Organize video footage without doing it by hand.
Naming conventions, bins, and spreadsheets all depend on someone doing the work after the shoot. RECAP is being built to create that structure automatically — transcribed, tagged, and searchable from the moment you stop recording.
Most footage isn't missing. It's just unlabeled.
Raw footage rarely disappears — it sits on a drive, in a folder, usually named something like `IMG_4021.mp4`. What's actually missing is the information about what's in it: which take was good, what was said, whether the audio synced. Traditional organizing systems — file names, folders, tagging — all depend on someone doing that work by hand, immediately after recording, before memory of the shoot fades.
That works for occasional projects and breaks down at real volume: weekly uploads, long interviews, or an archive of unsorted footage that keeps growing because organizing it always loses to whatever's due next.
RECAP is built to remove the manual step entirely. Footage gets transcribed and segmented automatically, and tagged based on either RECAP's own review or instructions you give while recording — see voice editing — so nothing depends on a person remembering to sort it later. For a deeper walkthrough of manual versus automatic organization, see how to organize video footage.
Structure that doesn't depend on discipline.
Searchable by what was said
Every recording is transcribed automatically, so finding a moment is a text search instead of a scrub through the timeline.
Tagged by take and intent
Good takes, bad takes, and clips meant for a specific role in the edit are flagged as you record — not reconstructed afterward.
No manual bins required
Footage arrives organized without renaming files, sorting into folders, or keeping a separate shot list.
Built for creators who record more than they publish.
RECAP fits wherever raw footage piles up faster than you can review it.
YouTubers
Cut review time on long-form uploads by flagging good takes while you record, instead of re-watching everything before you edit.
Podcasters
Get a transcribed, organized recording the moment you stop talking — no more scrubbing an hour of audio for one good segment.
Vloggers
Turn a day of scattered clips into an organized set of moments, tagged for intros, B-roll, and highlights as you shoot.
Educators
Re-record explanations without dread — mark the take that worked and RECAP keeps the rest out of your way.
Interview creators
Flag a great answer the moment it happens, without breaking the conversation to write it down.
Short-form creators
Find the fifteen seconds worth cutting into a short, out of hours of raw recording, without watching all of it back.
Footage organization — common questions
- Is this available to use yet?
- Not yet — RECAP is in early development. This page exists to gauge interest and understand how creators currently organize footage, so we build the right thing. Signing up gets you updates as it comes together, and we may reach out for a short conversation about your workflow.
- How is RECAP designed to review video footage?
- The plan is for RECAP to transcribe speech, detect scenes and takes, and identify moments worth keeping — either from its own analysis or from spoken instructions you give while recording, like “Editor, keep this take.”
- Will I need to name files or set up folders myself?
- No — the goal is for RECAP to organize footage automatically as part of review, so it doesn't depend on a manual naming or folder system to stay usable.
- Will this replace bins in my existing editor?
- It's meant to complement them, not replace them. RECAP would hand off footage that's already transcribed and tagged, making whatever bin or folder structure you use afterward faster to set up.
Spend less time reviewing. Spend more time creating.
RECAP is early — we’re just starting development, and want to build it around how creators actually work. Get early access and help shape what it becomes.