Quick Guide to Video Browser 2: Features, Tips, and Shortcuts

Boost Productivity with Video Browser 2: Workflow Tricks and Integrations

Overview

Video Browser 2 is a tool designed to streamline searching, organizing, and interacting with large video collections. Use it to quickly find moments, create clips, and connect videos into your workflows.

Key productivity features

• Fast temporal search: Jump to exact timestamps using natural-language queries (e.g., “find the part where they mention budget at 12:15”).
• Smart thumbnails & previews: Hover previews show multiple frames so you scan content without playing full video.
• Multi-video timeline: View synchronized timelines from different recordings to compare moments side-by-side.
• Clip creation & trimming: Create precise clips with frame-level trimming and save/export presets for repeated tasks.
• Annotations & comments: Attach time-stamped notes, labels, and tags for later retrieval or team collaboration.
• Searchable transcripts: Full-text search across transcripts with speaker identification and fuzzy matching.
• Keyboard shortcuts & macros: Extensive shortcuts plus macro recording to automate repetitive actions.

Workflow tricks

1. Batch-clip for highlights: Use a transcript keyword list (e.g., “key result, demo, action item”) to auto-generate highlight clips, then review and export in one go.
2. Sync multiple feeds for analysis: Load related camera angles or screen recordings into the multi-video timeline to mark the same event across sources—useful for usability testing or meetings.
3. Template-based exports: Create export templates (format, resolution, watermark) and apply them to folders so every clip is production-ready.
4. Quick-share links with timecodes: Generate short links that open at exact timestamps for teammates—pair with comment pins to direct attention.
5. Automate tagging with regex: Use regex-based rules on transcripts or filenames to auto-tag videos (e.g., tag videos with “QA” when filename contains “test_” or when transcript includes “bug”).

Integrations that speed work

• Cloud storage: Two-way sync with Google Drive, Dropbox, and S3 for seamless transfer and backup.
• Editing suites: Export directly to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve with XML/AAF support.
• Project management: Link clips and comments to Jira, Asana, or Trello cards for follow-up tasks.
• Communication tools: Share previews or links to Slack, Microsoft Teams, or email with one-click.
• Transcription & AI services: Use integrated ASR providers and optional speaker-diarization plugins to improve search accuracy.
• API & webhooks: Trigger downstream processing (e.g., encoding, caption generation) when new clips are created or tags applied.

Recommended setup for teams

• Centralize raw footage in S3 with lifecycle rules.
• Enable automated transcription on ingest.
• Create role-based folders and tagging rules to keep exports consistent.
• Train a set of keyboard-macro sequences for common tasks and distribute cheat-sheets.

Quick checklist to get started

• Enable transcript indexing.
• Configure cloud sync and export templates.
• Create 5 keyword rules for auto-clipping.
• Set up Slack/Teams integration for clip notifications.
• Share shortcut cheat-sheet with team.