Use case
Event video: find the keynote line.
Multiple cameras, several rooms, three days. Find the speaker, the crowd reaction or the line that made the room laugh.
In short: Event videographers can add every camera’s footage to Sift and search by description, by the words speakers said, and by the people they’ve named, then send a quick-look link to the organizer.
No editor needed. Sift works on its own as a desktop app on Mac and Windows: search, preview, build Selects and share footage by link without opening an editor. The editor panels are optional.
The problem.
Event deliverables are fast and varied: a recap, speaker highlights, social cuts. Each needs different moments from the same hours.
When you don’t need it.
For a single-camera shoot you deliver the same day, you may not need it.
A workflow that fits.
- Add every camera
Index all cards as they come in.
- Name speakers
Name key people once.
- Search the line or the shot
A phrase from a talk; “crowd cheering, wide”.
- Share for sign-off
Send a link to the organizer.
What helps most.
Find each across rooms and days.
Pull sound bites without scrubbing.
No app for the organizer.
Event footage isn’t uploaded to search.
Questions
Does it sync cameras?
No. It finds moments in each clip; it doesn’t sync or multicam.
Does it find sounds like applause?
No. It searches pictures and spoken words, not sound events.
What does it cost?
$99 a year. Free for 3 days or 25 searches. No card.
Updated 2026-10-22
Keep reading.
Try it on your own footage.
Free for 3 days or 25 searches. No card. Then $99 a year for one computer, Mac or Windows. Everything in Sift, including the optional editor panels and one free link to share footage.