DF Studio’s global search returns results matching a specific search query from across all assets viewable by the current user. For a more targeted set of results, visit a specific Project or Collection and then find assets by specific criteria.
To begin, click the “Find” icon in the far right of the filter bar above the DF Studio workspace.
The Find Within Project (or Find Within Collection) overlay will appear, with options for specifying search terms or defining additional criteria for the search based on asset metadata.
Text entered in the Full Text input box will be matched against any text associated with the available assets (such as filename, keywords, photographer, etc.). In order to search specific asset metadata, click the appropriate criteria to add fields to the search.
The Find overlay displays the search parameters from the most recent search performed in any particular Project or Collection from the same DF Studio user and web browser. Remove search criteria from the list by clicking the “close” icon in the corner, or reset the entire search by clicking the “Remove All” button.
Once all the criteria have been entered, specify whether the desired results must match all of the specified search criteria, or any of the search criteria. Then click the “Find” button.
Work With Results
Find results are presented directly in the proofsheet, along with any filters currently active in the filter bar. Results can be sorted, filtered further using the asset filter controls, or selected for adding to the Bin, sending a Messenger, editing metadata, etc.
To clear the find results, click the “clear” icon for the Find Results filter. Or, set the find results aside temporarily by deactivating the Find Results in the filter configuration.
Find Again
To view the Find results again, reactivate the Find Results filter. To adjust the search criteria or start a new search, click “Modify” in the Find Results filter setup.
Filtering adjustments can be made in the main Asset Filters panel, or using the single-filter panel from the filter bar summary. For more information, see Asset Filters