Media

Drop in footage and Kino processes, indexes, and streams it

Drag files into Kino and start working. iPhone clips, YouTube pulls, and 6K camera RAW all go through the same pipeline: Kino uploads, generates proxies, and runs analysis jobs in the background while you edit.

Professional formats — ProRes, DNxHD/DNxHR, Blackmagic RAW, RED R3D, and MXF including OP-Atom — play directly in the browser with no transcode step. See Pro Media Support for the full codec list, and What formats does Kino support? for standard video, audio, and image formats.

What happens after you import

Every file you add kicks off a set of analysis jobs. They run in parallel when possible, and each one adds a different kind of metadata to your footage.

Job	What it does	Output
Transcribing	Converts spoken dialogue into searchable text with speaker identification	Time-coded transcript with speaker labels
Scanning visuals	Identifies objects, scenes, and visual elements	Time-coded visual index
Detecting faces	Finds and tracks the people in your footage	People you can filter and search by
Generating chapters	Writes clip-level summaries for logging	Descriptions and chapters per clip

Together these jobs build the index that powers search, logging, chat, and agents working with your library. Proxies for remote playback are generated separately in your browser during upload — see Local & Remote Media for how playback picks between original files and streams.

Monitoring jobs

The Jobs page shows the processing status of every file: transcription, visual analysis, logging, and proxy generation.

Monitor AI processing progress for transcription, visual analysis, and logging

Troubleshooting

Issue	Possible cause	Solution
Jobs stuck at “Processing”	Unsupported file or interrupted upload	Check supported formats, then re-upload the file
Failed transcription	Poor audio quality or no speech in the file	Check that the file has an audio track with dialogue
Missing visual analysis	Very dark or blurry footage	The visual index is best-effort on degraded footage

For persistent issues:

• Restart Kino to refresh connections.
• Update to the latest version.
• Check that you have enough disk space for temporary files.
• Contact [e-mail] or join our Discord.