Abstract: A method for supporting searching in digital multimedia content comprising forming a virtual solid body by calculation of a primary area and a secondary area, separated by a function of time, wherein the calculation forms the virtual solid body, associating a metadata object with the virtual solid body, creating a record for the virtual solid body, the record containing the metadata object associated with the virtual solid body, providing the record to a search engine, wherein the record is arranged such that searches can be performed by the search engine, potentially resulting in a pointer to the virtual solid body in the content.