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Search tab with annotated visual search controls Enter your search query in the main search box. The numbered callouts below match the annotations in the screenshot.
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Visuals

Switch to Visual search. Search by describing what you see or matching a frame.
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Speech

Switch to Speech search. Search by word or phrase in transcribed dialogue.
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Select media

Choose files or bins to include in your search. See Context Picker.
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Exclude search term

Add one or more terms to exclude from your search. For example, search for people talking but exclude meeting room. See Exclude search terms.
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Face search

Select one or more named people to search for. Opens a list of people from your Collections. You can also type @ in the search box to bring up the People dropdown. With multiple people selected, use the AND/OR control to require every person in the same frame (AND) or match any selected person (OR). See Face detection and Searching for people.
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Match Source

Takes the frame currently visible in your editing software’s Source Monitor (or Event Viewer in Final Cut Pro) and performs a search with it.
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Match Timeline

Takes the frame currently visible in your Timeline Monitor (or Timeline Viewer in Final Cut Pro) and performs a search with it.
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Match Pasteboard frame

Takes the image currently in your and performs a search with it.

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Exclude search terms

To exclude terms from your search, open the exclude dropdown and enter one or many terms. Jumper will penalize results that match the excluded terms. Example: Search for people talking and exclude meeting room to favor interviews and casual conversations over conference-room setups. The exclude control is in Visual search only. It does not apply to Speech search.
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Add terms

Open the exclude dropdown and type a term, such as meeting room or outdoor. Add as many terms as you need.
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Select active terms

Choose which terms apply to the current search. You can turn individual terms on or off without deleting them.
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Set the bias strength

Use the slider to control how strongly excluded concepts are pushed down in the results. A lower setting nudges matching shots lower. A higher setting penalizes them more heavily.

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Visual Search result view

After performing a search, the results are shown in a grid below the search box. SCR-20250509-nply-4.avif Jumper will rank the results by relevance, with the highest confidence result in the top-left.
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Search history

Shows a list of the last searches you have performed. Clicking on a previous query will perform a new search with the same parameters.
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Clear Search history

Clears the search history.
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Change insertion mode

Change the insertion mode (varies by editing software)
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Clear all results

Clears the results of all previous searches.
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Adjust thumbnail size

Adjust the thumbnail size of the results to fit more or less results on the screen.
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Add all to timeline

Add all results from this search to your timeline with the selected insertion mode.
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Hide result from history

Hide this search result from the search history.
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Filename

The file in which the scene is found.
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Timestamp of start of scene

The start time of the scene.
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Timestamp of end of scene

The end time of the scene.
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Show file in project

Click to open the file in the project.
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Mark In/Out

Click to Mark the In/Out of the scene in the Source Monitor.
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Find similar

Click to make a new search for scenes similar to this one.
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Add scene to timeline

Click to add the scene to your timeline with the selected insertion mode.
SCR-20250510-qava.avif Switching to the Speech search, you can use the Search bar to search for any word or phrase. The matching results will be displayed below the search bar. Exact matches are highlighted in green. Clicking a result will open up the scene in the Source Monitor. Clicking Add to timeline will add it to your timeline. Show in script on a result opens the Script Editor for that file’s full transcription.

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Export results (Standalone)

In Jumper Standalone, visual and speech search results include an export control. Use it to export trimmed subclips as video files, or export results as CSV. Exported subclips are saved to the directory set in Settings. NLE integrations use Add to timeline instead.

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Context Picker

The Context Picker is where you view and manage the context of your search, ie. the files and/or bins you want to search in. Here you can also toggle the Search All Analyzed Media option. SCR-20250510-oswi.avif

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Search All Analyzed Media

If switched on, Jumper will search in any analyzed media you have, even if it’s not in the currently open project. Results from media outside of the current project have an amber background in the Result View. SCR-20250510-qcxf.avif
Last modified on June 22, 2026