METANAS uses Gemini AI to tag every clip on your NAS — shot type, mood, transcript, subject — so you can find any shot in seconds. Runs entirely on your Mac. Footage never leaves your network.
You know the shot exists. You just can't find it. And searching through unnamed clips on a Synology drive at 2am is not why you became a filmmaker.
Point METANAS at any folder on your Mac — your NAS, a USB drive, a local folder — and it reads every clip using Gemini Vision. Shot type, camera movement, mood, subject matter, transcription. All written as XMP metadata that Premiere and Bridge can search instantly. Zero cloud. Zero uploads. Your footage stays exactly where it is.
Purchase from Gumroad, download the app, and run the one-time setup. METANAS installs everything it needs — ffmpeg, exiftool, and the AI models — automatically. No Terminal knowledge required.
macOS 12+ · Apple Silicon · IntelAdd your Gemini API key in Settings (free tier works), then select any folder on your Mac — your NAS mount, a USB drive, or a local folder. Hit Start. That's it.
Gemini API · Free tier availableWhen METANAS finishes, your entire library is tagged. Open Adobe Premiere or Bridge, search "golden hour drone Kenya", and every matching clip appears. No manual work. No re-importing.
XMP · Premiere · Bridge · Final CutMETANAS works with anything mounted on your Mac. If you can open it in Finder, METANAS can tag it.
No subscription. No seat licences. No monthly fees. Buy once, use forever, get all future updates.
No. METANAS is a one-time purchase of $50.00. You get lifetime access including all future version updates. No monthly fees, no seat licences, no renewal.
Never. METANAS runs entirely on your Mac. Your footage stays on your NAS or drive. The only thing that leaves your machine is a text description of each clip sent to the Gemini API — no video, no thumbnails, no audio. Your footage is never uploaded anywhere.
Yes — you'll need a free Google Gemini API key to use the AI tagging features. Google's free tier is generous enough for most users (around 1,500 requests per day). For very large libraries, the paid tier starts at around $0.35 per 1,000 clips. Your METANAS licence gives you the software; the API key is your connection to the AI.
METANAS runs on macOS 12 (Monterey) and later, on both Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) and Intel Macs. It's optimised for Apple Silicon and runs natively — no Rosetta required on M-series Macs.
METANAS works best with MP4 and MOV files, which covers the vast majority of camera footage. It uses ffprobe to read video metadata, so any format supported by ffmpeg will work. AVI files are readable but not recommended. ProRes, H.264, H.265, and most other common codecs are fully supported.
Yes. METANAS writes metadata as both XMP sidecar files and embedded into the clip itself where possible. Adobe Premiere and Bridge read XMP natively and can search all tagged fields instantly. Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve can read XMP sidecar files. Once tagged, your library is searchable in any of these applications without re-importing.
Setup is designed for filmmakers, not engineers. METANAS installs all dependencies automatically on first run. You enter your Gemini API key in Settings, choose a folder, and click Start. The Quick Start Guide walks you through every step with screenshots. Most users are up and running in under 10 minutes.