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Dialogue and transcript search
Search what was said, then open the exact video moment.
Search spoken dialogue across local videos on your Mac. Find quotes in transcripts, jump to the source timestamp, verify playback, and export selects or subtitles.
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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 dialogue across video files?
Focus transcribes indexed videos locally and makes the transcript searchable across folders. Search a word, phrase, speaker context, or topic, open the matching timestamp, and verify the line against source playback.
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A transcript match links back to the original file and timestamp.
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You can save verified moments to a Sequence and export CSV, SRT, EDL, FCPXML, or Premiere XML where supported.
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Transcribe locally
Create time-aligned transcripts without sending the video library to a cloud transcription service.
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Search across folders
Look for exact words or describe the dialogue you remember across indexed videos.
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Verify and hand off
Loop the source moment, correct transcript text when needed, and export useful ranges.
The friction
Dialogue is useful metadata, but most video folders cannot search it.
Search spoken dialogue across local videos on your Mac. Find quotes in transcripts, jump to the source timestamp, verify playback, and export selects or subtitles.
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A remembered phrase may be buried inside hours of interviews, ceremonies, or podcasts.
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Filename and Finder search cannot inspect speech inside a video.
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Generated transcripts can contain errors, so quote pulls need source playback.
How Focus helps
Turn spoken video into a searchable local index.
Focus keeps transcription, search, playback, selects, and handoff in one desktop workflow. It helps you narrow the archive; the source video remains the evidence.
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Transcribe locally
Create time-aligned transcripts without sending the video library to a cloud transcription service.
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Search across folders
Look for exact words or describe the dialogue you remember across indexed videos.
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Verify and hand off
Loop the source moment, correct transcript text when needed, and export useful ranges.
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.
How it works
From remembered line to editor-ready select
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Index the footage
Add a local folder and enable transcription for the videos you need.
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Search the dialogue
Enter the quote, phrase, speaker context, or topic you remember.
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Verify and export
Play the source moment, save the useful range, and choose the handoff format for your editor.
FAQ
FAQ
Can Focus search an exact quote?
Yes. Search transcript text and open the matching timestamp, then verify wording against the source audio.
Does transcript search require an upload?
No cloud upload is required. Focus transcribes and indexes supported video files on the device.
Can I export subtitles?
Yes. Focus supports SRT export, alongside CSV and sequence handoff formats.
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