--- title: "AI Visual Search for Videos: Find Clips Without Scrubbing | Recharm" description: "Recharm's AI visual search finds clips inside your videos by people, objects, actions, or captions. Stop scrubbing timelines and search instead." url: https://www.recharm.com/features/ai-visual-search-videos --- # AI visual search for videos Describe the shot.\ _Get the exact clip._ Type what you want to see, like “white woman applying mascara” or “close-up of lips,” and Recharm finds every clip in your library that looks like it. It reads the footage itself, so nothing has to be named, tagged or filed first. [Start 14-day free trial](https://www.recharm.com/get-started) **~~2 hrs~~ \~30s** to find a clip FabFitFun **~~30 min~~ 5 min** to find the right clip HexClad **3×** more ad edits HexClad ## How it works: Search for _what you can see._ Recharm looks at every frame of every clip you upload. Describe the shot the way you’d describe it to an editor, and it returns the clips that show it. woman with grey hair ### Who’s on screen Describe the person: age, hair, skin tone, what they’re wearing. Useful when a concept calls for a specific look. holding a lip gloss tube ### What’s in the frame Products, props and packaging. Find every shot where the product is in hand, without knowing which file it’s in. dabbing foundation with fingers ### What’s happening Applying, blending, swatching, unboxing. Describe the motion and Recharm finds it across every creator’s footage. extreme close-up of an eye ### How it’s shot Close-ups, wide shots, hands only, mirror shots. Search by framing when the edit needs a specific kind of cut. ## Ditch manual labeling: It reads the footage, _not the file names._ Folders and file names only find what someone remembered to label, and labeling is the first thing that gets skipped. Visual search works on footage exactly as it lands, the moment it’s uploaded. A typical shared drive mascara - IMG_4412.MOV - creator_take_02.mov - ugc_raw_14.mp4 - IMG_7719.MOV - shoot_day2_A.mov - IMG_9031.MOV No files match “mascara” Recharm visual search mascara Found by what’s on screen ## Precision match: Land on the shot, _not the file._ Every upload is cut into clips, so a search returns the eight seconds you need instead of a 20-minute recording to scrub through. - Long recordings and raw creator takes are split into usable clips automatically. - Results preview in place. Hover to play, no downloads to check a clip. - Download just the clip you need, not the whole source file. Pull three shots of someone applying blush with a brush for the new cheek ad. Claude Here are three from your Recharm library: ## Recharm × Claude: Or just _ask Claude._ With the Recharm plugin, Claude runs visual search on your library for you. Hand it a brief or a rough idea and it pulls the matching shots, then flags what you still need to film. [Explore Claude skills](https://www.recharm.com/claude-skills) ## Compare: Recharm vs. _Google Drive_ Drive finds files by name. Recharm finds the moment inside them. | | Recharm | Google Drive | | -------------------------------- | ------- | ------------ | | Search moments inside videos | Yes | No | | Search by objects in the frame | Yes | No | | Search by actions in the clip | Yes | No | | Search by people’s appearance | Yes | No | | Preview clips instantly | Yes | No | | Find clips without opening files | Yes | No | | Discover reusable footage easily | Yes | No | | Built for creative teams | Yes | No | ## Who it’s for: For the people _who make the ads._ Creative strategists ### Test new concepts faster - **Find the right look** Search “woman with grey hair” or “curly-haired woman” to cast a concept from footage you already own. - **Show, don’t describe** Pull clips of “dabbing foundation with fingers” as references instead of explaining the shot in words. - **Build briefs faster** Drop matching clips straight into the brief so editors see the direction instead of reading it. Video editors ### Stop scrubbing timelines - **Find B-roll instantly** Search “holding a lip gloss tube” or “extreme close-up of an eye” instead of opening file after file. - **Preview in place** Scan a dozen options in seconds without opening or downloading anything. - **Grab just the clip** Download the eight seconds you need and keep projects light. HexClad produces 3× more ad edits with Recharm > “If you want us to keep the same level of quality and speed, you can’t get rid of Recharm. Without it, our whole team slows down, and that would affect revenue.” **Alyssa Metzger** Paid Creative Strategy Manager, HexClad ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI visual search for videos? AI visual search finds clips by what appears on screen, rather than by file names or manual tags. You describe the shot, like “white woman applying mascara” or “holding a lip gloss tube,” and Recharm returns the clips across your library that show it. ### How does AI visual search actually work? Recharm cuts every upload into clips and analyzes what each one looks like: the people in it, what they’re holding, what they’re doing and how the shot is framed. When you type a description like “applying blush with a brush,” it compares your words against the footage itself and returns the clips that match. ### Do I need to manually tag or label my videos before searching? No. Traditional asset libraries need someone to tag every video before it can be found. Visual search reads the footage directly, so clips are searchable as soon as they are uploaded, even if the files are named IMG_4412.MOV. ### Can I preview clips before downloading them? Yes. Matching clips play right in the search results, so you can confirm a clip has the moment you need before downloading it. You can also download just that clip instead of the whole source video. ### Can I search across my entire video library at once? Yes. One search covers every video in your library at the same time, so there is no need to check multiple folders or projects. ### Does visual search work for long videos or full recordings? Yes, and that is where it saves the most time. Long recordings like interviews, raw creator footage, or product demos are cut into individual scenes, so a search lands on the exact moment instead of a 20-minute file. ### Can visual search help creative teams work faster? Yes. Creative strategists find reference shots for briefs in seconds, and editors find B-roll without digging through timelines. FabFitFun went from about two hours to about 30 seconds to find a clip. ### Do I need special technical skills to use visual search? No. It works like a search bar. Type what you want to see, for example “dabbing foundation with fingers” or “extreme close-up of an eye,” and Recharm finds the clips that match. You can also ask Claude to search your library through the Recharm plugin. ## Stop scrubbing. _Start searching._