DISKO vs Moment Search

DISKO is a media asset manager for Mac that organizes video footage using AI tagging, transcription, face recognition, shot descriptions, and plain-language search. The maker says these AI functions run on the Mac; footage is uploaded only when a user chooses to sync a project to DISKO Cloud. The desktop app plays formats including ProRes, DNxHD, MXF, and 10-bit HEVC, with real-time LUT preview. It can export selects, rough cuts, and multicamera sequences as XML for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. DISKO can index and preview Google Drive clips without downloading originals until they are needed for editing. Cloud review includes timestamped comments, frame drawing, side-by-side comparison, version stacking, client portals, and viewing analytics. The desktop app requires an Apple Silicon Mac with an M1 chip or later. Cloud Free includes 2 GB, screenwriting and shot-list tools, and review links. Cloud Pro costs $12 a month at a founders rate locked for life; DISKO Local costs $99, paid once.

Moment Search is a desktop app for finding clips in video footage by describing what you want to see or hear. Select a footage folder and it indexes visuals, audio and dialogue locally. Plain-English descriptions search for visual content, while on-device transcription lets users look for spoken phrases, quotes or conversation topics. Moment can indicate which drive holds a matching clip, including when that drive is unplugged. Found clips can be dragged into an editor, exported or copied to the clipboard. The maker says processing stays on the user's machine and an internet connection is not required; it names CLIP for vision, Whisper for transcription and Qdrant for the vector index. The download listing specifies macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon, or Windows 10 or later. No account is required to download. Moment is in active beta, and Pro is described as a beta lifetime license. Starter is free forever, with one footage source and up to 25 indexed videos. Pro costs $249.00 USD once and provides unlimited footage sources and indexed videos, with future updates included.