sbv
What is a .sbv file?
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SBV (.sbv) is the simple caption format used by YouTube's Studio. Each cue is a start,end timestamp line (H:MM:SS.mmm) followed by the caption text, with a blank line between cues. It has no styling, just timings and text.
How to use a .sbv file
Use an example .sbv file to test caption parsers, YouTube caption import, and conversion between SBV, SRT, and VTT.
Download example .sbv files
- SBV Captions (YouTube)A YouTube SBV caption file (start,end timestamp lines followed by caption text) carrying the same three captions, for testing SBV parsers and YouTube caption import.
- SBV: YouTube Timing Without Cue IndicesSubViewer/SBV as YouTube exports it: no cue indices, a comma rather than an arrow between start and end, and single-digit hours. Superficially similar enough to SubRip that format detection by eye fails, which makes it a good test of sniffing logic: a parser that guesses SubRip from the timestamps then trips on the missing index.