omnicaptions-translate

name	omnicaptions-translate
description	Context-aware caption translation skill for SRT/VTT/ASS with bilingual output and optional Gemini CLI fallback.
version	1.0.0
author	ETHPanda Contributor
tags	["captions","subtitles","translation","localization","ai-productivity"]
triggers	[{"type":"keyword","keywords":["caption","subtitle","srt","vtt","ass","translate","localization"],"priority":90},{"type":"pattern","patterns":["(?i)(translate|localize) .*(caption|subtitle|srt|vtt|ass)","(?i)(bilingual|dual[- ]language) .*(caption|subtitle)"],"priority":85}]
parameters	[{"name":"input_file","type":"string","required":true,"description":"Input subtitle file path (srt/vtt/ass)"},{"name":"target_language","type":"string","required":true,"description":"Target language code, such as zh, ja, en, es"},{"name":"bilingual","type":"boolean","required":false,"default":false,"description":"Keep original line and append translated line"},{"name":"engine","type":"string","required":false,"default":"claude","description":"Translation engine, claude or gemini"}]
prerequisites	{"env_vars":["GEMINI_API_KEY"],"skills":[]}
composable	true
persist_state	false

OmniCaptions Translate Skill

Source attribution: This submission is from ETHPanda. Chinese attribution: this skill is from ETHPanda (来自 ETHPanda).

Quick Start

# Claude native workflow (no API key required)
# 1) Read subtitle file
# 2) Translate with context
# 3) Save as *_Claude_<lang>.srt

# Gemini CLI workflow (optional)
omnicaptions translate input.srt -l zh --bilingual

Scripts

No scripts are required for the default workflow.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
GEMINI_API_KEY	No	Optional key for Gemini CLI translation path

Best Practices

1. Prefer context-aware chunk translation over strict line-by-line translation.
2. Use bilingual output for QA and learning use cases.