Guide
AI video search: find anything said or shown in your videos
AI video search lets you search inside videos, not just their titles. It finds the moment something was said or shown on screen, across all your recordings, and takes you straight to that timestamp. You can search by exact words or by meaning, for example "why did we pick Postgres?"
Why normal video search falls short
Most video libraries only search titles, descriptions and tags. That works for finding a video, not for finding the two minutes inside a one-hour call where a decision was made. The usual fallback is scrubbing through the timeline, or asking someone who was there.
Keyword search vs. meaning search
Good video search does both:
- Keyword search: finds exact words, names, error messages or identifiers, like "ErrMissingOrgID" or "sqlc".
- Meaning (semantic) search: finds the moment that answers a question even when different words were used, such as "why did we move off DynamoDB?"
Searching what was shown, not just what was said
In screen shares and demos, much of the information is never spoken: the code in the editor, the numbers on a dashboard, the text on a slide. Reading on-screen text with OCR makes it searchable too, so you can find the moment a specific function or error appeared on screen.
Finding the exact moment
Every result should carry a timestamp. In Ciev.ai, each answer links to the recording at that moment, with the speaker and what was on screen, so you can check the source in seconds instead of rewatching the whole video.
Searching across all your recordings
The real value shows up across many videos: every design review, customer call, onboarding walkthrough and incident retro in one searchable place. A question gets answered from whichever recording actually contains the answer, even one from months ago.
Where video search helps most
- Engineering: find why a design decision was made, and who made it.
- Product and sales: find what customers asked for, in their own words.
- Onboarding: let new hires search past walkthroughs instead of booking another call.
- Hiring: find the moment a candidate explained their approach in a recorded interview.
How Ciev.ai does video search
Ciev.ai indexes your recordings from Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or file uploads. It transcribes them with speaker labels, reads what was on screen, and makes every passage searchable by keyword and by meaning.
You can search in the Ciev.ai app, or let your AI tools search for you over MCP: Claude, Cursor and other MCP-compatible tools can ask your recordings a question and get back the answer with the recording, speaker and timestamp.
Frequently asked questions
Can you search inside a video?
Yes. AI video search transcribes the speech and reads the on-screen text, so you can search what was said and shown inside a video, not only its title. Ciev.ai does this across all your recordings and returns the exact timestamp.
How do I find a specific moment in a video?
Search for what was said or shown, in your own words. Ciev.ai returns the matching moment with its timestamp and a link that opens the recording right there, so you don't need to scrub through the timeline.
Can I search for text that appeared on screen?
Yes. Ciev.ai reads on-screen text such as code, slides and dashboards with OCR and makes it searchable alongside the transcript.
Does it work with Zoom, Google Meet and Teams recordings?
Yes. Ciev.ai connects to Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, and you can also upload video files directly. You choose which recordings go in.
Can Ciev.ai cut clips from a video?
Ciev.ai gives you a link that opens the recording at the exact moment an answer came from, which you can share. It does not edit, trim or export video files.
Search your recordings, with every answer cited
Ciev.ai turns your meetings and videos into a memory you and your AI tools can ask.
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Last updated 2026-09-29