Sequence is a macOS application designed for video editors who want to streamline their pre-editing workflow. It runs entirely on-device using Apple Silicon and CoreML, ensuring privacy and speed. Key features include:
- Text-Based Editing: Read footage like a script, hide sentences, reorder clips, and correct transcriptions without modifying original media.
- Silence Removal: Automatically skip awkward silences, ideal for long-form content like livestreams and podcasts.
- Profanity Filter: Skip, beep, or redact profanity with custom symbols.
- Filler Removal: Clean up ums and ers automatically.
- Global Search: Search across transcripts, file names, and metadata to find clips quickly.
- Audio Normalization: Adjust loudness using BS.1770-4 LUFS measurement for YouTube, Instagram, or broadcast.
- Transcription: Offline transcription supporting 25 European languages, powered by NVIDIA Parakeet v3 via CoreML.
- Export to FCP/DaVinci Resolve: Export clean timelines with markers, captions, and keywords.
- Variants: Create multiple versions from the same source without duplicating files.
- Catalogs: Organize projects by client, year, or channel.
- Metadata Viewer: Inspect HDR, Dolby Vision, color space, and more.
- Remux & Conversion: Auto-convert incompatible media for NLEs.
- Automatic Keywords: Generate FCP keywords from transcripts.
- Database Encryption: SQLCipher encryption with device-bound key in macOS Keychain.
- Soft Editing: Original media remains untouched; edits are non-destructive.
- Privacy & Security: Optional error reporting redacts private info.
- Direct Export: Quick exports without full NLE polish (coming soon).
- Local MCP: AI agent integration (August ETA).
- Speaker Detection: Automatic speaker labeling (coming soon).
Sequence is a one-time purchase ($130) for up to 2 Macs, requiring macOS Sequoia 15+ and Apple Silicon (M1+).
