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Search locally
Search interview footage without rewatching every answer.
Find quotes, topics, reactions, and follow-up moments while keeping source playback one click away.
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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 search interview footage?
Transcribe and index the footage, then search exact phrases, topics, people, and related visual moments.
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Search by exact quote or broad topic.
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Verify each result at the source timestamp.
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Transcript search
Find exact phrases, names, themes, and recurring topics.
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Source verification
Jump from result to the original moment before saving it.
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Selects for handoff
Collect strong interview moments for stringouts, rough cuts, and exports.
The friction
Interview footage hides the story in long answers.
Find quotes, topics, reactions, and follow-up moments while keeping source playback one click away.
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The right sentence may be inside a one-hour clip.
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Exact quotes need source verification before handoff.
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Transcript tools alone do not manage editor-ready selects.
How Focus helps
Search interviews and keep source playback attached.
Focus helps assistant editors and editors find interview moments, verify them, and collect usable selects.
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Transcript search
Find exact phrases, names, themes, and recurring topics.
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Source verification
Jump from result to the original moment before saving it.
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Selects for handoff
Collect strong interview moments for stringouts, rough cuts, and exports.
Interview search vs transcript-only notes
Focus
Focus- Search transcripts and visuals.
- Open source playback.
- Export selected moments.
Transcript notes
- Search text outside the footage.
- Manually find the matching clip.
- Rebuild selects later.
How it works
How to search interviews
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Index the interviews
Process interview footage locally so speech becomes searchable.
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Search by quote or topic
Find exact lines or broad answers without rewatching everything.
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Collect source-backed moments
Save the best answers with source context for the editor.
FAQ
FAQ
Can I search for topics, not exact words?
Yes. Focus is designed for semantic searches as well as transcript terms.
Can this help with documentary interviews?
Yes. It is a strong fit for quote pulls, story themes, and source-backed selects.
Does Focus replace transcript correction?
No. It helps retrieval and verification, while transcript quality can still be reviewed where needed.
Ready
Find the quote without losing the source.
Use Focus to search interview footage and build cleaner selects.