EVS IPDirector Version 4.3 - October 2007 Part 2 User's Manual - Manual (Page 113)

Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing
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3.6.4 S
EARCH
O
PTIONS
There are several methods available to search the database for
media. These methods are customizable by the menus and icons
displayed at the top of the Database Explorer window.
There are several ways to define the search criteria from
Database Explorer. Each method described here can be used on
its own or in conjunction with other methods to produce the
required result.
F
ILTERING
U
SING THE
T
REE
S
TRUCTURE
The Database Explorer application has a tree structure which
enables the first phase of a search for material to be conducted.
By filtering through the tree structure it is indeed possible to
restrict the search to specific locations on the XNet network,
play-lists, within bins or logs.
F
ILTERING
U
SING
S
EARCH OF
M
ETADATA
Selecting the Search icon in the menu reveals the Filter
toolbar (see screenshot below). You can use this toolbar to
search for clips and see the associated metadata.
Note
The search can be refined to a specific area of the
database depending on the tree level selected in the
tree structure.
H
OW TO
O
PEN A
S
EARCH
F
ILTER
A filter can be opened simply by clicking on the corresponding
button in the toolbar, or by using its corresponding shortcut.
Clicking a filter icon does not perform the search. It only
displays the filter parameters which will be used to refine the
search.