Captions and formats
Podcli ships four caption styles and three aspect ratios. Captions scale to each canvas instead of floating mid-frame.
Every clip is captioned and cropped to a target aspect ratio. Pick these in the
studio (New episode → Settings), with CLI flags,
or via the create_clip MCP tool.
Caption styles#
| Style | Look |
|---|---|
branded | Clean white text with the active word in a dark chip. |
hormozi | Bold text with the active word punched in yellow. |
karaoke | Word-by-word fill as the line is spoken. |
subtle | Understated text for a calmer, editorial look. |
Set it with --caption-style:
Formats#
| Format | Where it goes |
|---|---|
| Vertical 9:16 | TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. The default. |
| Horizontal 16:9 | YouTube and landscape players. |
| Square 1:1 | Feed posts. |
Captions scale to each canvas, so text stays anchored instead of floating
mid-frame. Set the format with --format:
Cropping#
Podcli frames the clip on whoever is talking.
center: a fixed center crop.face: face-tracking crop with an exponential-smoothing camera.speaker: mouth-motion speaker tracking for split-screen and Riverside-style layouts, with a scene-cut guard against jittery pans.