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First-pass selects for video editors

Search raw footage, verify source moments, and save the clips worth reviewing before timeline work starts.

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Local workflow

Query

speaker says "we launch tonight" while the crowd reacts

Speech

Transcript

Find spoken lines in transcripts and jump to exact moments.

Visual

Scene

Match scene descriptions and visual context in your footage.

People

Filter results where detected people appear.

Short answer

First-pass selects for video editors

Search raw footage, verify source moments, and save the clips worth reviewing before timeline work starts.

Find exact source moments

Search the phrase, scene, object, or person and jump to the matching timestamp.

Review before handoff

Open the clip, check context, and keep only the moments that belong in the first pass.

Export editor-ready lists

Send verified selects to Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, CSV, or subtitle workflows.

The friction

The first pass slows down when footage is not searchable

Search raw footage, verify source moments, and save the clips worth reviewing before timeline work starts.

Editors lose time proving whether a quote, reaction, or cutaway exists.

Manual scrubbing makes the first pass depend on memory instead of evidence.

A fast first pass still needs source playback so every choice can be checked.

How Focus helps

Use Focus as the verified selects layer

Focus indexes local footage so editors can search by speech, visuals, and people, then open the source moment before saving a select.

Find exact source moments

Search the phrase, scene, object, or person and jump to the matching timestamp.

Review before handoff

Open the clip, check context, and keep only the moments that belong in the first pass.

Export editor-ready lists

Send verified selects to Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, CSV, or subtitle workflows.

Verified selects vs black-box auto-editing

Focus first-pass workflow

Focus

Search across local footage.
Open every result at the source timestamp.
Export selected moments to the editor.

Opaque auto-edit workflow

Outputs are hard to audit.
Source context is easy to lose.
Editors still rebuild trust manually.

How it works

How to build first-pass selects

A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.

Index active footage

Point Focus at the current project folders and process the files locally.

Search the edit brief

Query the quotes, reactions, B-roll, and scene details the first pass needs.

Verify and export

Check each source moment, save the useful selects, and hand off standard files.

Video Selects Workflow

Search, verify, save Selects, and export.

AI Quote Pulls Need Source Playback

Keep quote candidates tied to source video.

For Video Editors

A workflow page for editors handling client deadlines.

FAQ

Does Focus make final editorial decisions?

No. It helps editors find and verify candidates faster so human review stays in control.

Can I use this before opening my NLE?

Yes. Focus is built for the search and selects pass before timeline work.

Can selects be exported to professional editors?

Yes. Focus supports editor handoff formats including Premiere XML, FCPXML, EDL, SRT, and CSV.

Ready

Stop donating nights to footage hunting.

Focus gives editors and wedding filmmakers faster retrieval, verified selects, and calmer delivery weeks.

Buy Focus — $89 one-time Pricing

First-pass selects for video editors

Search raw footage, verify source moments, and save the clips worth reviewing before timeline work starts.

Find exact source moments

Search the phrase, scene, object, or person and jump to the matching timestamp.

Review before handoff

Open the clip, check context, and keep only the moments that belong in the first pass.

Export editor-ready lists

Send verified selects to Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, CSV, or subtitle workflows.