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.

Abstract: A method for searching digital multi-media content, comprising associating at least one metadata object independently with a respective time interval of a content. Creating a record for a time interval of the content, the record containing at least one metadata object associated with the particular time interval of the content, wherein two or more metadata objects can relate to at least part the same time interval. 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 at least one pointer to at least one time interval of a content.