I often see tv shows and video creators quickly put together compilations where, for example, a politician repeats the same word or phrase across many different appearances. How are they able to find and organize these clips so efficiently?

Is there a specific tool, database, or workflow used to index and search video/audio by spoken words or ideas Iโ€™m curious what this process is called and where something like this is accessed.

EDIT: Transcripts can be searched, which are accessible through various means, but it is time consuming and most people don't have libraries built up that contain the content for quick access.

I'm thinking more about something like The Daily Show, SNL, or any late night TV show. I can't imagine that they're manually doing all this work independently.

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[โ€“] [S] 1 point 9 months ago* (3 children)

I understand on an individual basis how to search transcripts and find the cuts one is looking for. There's a variety of applications and indirect ways to achieve this even for a small time content creator. However, this is time consuming and most people don't have libraries built up that contain the content for quick access.

I'm thinking more about something like The Daily Show, SNL, or any late night TV show. I can't imagine that they're manually doing all this work independently.

Perhaps there are databases made available to them through a third party or perhaps their production companies?

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    Exactly. I'm so very curious if something like this exists for processing high profile figures like politicians and celebrities. A catalog of things they've said, actions and insinuations, and etc.

    I mean, maybe there's a team that manually looks up every single time X politician mentions or is seen eating McDonald's. Or... perhaps there's this awesome database that maintains this kind of info.

    You never know when you need a reference every time X politician talks about grabbing ๐Ÿˆ.

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