Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 66)

2 Enter one or more search criteria in the metadata field or fields that you want to search.
3 Click the Search button.
Every asset and production that contains the search criteria you entered is returned, and
the number of assets found appears in the bottom of the main window.
Important: Like the search field used for a simple search, the advanced search fields retain
the information you last entered. This makes it simple for you to repeat the search you
entered previously. To clear the advanced search fields, you must click the delete button
on the far right of the search field.
Search Examples
Find an asset or production by using its location in one of the following searches:
• Enter the name of the device on which the asset is stored in the Stored On advanced
search field, and the asset’s relative path (starting from the device on which it is stored)
in the Location advanced search field.
• For assets stored on a device that uses a Contentbase file system, enter the name of
the device on which the asset is stored in the Stored On advanced search field.
Find a production or asset by searching the Productions pane using one of the following
searches:
• Choose All Nested Items from the Search Depth pop-up menu, and optionally enter
all or a portion of the production’s title in the search field.
• Navigate several levels deep in the production hierarchy, choose Single Level from
the Search Depth pop-up menu, and optionally enter a creation date, Created By
criteria, or other metadata criteria.
Limit search results to include only assets or only productions by doing the following:
• Choose Assets Only or Productions Only from the Search type pop-up menu.
After you’ve entered the search criteria, click the Search button to return the search
results.
Using Smart Searches
Smart Searches can be created by you or your system administrator. Smart Searches
created and maintained by you are listed under the My Smart Searches heading in the
column on the left of the main Final Cut Server window, and only appear in your copy of
the Final Cut Server client. Several common Smart Searches are available after you first
install the Final Cut Server client; you can edit or delete these Smart Searches if you do
not need them.
66 Chapter 4 Organizing and Searching the Final Cut Server Catalog