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Export workflow
Find dialogue, B-roll, reactions, and useful scenes locally. Save verified selects and send them to Premiere Pro.
Product preview
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
Yes. Focus lets you search footage locally, save verified selects with timecoded in/out points, and export a Premiere XML that opens in Premiere Pro.
Find candidate moments and refine them with Smart Filters before export.
Send clips with in/out points and source metadata directly to Premiere.
Processing and export run locally on your machine.
The friction
Find dialogue, B-roll, reactions, and useful scenes locally. Save verified selects and send them to Premiere Pro.
How Focus helps
Search by transcript, people, scenes, and context, then export structured Premiere XML with timecoded selects.
Find candidate moments and refine them with Smart Filters before export.
Send clips with in/out points and source metadata directly to Premiere.
Processing and export run locally on your machine.
Local XML Workflow vs Cloud Editing Queue
Focus local workflow
FocusCloud-first tools
How it works
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Add drives or NAS folders and let Focus index content in place.
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Search for spoken lines, B-roll, reactions, and scene context. Use Smart Filters to shape your selects.
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Open the XML in Premiere and continue with color, audio, and final polish.
FAQ
Yes. Premiere XML exports include per-clip timing so your select structure stays intact.
Yes. Focus indexes files in place and exports paths without duplicating media.
No. Search, sequence creation, and export all run locally.
Ready
Focus gives editors and wedding filmmakers faster retrieval, verified selects, and calmer delivery weeks.