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Searching for Assets
SmartClient uses the iTX search tool, PinPoint, to find assets in your iTX System Database.
Summary
About PinPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the Search Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
The Search History Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
About PinPoint
SmartClient resents PinPoint in one of two forms, depending on which workspace is active
• In some workspaces (e.g. the Browse workspace), the PinPoint features are displayed on
their own separate level - the search level.
• In other workspaces (e.g. the Shot List workspace), SmartClient displays the PinPoint
features in a search dialog. The dialog appears when you click a search button.
When using PinPoint in SmartClient, the same main features are available as in iTX Desktop:
• The Search Builder.
• The Search History panel.
• The Results Browser.
In this section, we describe how you use the Search Builder and the Search History panel to
perform searches.
Using the Search Builder
Every asset registered in an iTX System Database has its own, unique name. The easiest way
to get a video clip from the database is to specify this name and request SmartClient to find
the clip and load it in a workspace.
Sometimes, though, you may not know the name. Or, you may want to view a batch of
video clips that have some common characteristics. In these circumstances, you may
request SmartClient to find clips by using other search criteria; for example, text in
annotations that describe the clips; or properties such as creation or modification dates.
You specify search criteria in the Search Builder: