Search footage on a NAS without copying it first
Editors with large archives need to find clips across existing folders and mounted storage.
Browse and search source footage where it already lives, then open the right file and range.
Focus can index existing local folders, external drives, and NAS volumes mounted by the operating system without moving the originals. It keeps a local search catalog and generated analysis files.
See how it works ↗Mount the network volume before indexing. Source playback and source-backed export need the original media to be reachable. Test one representative folder before a large archive.
Public discussions
Each source is one public discussion, not one person. These selected discussions are not a market survey. Votes count participating browsers, not verified people. Focus states describe the current product and its limits.
- 01Open public discussion
An editor describes using Kyno to filter a client's disorganized NAS without building a heavyweight MAM workflow.
- 02Open public discussion
A team with a large NAS asks how to work with archive metadata while the NAS is offline and files are copied to a laptop.
- 03Open public discussion
Editors of very large documentary libraries discuss the limits of folder and stringout workflows when finding a particular shot.