FOOTAGE IN. CLARITY OUT.

Dave knows what you shot.

Dave watches every clip, writes filenames you can actually read, tags what is in the shot, and files the whole card away — after you have approved it.

FIRST 100 CLIPS FREE

MACOS 13+ · APPLE SILICON

WINDOWS COMING SOON

ANALYZING

C2647.MP4

C2650.MP4

A001_C024.MOV

C2658.MP4

C2671.MP4

C2688.MP4

41 / 248 CLIPS · 17%

82 / 248 CLIPS · 33%

124 / 248 CLIPS · 50%

165 / 248 CLIPS · 67%

207 / 248 CLIPS · 83%

248 / 248 CLIPS · 100%

DAVE IS WATCHING YOUR FOOTAGE

Dave watches every clip

Shot content, coverage, setting and people — one clip at a time, with the filename on screen the whole way.

Names you can read

C2647.MP4 becomes a name that still makes sense to you six months from now.

Metadata written in

Descriptions, tags and comments go into the file itself, not a database you will lose.

Knows your people

Name a face once. Dave finds that person through the rest of the footage.

Folders, on your terms

Let Dave propose the structure, or hand him your folder names and he works inside them.

Approval before anything moves

Every rename, every folder, every write goes past you first.

HOW IT WORKS

Four steps, and you approve all of them.

Dave works like a DIT who writes everything down. He proposes. You decide. Nothing touches disk until then.

STEP 01

Point Dave at the footage.

A card, a folder or a whole volume. Nothing outside the folder you choose is ever touched.

STEP 02

Tell Dave how much to touch.

Metadata only, rename in place, or a full tidy-up into folders. Your call, every run.

STEP 03

Set the shape of a name.

Your naming convention, not Dave’s. Pick the tokens; Dave fills in what he learns from the clip.

STEP 04

Dave is watching your footage.

A real counter, the actual filename, a determinate bar and a step list. No spinner, no magic.

100 CLIPS FREE · NOTHING IS WRITTEN WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL

WATCH A FULL RUN

25 clips, 6.1 GB, start to finish.

FOLDER → MODE → ANALYSIS → APPROVAL

BEFORE / AFTER

248 clips analyzed.

Camera names tell you which card a clip came off. Dave’s names tell you what is in it — and the description, tags and comments are written into the file itself.

OFF THE CARD

C2647.MP4

C2650.MP4

A001_C024.MOV

C2658.MP4

DAVE GENERATED

C2647_Client_Interview_Patrick.MP4

Patrick at the whiteboard, walking through the build schedule.

C2650_Client_BRoll_Welding.MP4

Close on the welder, sparks, shallow depth of field.

A001_Client_Exterior_Sunrise.MOV

Drone rising over the site at first light.

C2658_Client_Interview_Maria.MP4

Maria at her desk, two-camera setup, room tone at the tail.

ORGANIZATION MODES

Decide exactly how much Dave touches.

Analysis happens either way. The mode only tells Dave how much he is allowed to change on disk. Already deep in an edit? Metadata only leaves every filename and folder exactly where it is.

PICK A MODE

NO FILE CHANGES

Metadata only

Dave adds useful tags, descriptions, and comments without renaming or moving a thing. A good call when the footage is already tied to an edit.

SampleShoot_CamA_DayOne

4 OF 35 CLIPS

C2647.MP4

PATRICK · INTERVIEW · WHITEBOARD · 4K

C2650.MP4

WELDING · SPARKS · DETAIL · 4K

A001_C024.MOV

EXTERIOR · SUNRISE · DRONE · 4K

C2658.MP4

MARIA · INTERVIEW · DESK · 4K

FILENAMES UNTOUCHED · TAGS AND DESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN INTO EACH FILE

UNLINKS FROM YOUR NLE

Enhance

Same folders. Better files. Dave gives your clips useful names and adds searchable metadata, but leaves everything where you put it.

SampleShoot_CamA_DayOne

4 OF 35 CLIPS

C2647_Client_Interview_Patrick.MP4

PATRICK · INTERVIEW · WHITEBOARD · 4K

C2650_Client_BRoll_Welding.MP4

WELDING · SPARKS · DETAIL · 4K

A001_Client_Exterior_Sunrise.MOV

EXTERIOR · SUNRISE · DRONE · 4K

C2658_Client_Interview_Maria.MP4

MARIA · INTERVIEW · DESK · 4K

RENAMED AND TAGGED IN PLACE · SAME FOLDER, NOTHING MOVED

UNLINKS FROM YOUR NLE

Organize

Let Dave clean up the whole thing. He’ll rename your clips, add searchable metadata, and sort your footage into sensible folders inside the master folder.

SampleShoot_CamA_DayOne

4 OF 35 CLIPS

A-Roll / Interviews

C2647_Client_Interview_Patrick.MP4

PATRICK · INTERVIEW · WHITEBOARD · 4K

C2658_Client_Interview_Maria.MP4

MARIA · INTERVIEW · DESK · 4K

B-Roll / Detail

C2650_Client_BRoll_Welding.MP4

WELDING · SPARKS · DETAIL · 4K

B-Roll / Exterior

A001_Client_Exterior_Sunrise.MOV

EXTERIOR · SUNRISE · DRONE · 4K

RENAMED, TAGGED AND FILED INTO FOLDERS INSIDE THE MASTER FOLDER

One important thing: Enhance and Organize rename your files. If those clips are already being used in Premiere, Resolve, or Final Cut, your edit may lose track of them. If the footage is already in a project, Metadata Only is the safer move.

FINDING IT AGAIN

Six months later, you still find the shot.

