Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, retrieving, and viewing multimedia content employs metadata. The multimedia content is stored in the system, along with associated two types of metadata: (1) objective metadata and (2) subjective metadata. The associated objective metadata contains the values of various objective parameters that pertain to the creation of the multimedia content. Examples of such objective parameters include focal length of the camera used, the recording medium (film or digital), dimensional view (2D or 3D), source of light, light temperature, selected focus (fore, mid, or background), camera motion, recorded frame rate, and rendered playback frame rate. The associated subjective metadata pertains to the subjective content of the multimedia and typically consists of at least one keyword or tag that describes the subjects, themes, or genres depicted by the multimedia content.