Search locally

Migrate from Kyno to Focus with a clear local-first path

Keep your existing folder structure, rebuild search quality with modern local AI, and continue exporting to your NLE workflow.

Start with 30 videos, test search quality, then expand to larger folders.

Download free trial Buy Focus — $89 one-time

Product preview

Local workflow

Import ready72%

Make searchable48%

Review and verify36%

Done82%

Watch folder synced

34 new files mapped

People queue

6 identities need review

Workspace status

Library healthy, export ready

Short answer

Can you migrate from Kyno to Focus?

Yes. The practical path is to keep your existing folders, add the same media roots to Focus, index a small validation set locally, and then expand once search quality and export workflow are proven.

Focus is not a Kyno clone; it replaces manual hunting with local speech, scene, people, and metadata search.

Existing Kyno sidecar metadata may be possible to import after testing a small sample.

Use one active project or representative folder first before moving the whole archive.

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Reuse your folder roots

Point Focus at the same drives and project folders you already organized.

Index for speech and scene retrieval

Build searchable context across dialogue, visuals, and people without uploading footage.

Keep NLE handoff moving

Export selects and timelines to your edit stack with no workflow reset.

The friction

Kyno workflows still work, but growth is blocked

Keep your existing folder structure, rebuild search quality with modern local AI, and continue exporting to your NLE workflow.

Kyno projects rely on a tool that is no longer actively evolving.

Manual metadata and limited search increase retrieval time as archives grow.

Teams need modern export and sequencing without cloud lock-in.

How Focus helps

Focus keeps your workflow local and updates your retrieval stack

Move from Kyno to Focus by reusing existing media folders, indexing locally, and shifting to content-aware search and sequence export.

Reuse your folder roots

Point Focus at the same drives and project folders you already organized.

Index for speech and scene retrieval

Build searchable context across dialogue, visuals, and people without uploading footage.

Keep NLE handoff moving

Export selects and timelines to your edit stack with no workflow reset.

Migration strategy: local-first vs waiting on legacy tooling

Focus migration path

Focus

Active product updates.
Content-aware local search.
One-time pricing.

Legacy hold pattern

No clear evolution path.
Manual retrieval overhead.
Lower long-term confidence.

How it works

How to migrate from Kyno

A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.

Map existing sources

Add the same Kyno source folders and verify media paths in Focus.

Run local indexing

Index your active archive set first to validate retrieval quality quickly.

Switch retrieval and export habits

Replace manual keyword hunting with search + sequence export workflows.

Alternative to Kyno

Keep Kyno's local workflow while adding modern AI retrieval and active updates.

For Production Teams

Archive-ready workflows for production teams and studios.

Premiere XML Export

Generate Premiere-ready XML from local AI search results.

FAQ

Do I need to move files before migrating?

No. Focus indexes media in place, so your existing folder structure stays valid.

Can I migrate gradually by project?

Yes. Start with active folders, validate search quality, then expand to older archives.

Will this force cloud uploads?

No. The migration workflow stays local-first.

Ready

Stop donating nights to footage hunting.

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

Download free trial Buy Focus — $89 one-time

Can you migrate from Kyno to Focus?

Yes. The practical path is to keep your existing folders, add the same media roots to Focus, index a small validation set locally, and then expand once search quality and export workflow are proven.

Focus is not a Kyno clone; it replaces manual hunting with local speech, scene, people, and metadata search.

Existing Kyno sidecar metadata may be possible to import after testing a small sample.

Use one active project or representative folder first before moving the whole archive.

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Reuse your folder roots

Point Focus at the same drives and project folders you already organized.

Index for speech and scene retrieval

Build searchable context across dialogue, visuals, and people without uploading footage.

Keep NLE handoff moving

Export selects and timelines to your edit stack with no workflow reset.