How it works | Resurface

Step 1

Index

Choose a footage folder on your drive. Resurface measures every shot there on your Mac and shows progress as it goes.

Focus 0.82

Shake 0.04

Pan 3.1 °/s

Shot information progress in the library work panel

Step 2

Find

Type what you remember. Resurface suggests as you type, with a count for each, and ranks the shots that match.

drone over the coast 38 shots

Waves on the rocks DJI_0418.MP400:00:02:10 of 0:06
Beach below the cliff DJI_0415.MP400:00:01:04 of 0:06
Bay at dusk DJI_0436.MP400:00:03:18 of 0:14

Rooftops by the port C0412.MP400:01:12:08 of 1:58
Rides from the wheel C0413.MP400:00:21:02 of 0:47
Marina and promenade C0412.MP400:00:48:16 of 1:58

Blue door with marigolds C0187.MP400:00:05:00 of 0:16
Outside the taproom C0233.MP400:00:00:20 of 0:31
Stalls by the rides C0414.MP400:00:09:12 of 0:22

Search suggestions and ranked shots for a dog sitting

Step 3

Judge

Tick what matters, such as eyes open and face sharpness. See the seconds where your choices hold together, then move through the rushes one shot at a time in Cull.

Face measurements with eyes open and face sharpness ticked

A · usableBCDE

shaky

colour cast

crushed

crushed

shaky

crushed

soft

Resurface grades every shot. A is usable as shot; the rest show why they lost marks.

Step 4

Hand off

Select shots in the library. Add them to an Edit, or create a shoot from the selection to keep them together. Resurface compiles an Edit into OTIO and FCPXML files on your Mac.

Shot 00:00:17:00 to 00:00:30:00

Edit 3 clips

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Beyond this Mac

Your other Macs

Resurface Helper lets your other Macs help add descriptions to your shots. See how Helper works.

Before you start

What you need

Check the Mac and footage requirements.