SRT vs VTT: picking the right subtitle format

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SRT is the oldest, simplest, and most universally supported subtitle format — if you're not sure what your editor wants, it's the safe default.

VTT adds styling and positioning hooks that most video editors ignore anyway, but browsers' native <track> element expects it, which matters if you're publishing straight to the web.

Neither format stores speaker labels natively — if that matters to you, export the advanced format instead and keep SRT/VTT for the cut.