Search what was said
Turn dialogue into clean searchable text.
Feature walkthrough
Search inside video. Build verified selects.
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
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%
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Query
Ask the question
Type the request as you would in edit notes.
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Rank
Scan ranked cards
Each card shows type, timecode, and confidence.
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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.
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Prompt
Describe the cut
Write the goal in plain language.
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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 readyFCPXMLFinal Cut Pro
EDLDaVinci Resolve
Premiere XMLAdobe Premiere
Timeline
Story
Cutaway
Import links copied for editor handoff
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Select
Lock moments
Confirm section order and in/out points.
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Package
Create handoff package
Generate timeline files and metadata together.
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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
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Inspect
Check sources
Confirm mounted folders and scope.
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Configure
Choose mode
Select fast or custom behavior.
03
Queue
Run buckets
Execute, defer, or drop tasks with full visibility.
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.
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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.
Visual Search
Describe what you remember and review the matching frames with source timecodes.
Clip Review
Inspect the source, move through shots, and set the exact range before saving it.
Verified Selects
Keep the useful moments together with their source context and review status.
Sequences
Write a sequence prompt, review candidate moments, then add or reorder selects before export.
Editor Handoff
Prepare the reviewed sequence for Final Cut, Premiere, or Resolve.
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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