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Search locally
Build selects from searchable footage, not hours of blind scrubbing.
Focus helps assistant editors pull source-backed selects for editors, producers, and story teams.
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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
What is a good assistant editor selects workflow?
Index footage first, search for requested moments, verify each source, then export selections in a format the editor can open.
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Keeps each select tied to source media and timestamp.
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Useful before rough cuts, stringouts, and editor handoffs.
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Find requested moments
Search by quote, topic, person, shot type, or scene description.
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Check the source
Open candidates at the original timestamp before adding them to a handoff.
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Export selections
Send selected moments into NLE-ready formats instead of rebuilding by hand.
The friction
Selects break down when the footage is hard to search.
Focus helps assistant editors pull source-backed selects for editors, producers, and story teams.
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Good moments are scattered across long clips.
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Transcript-only workflows miss visual context.
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Editors lose trust when selects are not source-verified.
How Focus helps
Search, verify, save, export.
Focus turns a request into a reviewable set of selects with enough context to keep the editor moving.
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Find requested moments
Search by quote, topic, person, shot type, or scene description.
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Check the source
Open candidates at the original timestamp before adding them to a handoff.
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Export selections
Send selected moments into NLE-ready formats instead of rebuilding by hand.
Search-based selects vs manual stringouts
Focus
Focus- Search first.
- Verify each source moment.
- Export handoff files.
Manual stringouts
- Watch everything linearly.
- Mark by memory.
- Copy timings into another tool.
How it works
How to build selects
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Ask for the moment
Search the editor or producer request in plain language.
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Review candidates
Check transcript, visuals, people, and source playback.
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Export the handoff
Send selects to the editor with timestamps and source context intact.
FAQ
FAQ
Can Focus replace every stringout?
No. It helps build stronger first-pass selects faster, then the editor still makes creative decisions.
Can I use it for B-roll selects?
Yes. Search by visual description, scene, people, objects, or spoken context.
Does it support transcript work?
Yes. Transcript search and source playback are part of the retrieval workflow.
Ready
Pull selects with source context.
Use Focus to turn raw footage into cleaner editor handoffs.