Search what was said
Turn dialogue into clean searchable text.
Feature walkthrough
Find speech, visuals, and people, then verify source moments and export editor-ready handoff files.
Find
Search speech, visuals, and people, then open the right clip.
Also included
Turn dialogue into clean searchable text.
Tag unknown faces and merge duplicates for reliable people search.
Auto-pick strong moments and rate them quickly.
Find workflow
One query combines semantic, transcript, and visual results.
CEO drops: "We launch tonight"
Stage screen flashes the final countdown
Team erupts after the budget greenlight
Query
Type the request as you would in edit notes.
Rank
Each card shows type, timecode, and confidence.
Open
Open the exact moment instantly.
Assemble
Turn strong moments into a reviewable sequence before you commit to the NLE timeline.
Assemble workflow
Start with intent, get a source-backed structure, then refine before final edit.
Prompt
Write the goal in plain language.
Assemble
Focus builds sections and lanes from candidate moments.
Refine
Trim pacing, reorder sections, and export.
Prompt
Sections
Draft timeline
Deliver
Export the formats editors expect without rebuilding selects.
Also included
Export transcript, metadata, and handoff files in one pass.
Deliver workflow
Keep timing and structure intact for Premiere, Resolve, and Final Cut.
Ready packages
3 readyTimeline
Select
Confirm section order and in/out points.
Package
Generate timeline files and metadata together.
Conform
Open in your NLE with references preserved.
Operate
Import, review, and organize footage as the library grows.
Also included
Run Review & Verify and Make Searchable from one board.
Resolve uncertain faces and metadata before they spread.
Use collections and rules to keep large libraries easy to navigate.
Operate workflow
Check source readiness, pick import mode, and run only needed buckets.
Run
Run
Inspect
Confirm mounted folders and scope.
Configure
Select fast or custom behavior.
Queue
Execute, defer, or drop tasks with full visibility.
Trust
Runs on your machine with local acceleration and private processing.
Trust workflow
Focus routes speech, vision, and indexing workloads to local acceleration paths.
Detect
Read available compute paths at startup.
Dispatch
Send each stage to the best local path.
Track
Monitor usage so long jobs stay predictable.
UI Reference
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
Trust
Focus is local-first: your videos and queries stay on your device.
Focus supports the most common video formats for playback and indexing.
Focus is local-first: your videos and queries stay on your device.
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