Quran Caption v3.6.61

This update adds direct media trimming in the timeline, introduces post-export QuranReflect integration, and improves segmentation and onboarding behavior.

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Timeline & Video Editing

• Added non-destructive media trimming directly from the timeline

  You can now trim video clips from the timeline itself without modifying the original media.

• Video and audio clips can now be moved freely within the timeline

• Fixed preview behavior so the video clears immediately when the cursor leaves all video clips

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QuranReflect Integration

• Added post-export reflection workflow

  After exporting a video, Quran Caption can now prompt you to reflect on the verses you just worked with.

  You can then:

  • save the reflection privately as a note on Quran.com
  • publish it publicly on QuranReflect

• Removed Quran.com theme synchronization

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AI Segmentation

• Subtitle replacement is now selected by default when running segmentation on a project that already contains subtitles

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Onboarding

• Updated the desktop tutorial text to match the current editor controls.

Quran Caption v3.6.58

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Hotfix

• Fixed recent FFmpeg export errors that could cause video exports to fail.

Quran Caption v3.6.57

This update adds a new recommended local AI segmenter, makes audio playback and seeking nearly instant, introduces subtitle re-alignment for new audio, and improves WBW editing and subtitle styling workflows.

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AI Segmentation

• Added a new 100% local FastConformer segmenter (by an anonymous Brother -- don't forget him in your du'as)

  It provides very strong segmentation accuracy while running entirely locally.

• Added subtitle re-alignment to new audio

  When a project already contains subtitles, you can now choose between:

  • replacing the existing subtitles
  • re-aligning them to the new audio

  Re-alignment preserves existing translations and individual subtitle styles instead of forcing you to recreate them.

  This requires both audio files to contain the same recited verses and also handles repeated verses.

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Preview & Playback

• Reworked audio playback using a persistent native Rodio player

  Playback and seeking are now nearly instant.

  Actions such as:

  • pressing Space to play/pause
  • seeking backward or forward

  no longer have the noticeable delay they had before.

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Word-by-Word

• Added W shortcut

  Press W to refetch WBW timestamps for the subtitle currently under the timeline cursor.

• Fixed incorrect WBW translation highlighting after an em dash.

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Subtitle Editing

• Added Delete shortcut

  Press Delete to remove the subtitle currently under the timeline cursor.

• Added per-subtitle font overrides

  You can now change the font of an individual subtitle without changing the font used by the rest of the project.

  This works with both QPC glyph and Uthmani text rendering.

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Export

• Fixed FFmpeg padding failures when using very high background zoom values.

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Tutorial

• Updated the tutorial project to demonstrate more commonly used features.

• Hidden the donation progress panel during onboarding to keep the tutorial interface cleaner.

Quran Caption v3.6.54

This update focuses on batch review reliability, export correctness, and better handling of repeated WBW references during segmentation.

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Batch Processing

• Added a button to delete the project currently opened in the batch review workflow

• Project selections are now preserved correctly across the batch workflow

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Export

• Fixed duplicated frame handling during export

  Quran Caption now uses the generated screenshot indexes as the duplication source, preventing incorrect frame reuse and export error.

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Segmentation

• Improved subtitle splitting when WBW word references repeat

Quran Caption v3.6.53

This update introduces a major new overlay fade system, expands WBW visual effects, and improves batch import reliability, shortcuts, and YouTube integration.

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Overlay Styles

• Added 11 new fade shapes for overlays

  You can now create much more advanced fade effects with:

  • multiple fade shapes
  • shape inversion
  • custom fade curves
  • adjustable softness
  • custom positioning
  • radial size controls

  These effects are supported consistently in both preview and video export.

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Word-by-Word Styles

• Added a Persist Effect option for opacity and other compatible WBW effects

  Effects applied to the currently recited word can now remain visible after the word has been recited.

• Fixed current-word opacity for verse numbers

  When the final word of a subtitle is recited, the verse number now correctly receives the current-word opacity effect as well.

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Batch Processing

• Batch names are now preserved when importing a CSV file

• Segmentation JSON imports now respect the project's saved silence and subtitle-extension settings

• Fixed a shortcut-related crash that could happen while recreating batches

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Shortcuts

• Fixed cases where shortcut names and descriptions could appear empty because of missing production translations

  Quran Caption now falls back to the saved shortcut information when needed.

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YouTube Integration

• Improved contrast and readability of the YouTube integration across themes.

Quran Caption v3.6.52

This update improves Quran Universal Audio downloads and WBW timestamp computation, adds direct YouTube uploads, restores compatibility with legacy styles, and introduces more control over video frame layering.

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Video Frame

• Added Display Above Frame style option

  You can now choose whether on-screen elements should appear above the video frame border instead of being clipped or covered by it.

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YouTube Upload

• Added direct YouTube upload

  Exported videos can now be uploaded to YouTube directly from Quran Caption.

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Recitation Downloads (by @Hetchy)

• Major improvements to Quran Universal Audio downloads by @Hetchy

  Recitation downloads are now much more reliable, especially for large surahs and long recitations.

• Added real-time download progress

• Downloads now continue properly when switching tabs, projects, or unfocusing Quran Caption

• Identical recitations can now reuse previously downloaded audio instead of downloading it again

• Applying downloaded segmentation is now significantly faster, especially on long surahs

• Improved handling of full-surah downloads to better preserve recitation intros and endings

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Word-by-Word Timing (by @Hetchy)

• Improved WBW timestamp computation by @Hetchy

  WBW computation now continues in the background when switching tabs or windows, with a notification when it finishes.

• Fixed WBW timestamp computation for subtitles created from multi-verse segments

  This fixes cases where some split subtitles could end up without WBW timings.

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Batch Processing

• Cloud segmentation requests are now spaced by two minutes during batch processing

  This helps avoid sending too many segmentation requests at once.

