Media Library

How videos and subtitle files are managed inside GeekLink.

Import videos for hardcoded-subtitle extraction.

Import videos for speech recognition.

Import a video and its source subtitles for translation.

Overview

The Library follows the task you chose on the home screen and shows the controls and demo relevant to that workflow.

Adding Videos

There are two ways to add videos to the media library:

Drag and drop: Drag video files directly into the import area at the top of the screen
Pick files button: Click "Pick files" to choose one or more videos
Pick videos button: Click "Pick videos" to choose one or more videos

The import area lists the supported file formats: .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mp4, and .webm. Use the "Refresh library" button beside it to reload the list if needed.

Import SRT

Drag the .srt file into the workspace, then assign it to a video as the source or translated track.

GeekLink's Import Subtitle dialog — assign the dragged .srt file to a video and choose Source or Target language before importing

Tip Importing an SRT file is useful when you already have subtitles from another tool and want to use GeekLink for translation or style editing.

Extract Embedded Subtitles

When a video file contains embedded subtitle tracks (toggleable subtitles stored in the video container) and no source subtitles yet, the media library displays an "Embedded Sub" badge on the video entry. Click the badge to extract the track as the source-language subtitles; if the file has more than one track, you are prompted to choose which one to extract.

Video Status Badges

Each video entry in the media library displays status badges indicating the current state of its subtitles:

Source / No source: Whether the video currently has source-language subtitles
Translated / No translation: Whether the video has translated subtitles
Embedded Sub: The video file contains an embedded subtitle track that can be extracted

Starting Tasks

The app starts with three focused task choices:

Extract hardcoded subtitles (OCR): read subtitles already visible in video frames.
Transcribe speech: create source subtitles from spoken audio.
Translate subtitles: translate an existing source track or imported SRT.

The Library follows the current task and shows only its matching demo. Watch Folder is available in Transcribe and Translate, not OCR.