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June 23, 2025
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"Find All" and "find" function degraded with AI update

  • June 23, 2025
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Usually, I take meticulous care to lable my clips by name. In a recent update, the "Find" (ctr+F/Cmd+F) was replaced with some AI infused nonsense that has completely erased the ability to search precisely within the timeline and sequence. The workflow I use has began to heavily rely on on finding all of my clips with similar names - as I often have several alternatives lined up. I like to be able to see what variations I have used and which are still unused. 

This new "find" function takes up way too much space by default, opening an entire panel. All of the functionality of the "find" and "find all" has been replaced by some hacky AI analysis that requires describing the clip vividly, and even so, it takes extra steps to actually see the clip in my sequence, and its nearly impossible to use this function in simple way that I need it. (I can't even type the exact name of my clip and see any results.)

Hugely disappointed at this "cutting edge" feature that threw out the baby with the bathwater. Keep the new ai garbage if you want, but don't erase the simple functioning that I've come to rely on. 


4 replies

Stan Jones
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 24, 2025

@james_7218,

 

You appear to be referring to the Search Panel. And it is, indeed, extremely different. The default shortcut to open it is Ctrl+Shft+F. Default Ctrl+F still opens the Search Timeline (from the timeline), and it appears unchanged.

 

Can you confirm what shortcut you're using? Also, try it from Edit -> Find.

 

Stan

 

R Neil Haugen
Legend
June 23, 2025

There is an option somewhere to disable AI functionality. Can't remember exactly where. 

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Participant
June 23, 2025

Not sure which part you are referring to, or where in preferences. I already disabled the visual analysis. No help.

R Neil Haugen
Legend
June 23, 2025

You cam turn that off if you wish. One toggle in the Preferences, I believe. 

Everyone's mileage always varies ...