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Styles

• Fixed compatibility with legacy presets

  Older Quran Caption styles that stopped working after recent style system changes should now work correctly again.

Quran Caption v3.6.51

This update adds timeline volume control, advanced background media framing, rounded video frames, and several export and waveform improvements.

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Audio

• Added timeline volume control

  You can now increase or decrease the final video volume directly from the timeline.

  Volume can be adjusted up to 200%.

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Background Media

• Added advanced background media framing controls

  Enable Fill Frame in Video → General to unlock these controls.

  You can now:

  • fill the entire frame even when the media has a different aspect ratio
  • zoom in or out
  • reposition the media horizontally and vertically
  • fine-tune how the background fits inside the video

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Video Frame

• Added rounded video frame styling

  You can now add large borders around the video on all sides and round the corners. You can also make the edges of the framed video to blend more smoothly.

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Export

• Improved the default filename field

  The default filename is now automatically filled when the field receives focus, making it easier to edit before exporting.

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Timeline

• Fixed an issue where audio waveforms would not always appear correctly in the timeline.

Quran Caption v3.6.40

This update expands the batch workflow, adds custom export skip ranges, improves export configuration, and introduces several subtitle and preview improvements.

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Batch Workflow

• Added YouTube chapter export for batch projects

  You can now generate YouTube chapters directly for projects processed through the batch workflow.

• Added segmentation JSON import from CSV

  A segmentation JSON file from brother @Hetchy's Universal Quran Aligner can now be referenced directly inside the batch CSV. When provided, the project subtitles are imported automatically without requiring AI segmentation.

• Added a downloadable batch CSV template

  This makes it easier to prepare a correctly formatted file for batch project creation.

• Added batch subtitle JSON export

  Project subtitles can now be exported as JSON directly from the batch workflow.

• Added a dissolve batch action

• Fixed several cases where completed batch projects were incorrectly considered not ready.

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Export

• Added custom skip ranges

  You can now define specific sections inside the selected export range that should be excluded from the final video.

  This is useful for removing unwanted silences, speech, mistakes, or other sections without modifying the project timeline.

• Added a customizable default video filename format

  The default export filename format can now be configured directly in the software settings.

• Made the export range summary more compact.

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Subtitle Styles

• Added a new-line option for Arabic verse numbers

  When enabled, the verse number will always appear on a separate line after the Arabic text.

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Preview

• Added a warning when subtitle anti-collision is enabled

  The warning explains possible side effects and provides suggestions for adjusting the layout.

  Once dismissed, it will remain permanently hidden.

Quran Caption v3.6.36

This update introduces batch project creation, faster AI translation workflows, improved WBW timestamp processing, new subtitle background styles, and several export and editor improvements.

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Batch Import

• Added batch project creation from CSV

  You can now create and process a large number of projects through a single batch workflow.

  The batch system can:

  • create projects from the audio sources listed in the CSV
  • import audio automatically
  • run AI segmentation across all projects
  • fetch translations for all projects
  • run AI translation trimming in batch
  • apply a shared style to every video
  • apply a shared background to every project
  • review segmentation and translations while quickly navigating between projects

  This is especially useful for producing complete surah collections or large video series with a consistent visual style.

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Word-by-Word Timing

• Optimized WBW timestamp requests (by @Hetchy)

  When recomputing timestamps for a single subtitle, Quran Caption now sends only the relevant section of the audio instead of the entire file.

  This makes timestamp alignment significantly faster and more efficient.

• Improved WBW updates when resizing silence clips

  Resizing a silence clip now refreshes the WBW timestamps of the adjacent subtitles.

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AI Translation

• Added parallel batch processing with three workers

  Up to three AI translation tasks can now run at the same time during batch processing.

• Added reasoning display for supported reasoning models

  When a reasoning model is used, its reasoning output can now be displayed during processing.

• Fixed the default DeepSeek AI model.

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Subtitle Styles

• Added per-line subtitle backgrounds

  Arabic and translation lines can now have their own background directly behind the text.

  The same style is also available for WBW highlighting, allowing the background to follow the currently recited word or line.

• Fixed repeated words not being highlighted again inside merged clips.

• Fixed the Surah name outline not appearing on Arabic text when the Latin name was disabled.

• Style subnavigation now restores the previously active nested category.

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Export

• Preserved background quality when using the Balanced performance profile.

• Added progress display for static background processing

  Progress now correctly moves from 0% to 100% instead of remaining stuck at 0% when video looping is enabled.

• Skipped unnecessary background looping when it is not required.

• YouTube chapters now remain aligned with recitation-only cuts.

Quran Caption v3.6.21

This update improves subtitle import, project navigation, style organization, and asset workflow.

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Subtitles

• Added drag-and-drop support for Aligner JSON files

  You can now drop a JSON file from Hetchy’s Universal Quran Aligner directly into the Subtitles tab to apply its subtitles to the project.

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Home

• Added collapsible project explorer

  The homepage now includes a button to collapse or expand the project explorer.

  This gives more room to the project list when needed.

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Styles

• Added on-screen element subnavigation

  Style sections are now better organized with subcategories for elements such as:

  • surah name
  • reciter name
  • verse number
  • Ayah container

  This makes the style editor easier to navigate.

• Custom elements are now labeled from their content

  This makes it easier to identify which custom element you are editing.

• Added custom element subnavigation

  Custom text and custom elements now have clearer navigation inside the style editor.

• Moved shadow effects into Visual Effects

  Shadow-related settings are now grouped in a more logical place.

• Shared vertical text alignment controls

  Vertical alignment controls are now reused more consistently across style sections.

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Assets

• Improved audio asset workflow

  Audio files are now added directly to the timeline instead of opening a context menu with only one option.