Use cases
One searchable library. Every team that works with video.
From broadcast archives to town-hall recordings, GoCognia finds the moments your team needs. Here’s how different teams put it to work.
- 01Media & EntertainmentSearch years of footage by what’s on screen.
- 02Advertising AgenciesFind the exact shots needed for the next campaign.
- 03Creative AgenciesPull references by mood, not by filename.
- 04Production HousesFind reusable footage without manually reviewing every file.
- 05BrandsTurn your growing video archive into a searchable asset.
- 06Marketing TeamsLocate the right content for campaigns, social media and presentations.
- 07Corporate Video LibrariesMake every town hall, training and event easy to find.
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01Media & Entertainment
Search years of footage by what’s on screen.
The problem
- Decades of episodes, dailies and archive footage sit in storage. Finding one specific scene means relying on old logs, someone’s memory, or hours of scrubbing.
How GoCognia helps
- GoCognia indexes who appears, where, and what happens in every scene, so producers and archivists can search the whole back catalogue in plain language.
Example searches
- “Every scene with Marcus on the diner set, seasons 1–3”
- “Wide shots of the city at night from the pilot”
- “Close-ups of Sarah laughing”
24 scenes in 11 episodes
Grouped by episode
- 97%
S02E07 · Closing Time
00:14:08 – 00:15:31
MarcusSarahDiner set - 95%
S01E03 · The Regulars
00:03:52 – 00:05:10
MarcusDiner set - 92%
S03E01 · New Owners
00:22:40 – 00:23:18
MarcusSarahDiner set
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- ExportComing soon
Today
Request footage from the archive team, then wait while someone scrubs through episodes.
With GoCognia
Search the catalogue yourself and review only the scenes that match.
02Advertising Agencies
Find the exact shots needed for the next campaign.
The problem
- Thousands of archived campaign videos make finding reusable footage slow.
How GoCognia helps
- Search the entire archive using natural language, then shortlist the shots that fit the next brief.
Example searches
- “Find all shots where the product is shown outdoors with a family.”
- “Product X on a kitchen counter in morning light”
- “Every take from the summer shoot featuring Sarah”
57 shots across 9 past campaigns
- 00:01:12
Summer_Picnic_Take_04
Family·Outdoors·Product X
- 00:00:21
Beach_Day_Master_v2
Family·Outdoors·Product X
- 00:00:08
Road_Trip_Spot_30s
Family·Outdoors·Product X
- 00:14:47
Park_Lifestyle_B-roll
Family·Outdoors·Product X
- 00:06:30
Coastal_Campaign_Alt
Family·Outdoors·Product X
- 00:00:03
Weekend_Social_Cutdown
Family·Outdoors·Product X
3 shots selected
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- ExportComing soon
Today
Producers dig through old project folders and rewatch finished cuts looking for usable shots.
With GoCognia
Shots from every past campaign surface in one search, ready to shortlist.
03Creative Agencies
Pull references by mood, not by filename.
The problem
- Great shots from past projects get forgotten because nobody remembers where they live or what they were called.
How GoCognia helps
- Describe the look or feeling you want. GoCognia finds matching shots across every project so you can build a moodboard from your own work.
Example searches
- “Golden-hour shots with warm light and a calm feel”
- “Moody street scenes at dusk”
- “Bright beach scenes with lots of open space”
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- CreateComing soon
Today
Designers browse folders and old decks hoping to find the shot they half-remember.
With GoCognia
Describe the shot and review what GoCognia finds across every project.
04Production Houses
Find reusable footage without manually reviewing every file.
The problem
- Every shoot produces hours of B-roll that never gets logged in detail, so teams end up reshooting footage they already have.
How GoCognia helps
- GoCognia breaks each file into scenes and labels what’s in them, so you can check what you already own before booking another shoot.
Example searches
- “City skyline at dusk, no people”
- “Wide shots of the harbor from last year’s shoots”
- “Street scenes with warm evening light”
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- ExportComing soon
Today
Assistants log footage by hand, or editors scrub every card from the shoot.
With GoCognia
Every file is broken into searchable scenes once it’s indexed.
05Brands
Turn your growing video archive into a searchable asset.
The problem
- Brand video is spread across agencies, campaigns and channels. Nobody has the full picture of where products and people appear.
How GoCognia helps
- GoCognia gives you one searchable view of every appearance of your products, across every campaign and channel you connect.
Example searches
- “Every clip showing Product X from the last two years”
- “Product X at live events”
- “Campaign videos featuring Sarah with Product X”
Product XProduct
Detected in 412 moments across 138 videos
Appearances by quarter
- 0.95
Q3_Launch_Hero_Spot_v4.mov
00:00:12 · Campaigns
- 0.88
Press_Event_Mainstage.mov
01:02:47 · Events
- 0.94
UGC_Creator_Review_03.mp4
00:00:31 · Social
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- ExportComing soon
Today
Ask each agency what they have, then wait for files to arrive.
With GoCognia
See every appearance of a product in one place, down to the timestamp.
06Marketing Teams
Locate the right content for campaigns, social media and presentations.
The problem
- Marketers need the right clip quickly, for a post, a deck or a campaign, but the good footage usually sits with another team.
How GoCognia helps
- Search in plain language, narrow the results, and gather clips for your next campaign without waiting on an editor.
Example searches
- “Short clips of people smiling with Product X”
- “Product X outdoors for the summer campaign”
- “Sarah talking to camera, under 15 seconds”
- 0:09Product XAdded
- 0:12Product X+ Add
- 0:07Product XAdded
- 0:14Product X+ Add
Summer launch
5 clips · 0:58 total
- Beach_Smile_Cutdown0:09
- Cafe_Spot_30s_Final0:07
- Picnic_Social_9x160:15
- Rooftop_BTS_Golden0:12
- Kitchen_Demo_v20:15
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- ExportComing soon
Today
Send a request to the video team and wait for options to come back.
With GoCognia
Find usable clips yourself, when you need them.
07Corporate Video Libraries
Make every town hall, training and event easy to find.
The problem
- Internal videos pile up on shared drives and intranets. Useful moments are buried in hour-long recordings nobody rewatches.
How GoCognia helps
- GoCognia indexes who appears and what’s shown in every recording, so employees can jump straight to the part they need. Searching by what was said is on the way.
Example searches
- “All-hands clips featuring Sarah”
- “Training videos showing the new equipment”
- “Where did leadership talk about the Northgate campus?”Coming soon
Transcript matches
All-Hands_2025_Q2.mp4
00:42:10 · 1:12:40
…and the Northgate campus opens to everyone in the spring, starting with the design teams…
Leadership_QA_March.mp4
00:18:55 · 0:54:02
…the question about Northgate comes up a lot, so let me walk through the timeline…
Workflow
- Search
- Review
- Select
- ExportComing soon
Today
Scrub through an hour-long recording to find a two-minute answer.
With GoCognia
Jump straight to the right moment in the recording.
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