> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kino.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Chat

> Talk to your footage, build timelines through conversation

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card horizontal title="Ask questions" icon="message-circle-question-mark">
    "What clips have Sarah in them?" or "Show me all the outdoor shots"
  </Card>

  <Card horizontal title="Tag people" icon="at-sign">
    @mention people in your library to reference them in conversation
  </Card>

  <Card horizontal title="Drag in clips" icon="grip">
    Drop videos directly into chat to ask about specific footage
  </Card>

  <Card horizontal title="Build timelines" icon="film">
    Ask Kino to add clips to your timeline: "Add this to the rough cut"
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Example conversations

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Finding footage">
    <div className="chat-example">
      <div className="chat-user">Show me all clips where <span className="chat-mention">@Brian</span> is speaking about the product launch</div>
      <div className="chat-kino">Found 4 clips matching your search...</div>
    </div>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Building a timeline">
    <div className="chat-example">
      <div className="chat-user">Create a rough cut with the best interview moments from today's shoot</div>
      <div className="chat-kino">I've assembled 6 clips into a new timeline. Want me to add any B-roll?</div>
    </div>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Asking questions">
    <div className="chat-example">
      <div className="chat-user">What's happening in this clip? <em>(drags video into chat)</em></div>
      <div className="chat-kino">This is a 45-second interview clip with Sarah discussing quarterly results. Quote at 0:23: "We exceeded expectations..."</div>
    </div>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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## Tips

* When you @mention someone, Kino searches across footage containing that person, even if they're not speaking.
* Drop several videos into chat at once to ask Kino to compare them, find the best take, or combine them into a sequence.