Search by filename, by person, by tag — or describe the shot the way you remember it. Because Dave writes into the file, your finder search and your NLE find it too.

patrick at the whiteboard

3 OF 248 CLIPS

C2647_Client_Interview_Patrick_CU.MP4

A cinematic close-up of Patrick wearing a black beanie and…

PATRICK · INTERVIEW · CU

0:42 · 4K · A-ROLL

C2671_Client_BRoll_Patrick_Whiteboard.MP4

A medium shot of Patrick standing at a whiteboard, drawing a strategic plan

DETAIL · B-ROLL

0:18 · 4K · B-ROLL

C2688_Client_Interview_Patrick_WS.MP4

A wide shot of Patrick wearing a black beanie and dark sweater…

PATRICK · INTERVIEW · WS

1:06 · 4K · A-ROLL

PEOPLE

Dave learns the people you actually work with.

Faces are grouped from your A-Roll, never named on a guess. You name each person once and Dave finds them across the B-Roll — and across the next job.

Grouped, not guessed

Unknown faces stay unknown until you say who they are. Dave hasn’t met them yet.

Got it. That’s Patrick.

Name a person once and Dave carries it across this job and the next one.

Runs on your machine

Face grouping happens locally. Your people database stays on your Mac.

BUILT FOR

Works the way you do.

Solo shooter with a shelf of drives, an in-house team with a shared server, or a weekend of event cards — Dave fits the workflow you already have.

Solo shooters

One person, four drives and no time to file anything. Dave does the filing.

In-house teams

One naming convention everyone follows, because nobody has to type it.

Events and weddings

Forty cards on Monday morning, sorted and searchable before the edit starts.

Documentary

Hundreds of hours across years. Find the person, the place and the line again.

Commercial and brand

Deliver footage a client can actually search after handoff.

Post and DITs

Metadata only mode keeps live edits linked while the tagging still happens.

GETTING STARTED

Short videos. No homework.

Install it, point it at a folder, and watch what happens. These cover the three decisions you make on every run.

TUTORIAL 01

Install and first run

From download to your first organized folder, in one sitting.

TUTORIAL 02

Choosing a mode

When to use metadata only, when to let Dave clean up the whole thing.

TUTORIAL 03

Reviewing before it is written

Reading the shape of a name, and unchecking what you disagree with.

PRICING

Choose how many clips a month.

Every plan has the whole toolset — analysis, descriptions, tags, metadata, people and all three organization modes. The only difference is how many clips a month Dave gets through.

FREE TRIAL · 100 CLIPS

Try Dave on real footage first.

Every install starts with 100 free clips. Run them on footage you already have, read what Dave proposes, and decide after you have seen the names.

ENTRY

$15

/ month

1,000 CLIPS PER MONTH

For the shooter with a steady trickle of cards and a drive that needs rescuing.

PROFESSIONAL

$30

/ month

2,500 CLIPS PER MONTH

For regular production work — several shoots a month, every one of them filed.

STUDIO

MOST CHOSEN

$40

/ month

4,000 CLIPS PER MONTH

For the shop shooting constantly, with an archive that has to stay searchable.

TEAM

$35

/ user / month

4,000 CLIPS PER USER

Same allowance for everyone on the crew. Pick your number of users and go. Three users minimum.

Already using Dave?

ONE CLIP = ONE VIDEO FILE, ANALYZED ONCE · UNUSED CLIPS DO NOT ROLL OVER · TEAM IS BILLED PER USER, THREE USER MINIMUM

FAQ

The questions editors actually ask.

Can I try it before paying?

Yes. Every install comes with 100 free clips. Run them on real footage, see the names Dave proposes, then pick a plan.

Does Dave change my files without asking?

No. Dave proposes, you approve. Nothing touches disk until you press Put Dave to work.

What if the footage is already in an edit?

Use metadata only. Dave writes tags, descriptions and comments without renaming or moving anything, so Premiere, Resolve and Final Cut keep their links.

Can I keep my own folder structure?

Yes. Give Dave your folder names and he works within them. Anything that does not clearly belong goes to B-Roll/Unorganized, and you see exactly what landed there.

What formats does Dave read?

MP4, MOV, MXF, M4V, MTS, AVI and MKV.

What counts as a clip?

One video file, analyzed once. The app shows what is left on your plan before every run.

Where does facial recognition run?

On your machine. Faces are grouped from A-Roll only, you name each person once, and the people database stays local.

Does Dave find duplicates or track my drives?

Not yet. Duplicate detection and drive tracking are on the roadmap and are not in the app today.

Dave remembers your footage.

Install it, point it at a card, and get on with the edit.

100 CLIPS FREE · MACOS 13+ · APPLE SILICON

Dave knows what you shot.

Dave watches every clip

Names you can read

Metadata written in

Knows your people

Folders, on your terms

Approval before anything moves

Four steps, and you approve all of them.

Point Dave at the footage.

Tell Dave how much to touch.

Set the shape of a name.

Dave is watching your footage.

25 clips, 6.1 GB, start to finish.

248 clips analyzed.

Decide exactly how much Dave touches.

Metadata only

Enhance

Organize

Six months later, you still find the shot.

Dave learns the people you actually work with.

Grouped, not guessed

Got it. That’s Patrick.

Runs on your machine

Works the way you do.

Solo shooters

In-house teams

Events and weddings

Documentary

Commercial and brand

Post and DITs

Short videos. No homework.

Install and first run

Choosing a mode

Reviewing before it is written

Choose how many clips a month.

Try Dave on real footage first.

The questions editors actually ask.

Can I try it before paying?

Does Dave change my files without asking?

What if the footage is already in an edit?

Can I keep my own folder structure?

What formats does Dave read?

What counts as a clip?

Where does facial recognition run?

Does Dave find duplicates or track my drives?

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Dave remembers your footage.

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