Search what was said
Find exact phrases, topics, and paraphrased ideas across interviews and long recordings.
Search locally
Quote search is only useful when every result opens at the exact source moment for review.
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Query
speaker says "we launch tonight" while the crowd reacts
Speech
Find spoken lines in transcripts and jump to exact moments.
Visual
Match scene descriptions and visual context in your footage.
People
Filter results where detected people appear.
Short answer
Quote search is only useful when every result opens at the exact source moment for review.
Find exact phrases, topics, and paraphrased ideas across interviews and long recordings.
Jump from a result to the clip and check delivery, context, and usable in/out points.
Move reviewed quotes into selects and exports without copying timestamps by hand.
The friction
Quote search is only useful when every result opens at the exact source moment for review.
How Focus helps
Focus searches spoken footage locally and lets editors open, verify, and save the source moment from the same workflow.
Find exact phrases, topics, and paraphrased ideas across interviews and long recordings.
Jump from a result to the clip and check delivery, context, and usable in/out points.
Move reviewed quotes into selects and exports without copying timestamps by hand.
Quote search vs source-backed quote pulls
Focus source-backed flow
FocusTranscript-only flow
How it works
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
01
Run local transcription and search indexing on interview folders.
02
Use exact quotes, paraphrases, or topics from the story brief.
03
Play the candidate, confirm context, and save the quote with timing intact.
FAQ
Editors need timing, tone, delivery, and surrounding context before using a quote.
Yes. It is designed for long spoken recordings and local interview libraries.
No. Search and playback are local-first.
Ready
Focus gives editors and wedding filmmakers faster retrieval, verified selects, and calmer delivery weeks.