:16 talking-head when the words are short. It falls apart on Krankenversicherung, Gesc

1d ago · 9 min read · kelvaro.hashnode.dev  
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