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How to chat with a video?

Ask questions about a video and follow answers to timestamps.

Use Chat when you want to ask questions about a video after WayinVideo has prepared the video workspace.

Chat is useful when a summary gives you the big picture, but you want to go deeper into a topic, compare ideas, ask for examples, or jump to relevant timestamps.

Open Chat

  • Open a video workspace after using Video Summary or another supported understanding workflow.

  • Click the Chat tab.

  • Type your question in plain language.

Ask better questions

You can ask broad questions when you are starting, then ask more specific follow-up questions as you learn.

For example:

  • What is this video about?

  • What are the main takeaways?

  • What are the most important examples?

  • What did the speaker say about pricing?

  • Which part explains the setup steps?

  • Where does the video show the product workflow?

  • What are the strongest arguments in this lecture?

  • What questions were discussed in the meeting?

  • Which moments would be useful for review?

Ask about visual content

Chat can be useful beyond dialogue or narration. When the video includes useful visual information, ask about what appears on screen or what happens in the video.

For example:

  • Where does the demo show the dashboard?

  • Which part shows the before-and-after result?

  • Where does a specific character appear?

  • Which section shows the presenter using the product?

  • What happens during the final gameplay sequence?

  • Where does the tutorial show the export settings?

For very specific visual searches, use Find Moments. Chat is better for questions and explanations; Find Moments is better for locating exact scenes, actions, emotions, characters, or quotes.

Use timestamps to verify answers

When an answer includes timestamps, open the matching video section to review the original context.

This is especially helpful when you use Chat for:

  • Research notes

  • Study review

  • Quotes

  • Meeting follow-ups

  • Product details

  • Technical steps

  • Course material

Example workflow

For a 90-minute lecture, start with Video Summary to understand the main structure.

Then open Chat to dig deeper — for example, ask: List the three main arguments in this lecture and include timestamps. After reading the answer, click each timestamp to review the original explanation.

If you need exact wording, open Video Transcripts. If you need to locate a visual example or scene, use Find Moments.

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