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Search locally
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
Transcribe and index the footage, then search exact phrases, topics, people, and related visual moments.
Find exact phrases, names, themes, and recurring topics.
Jump from result to the original moment before saving it.
Collect strong interview moments for stringouts, rough cuts, and exports.
The friction
Find quotes, topics, reactions, and follow-up moments while keeping source playback one click away.
How Focus helps
Focus helps assistant editors and editors find interview moments, verify them, and collect usable selects.
Find exact phrases, names, themes, and recurring topics.
Jump from result to the original moment before saving it.
Collect strong interview moments for stringouts, rough cuts, and exports.
Interview search vs transcript-only notes
Focus
FocusTranscript notes
How it works
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Process interview footage locally so speech becomes searchable.
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Find exact lines or broad answers without rewatching everything.
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Save the best answers with source context for the editor.
FAQ
Yes. Focus is designed for semantic searches as well as transcript terms.
Yes. It is a strong fit for quote pulls, story themes, and source-backed selects.
No. It helps retrieval and verification, while transcript quality can still be reviewed where needed.
Ready
Use Focus to search interview footage and build cleaner selects.