Sample Workflows

Workflow #1: Editing Existing Metadata

Objective: Review existing embedded metadata in a set of video files and make adjustments.
  1. Under the Options toolbar menu, make sure that 'Skip files with no .avi extension' is enabled.
  2. Open a set of files in AVI MetaEdit, either through dragging each file into the AVI MetaEdit window or selecting the Open Directory option.
  3. Review the open files and the 'Log of Errors' for any technical errors that may have occurred while AVI MetaEdit read the files.
  4. Under the Rules toolbar menu enable the Validation Sets that you would like your metadata to comply with.
  5. In the Core View, review any existing metadata that does not comply with the selected validation rules. It will appear in red.
  6. Make any desired changes or additions to the embedded metadata in the Core View. For instance, inconsistencies in the use of Originator could be fixed by right-clicking on an accurate value and selecting 'Fill All Open Files with this Value'.
  7. Optionally, export the entire Core Document as a CSV file in order to open it in an external spreadsheet application for further edits. Then import the saved CSV document back into AVI MetaEdit.
  8. Under the File Menu, select 'Save Modified Files'.
  9. Review the Log of Operations and Errors for any problems that may have occurred during the save operation.

Workflow #2: Inserting Metadata From an External Source

Objective: Take metadata from an external resource and embed that data into a set of video files.
  1. Starting with an existing spreadsheet of metadata, map each column to a LIST-INFO value.
  2. Add a primary row to the spreadsheet that contains an allowable LIST-INFO value that corresponds to the data in that column. For instance a column of values listing file identifiers may be header with a column title of 'OriginatorReference'.
  3. Ensure that the spreadsheet contains a column called 'FileName' that contains a full filepath to the video file that that particular row describes.
  4. Save the spreadsheet as a CSV.
  5. Import the CSV into AVI MetaEdit.
  6. Review the open files and the 'Log of Errors' for any technical errors that may have occurred while AVI MetaEdit read the CSV.
  7. Under the Rules toolbar menu enable the Validation Sets that you would like your metadata to comply with.
  8. In the Core View, review any existing metadata that does not comply with the selected validation rules. It will appear in red.
  9. Make any desired changes or additions to the embedded metadata in the Core View. For instance, inconsistencies in the use of Originator could be fixed by right-clicking on an accurate value and selecting 'Fill All Open Files with this Value'.
  10. Under the File Menu, select 'Save Modified Files'.
  11. Review the Log of Operations and Errors for any problems that may have occurred during the save operation.