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Search locally
Find similar shots without scrubbing your whole archive.
Start from one useful moment, search nearby visual matches, and collect better options from local footage.
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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
How do you find similar shots in a video library?
Use a reference moment as the search seed, then review matching scenes, people, and transcript context across indexed local footage.
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Works with local folders, external drives, and mounted archive folders.
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Use the trial to test similar-shot retrieval on 30 videos.
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Reference-moment search
Use one frame or moment as the starting point for similar visual results.
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Search beyond filenames
Match scenes, people, speech, and meaning instead of relying on manual notes.
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Collect and export
Turn matched moments into selects, sequences, or NLE handoff files.
The friction
One good shot usually means there are more nearby.
Start from one useful moment, search nearby visual matches, and collect better options from local footage.
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Editors find one usable clip, then lose time hunting for alternates.
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Filenames rarely describe framing, action, light, or people clearly enough.
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Cloud tools add upload delay before visual search can start.
How Focus helps
Start with the moment you already found.
Focus lets editors move from a known clip to similar local results, then collect the strongest matches for a rough sequence or export.
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Reference-moment search
Use one frame or moment as the starting point for similar visual results.
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Search beyond filenames
Match scenes, people, speech, and meaning instead of relying on manual notes.
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Collect and export
Turn matched moments into selects, sequences, or NLE handoff files.
Similar-shot search vs manual browsing
Focus
Focus- Search from a reference moment.
- Keep media on local storage.
- Move matches into an edit handoff.
Manual or upload-first workflows
- Open many clips by hand.
- Wait for cloud upload before search.
- Rebuild selects manually.
How it works
How the workflow works
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Pick a reference moment
Open a useful shot, highlight, or scene that matches the direction.
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Search similar local footage
Review visual matches with speech and people context where available.
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Verify and save the best alternates
Open each candidate at its source timestamp, play the original, and check the in/out points before saving it to Selects or a Pro Sequence.
FAQ
FAQ
Is this only for B-roll?
No. Similar-shot search can help with B-roll, reactions, interview angles, repeated locations, and recurring people.
Does visual similarity guarantee an interchangeable shot?
No. Similarity ranks candidates, not editorial suitability. Check framing, motion, continuity, rights, source filename, and in/out points by playing the original. Search quality depends on the indexed samples and selected analysis; it is not face-identity or duplicate-file verification.
Do I need to upload the reference clip?
No. Focus indexes and searches local footage on your machine.
How should I test it?
Start with one folder that contains repeated scenes or alternates, then compare the results with your current browsing workflow.
Ready
Find the alternate shot faster.
Use Focus to search similar local moments and keep editing instead of browsing.