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Version: V12

Understanding Search in VIDIZMO

VIDIZMO provides a powerful search tool that helps users quickly find relevant content across the platform. Search works globally across all portals within an account or within a specific portal based on user permissions.

How Search Works​

VIDIZMO search indexes all metadata including titles, tags, descriptions, categories, author names, closed captions, summaries, and custom attributes. The search mechanism uses relevance-based ranking where content matching search terms in multiple fields ranks higher in results.

For details on using filters, see How to Search and Filter Content.

Searchable Content Types​

Search across all media metadata:

  • Title - Media titles (highest search priority)
  • Description - Short and long descriptions
  • Tags - Keywords associated with media
  • Categories - Category and subcategory names
  • Author - Content creator names
  • Custom Attributes - User-defined metadata fields

VIDIZMO indexes closed captions and transcriptions for in-video search:

  • Search for words spoken in videos via ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition)
  • Search translated transcripts in multiple languages
  • Click on transcript text to jump to that moment in the video
  • Supports 508 Compliance accessibility requirements

See Understanding Transcription Pane.

AI-generated summaries are indexed and searchable. When search keywords appear in a summary, the original content (video, audio, or document) linked to that summary appears in results.

Search and navigate using video timestamps:

  • Add timestamps in comments to create clickable links
  • Click timestamp links to jump to specific moments in video
  • Navigate via timed comments in the transcription pane

VIDIZMO supports advanced search options for filtering content by processing state and specific identifiers.

Search by Processing State​

Filter content based on processing status:

  • Clipped - Content created from clipping original media
  • Transcoded - Content that has been transcoded to different formats
  • Transcribed - Content with transcription/closed captions enabled
  • Redacted - Content with redaction applied
  • AI Processed - Content processed with AI features (face detection, OCR, etc.)
  • Locked - Content that has been locked to prevent modifications

Search by Custom Attribute Values​

Filter content by specific custom attribute name-value pairs configured in Portal Settings.

Relevance-Based Results​

Search results are ranked by relevance based on:

  • Number of fields containing the search term
  • Field priority (title matches rank higher than description matches)
  • Term frequency within content

Content with search terms appearing in multiple fields (title, description, tags) ranks higher than content with matches in a single field.

Viewer Level Filters​

Portal Homepage and Library Filters​

Top Bar:

  • Mode - Live, On-Demand, or All content
  • Sort By - Title, Duration, Most Viewed, Most Recent, Most Relevant, Most Popular
  • Processed State - Original, Clipping, Transcription, All

Side Bar:

  • Categories
  • Tags
  • Media Type
  • Custom Attributes

My Media Filters​

Assigned Tab:

  • Sort by Start Date, Title, or Due Date
  • Filter by status: In-Progress, Completed, All

Uploaded Tab:

  • Personal upload history

See How to Manage Custom Attributes.

NOTE: Only media the user has permission to view appears in search results.

See Also​

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