Scene Finder

Scene Finder is a free tool useful for identifying cuts in a video file and exporting them as standard midi markers you can use in your digital audio workstation. This is useful for composers and post production audio professionals.

Film/TV Composers:

• Composers might be requested to align music cues with cuts to enhance the impact of transitions, ensuring that musical beats or changes match scene changes.
• Sudden cuts can be emphasized with silence, stingers, or swelling music.
• Quickly review newly edited footage to determine where cuts appear against an existing score.

ADR/Sound Design/SFX:

• Background sounds might need to change with scene cuts, avoiding unnatural jumps in environmental sound.
• Identify transitions between major scenes to plan out the duration of work ahead
• Knowing where cuts happen helps with proper crossfading or room tone blending.