Using Basic search

The Search dialog box provides the basic search mode for locating assets anywhere in the K2 system media storage.

  1. Open the Search dialog box by doing one of the following:
    • Select Clips | Search.
    • Click the Search button in the Clips pane.

    If the Search button is not displayed in the Clips pane, refer to assignable buttons in the Guide to using the Clips pane section.

  2. Choose Basic search, then specify search criteria on the Text, Date and Type tabs. The search is performed using the combination of search criteria on all three tabs.
    • Search by text – If you know all or part of an asset name, use the Text tab. Select the text entry control, then type all or part of the asset name in the “Enter Search Text” dialog box. The default text search mode is “any word” or “word portion”. For example, if you enter the word fire, search will find all asset names that contain fire, for example, fires and house fire. For an “exact phrase” search, use a single quote or double quote to specify the phrase. For example, if you enter “forest fire”, search will locate all asset names that contain the phrase forest fire.

      If the Search names only… option is selected, the search is applied to asset names. If not selected, the search includes all asset metadata.

    • Search by date – If you are searching for assets created or modified within a specific date or time range, use the Date tab. By default, the All Dates box is selected. To specify date criteria, select the Find items option to enable the controls under it. Use the drop-down list to choose Created or Modified, then do one of the following:
      • Select the between option, and then specify a date range. Click the edit control to display a calendar for easy input.
      • Select the in the last option, and then use the drop-down lists to specify a time within a recent number of minutes, hours, days, or months.
    • Search by Type – In the Type tab, select the type of assets— clips, programs or lists to be searched. Search results will only include the selected types.
  3. Once you have selected the search criteria, click OK to start the search.

The search results are displayed in the Clips pane. The text in the Current Bin control is replaced with a brief summary of the search. For example, Search: movie - indicates all the clips, programs and lists with names like movie1, movie2, or Search: Created Last 7 Days for assets created in the last week.



When you perform a search, the most recent four searches are displayed. The older ones get removed. At any one time, you see four searches at most in the bin list. There is no way to delete these.


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