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Focus

A local pre-edit intelligence layer for footage-heavy workflows.

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Comparisons

  • Alternative to Kyno
  • Alternative to Stash
  • Alternative to Eagle.cool
  • Alternative to Lightroom
  • Alternative to Descript
  • Alternative to Jumper
  • Alternative to Peakto
  • Alternative to Vindexr
  • Alternative to Edit Mind
  • Alternative to SmartVideoFinder
  • Alternative to Riverside
  • Alternative to Opus Clip
  • Alternative to Vidyo.ai
  • Alternative to RoughCut

Use Cases

  • For Video Editors
  • For Assistant Editors
  • For Documentary Editors
  • For UX Research
  • For Remote Workers
  • For Private Archives
  • For Wedding Videographers
  • For Parents
  • For Fandubbers
  • Use Cases

Resources

  • Offline Video Library Manager
  • Local Video Search
  • Find similar video shots
  • Search B-roll without tagging
  • Search AI-generated footage
  • Local video archive search
  • Podcast and interview archive search
  • NAS Video Library Manager
  • Premiere XML Export
  • FCPXML, EDL & SRT Export

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Feature walkthrough

Search inside video. Build verified selects.

Find speech, visuals, and people, then verify source moments and export editor-ready handoff files.

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FindAssembleDeliverOperateTrust

Find

Search speech, visuals, and people, then open the right clip.

Also included

Search what was said

Turn dialogue into clean searchable text.

Search who appears

Tag unknown faces and merge duplicates for reliable people search.

Start from standout moments

Auto-pick strong moments and rate them quickly.

Find workflow

Find the exact moment

One query combines semantic, transcript, and visual results.

Search view
Results
Query: the exact second the CEO says "we launch tonight"
speech14:23

CEO drops: "We launch tonight"

scene15:01

Stage screen flashes the final countdown

face16:42

Team erupts after the budget greenlight

Confidence89%
01

Query

Ask the question

Type the request as you would in edit notes.

02

Rank

Scan ranked cards

Each card shows type, timecode, and confidence.

03

Open

Jump to the clip

Open the exact moment instantly.

Assemble

Turn strong moments into a reviewable sequence before you commit to the NLE timeline.

Assemble workflow

Build a reviewable first pass

Start with intent, get a source-backed structure, then refine before final edit.

01

Prompt

Describe the cut

Write the goal in plain language.

02

Assemble

Prepare the draft

Focus builds sections and lanes from candidate moments.

03

Refine

Refine and hand off

Trim pacing, reorder sections, and export.

Sequence workspace
Sequence

Prompt

Open on the mic-drop approval, cut to crowd roar, end on confetti

Sections

Opening00:23
Support00:18
Closing00:15

Draft timeline

Primary lane
B-roll lane
VO lane
Source: 264 clipsReady for edit review

Deliver

Export the formats editors expect without rebuilding selects.

Also included

Deliver every format

Export transcript, metadata, and handoff files in one pass.

Deliver workflow

Send it to your editor

Keep timing and structure intact for Premiere, Resolve, and Final Cut.

Export queue
Handoff formats

Ready packages

3 ready
FCPXMLFinal Cut Pro
EDLDaVinci Resolve
Premiere XMLAdobe Premiere

Timeline

Story
Cutaway
Import links copied for editor handoff
01

Select

Lock moments

Confirm section order and in/out points.

02

Package

Create handoff package

Generate timeline files and metadata together.

03

Conform

Import with minimal cleanup

Open in your NLE with references preserved.

Operate

Import, review, and organize footage as the library grows.

Also included

Know what is ready

Run Review & Verify and Make Searchable from one board.

Fix ambiguity early

Resolve uncertain faces and metadata before they spread.

Keep big libraries navigable

Use collections and rules to keep large libraries easy to navigate.

Operate workflow

Bring footage in cleanly

Check source readiness, pick import mode, and run only needed buckets.

Smart import wizard
Ingestion
Sources3 sources
Card ingest · Cam Aremovable
Interviews · NASmounted
Archive · 2025external SSD
FastCustom
Transcription18

Run

Scene detect14

Run

Object detect 5 • People detect 11
Intake plan ready
01

Inspect

Check sources

Confirm mounted folders and scope.

02

Configure

Choose mode

Select fast or custom behavior.

03

Queue

Run buckets

Execute, defer, or drop tasks with full visibility.

Controlled intake

Review sources, choose mode, and start processing with fewer surprises.

Trust

Runs on your machine with local acceleration and private processing.

Hardware monitor
Local acceleration
Speech pipeline42%
Vision pipeline67%
Vector indexing54%
Local utilizationCloud upload: 0

Trust workflow

Runs fast on local hardware

Focus routes speech, vision, and indexing workloads to local acceleration paths.

01

Detect

Detect engines

Read available compute paths at startup.

02

Dispatch

Dispatch workload

Send each stage to the best local path.

03

Track

Track load

Monitor usage so long jobs stay predictable.

UI Reference

How the product actually looks

These screens match the workflows described above.

Smart Library

Find keeper shots across massive drives before your deadline gets tighter.

AI Chat

Ask questions and get timestamped answers

Smart Filters

Use rules for people, keywords, date, duration, sources, and collections to add matching moments quickly.

Face Detection

Review and name faces faster so people-based searches are reliable under pressure.

Scene Timeline

AI-generated chapters and scene detection

Transcripts

Read along with speaker-identified transcripts

Related pages

Alternative to Edit Mind

Native local video search with no Docker or server setup.

Alternative to Peakto

Local video search for Mac and Windows, beyond media cataloging.

Alternative to SmartVideoFinder

Search transcripts, scenes, and people, then export to editing workflows.

Trust

Your Data Stays With You

Focus is local-first: your videos and queries stay on your device.

Supported Formats

Focus supports the most common video formats for playback and indexing.

MP4MOVMKVAVIWEBMM4VWMV

System Requirements

  • • macOS 12.0+ or Windows 10/11
  • • Apple Silicon (M1+) or NVIDIA GPU (CUDA) recommended
  • • Legacy support for older processors (slower indexing)
  • • 8GB RAM minimum (16GB recommended)

Your Data Stays With You

Focus is local-first: your videos and queries stay on your device.

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