Multimedia IR Systems My first step in the role of an SME was getting to know what . I started learning it as I understood that my whole photo album is itself. Multimedia data is Multimedia Data Then, I realized that I needed to use a solution to search for - . Multimedia Data Multimedia IR systems However, there are many , and it was a long way to select one of them to start searching more efficiently. Multimedia IR systems Thus, several , that are present on the market and available for end users, were analyzed. Multimedia IR systems I described the process of analysis and comparison for . Multimedia IR systems here Consequently, I was able to choose the most suitable system for me. Metadata A short usage of these systems gave me an understanding that significantly rely on the as a main information source that is used for a search following different criteria, like device, time, location, etc. Multimedia IR systems metadata Therefore, the presence and consistency of are very important for to operate, as well as for other purposes; please see for more details. metadata Multimedia IR systems Three Cheers for Embedded Metadata Working experience with one of those systems shows that search results might be incomplete or even incorrect due to inconsistent or non-existent . metadata is usually kept inside each file as a header with a predefined format. Metadata There are plenty of formats like , or . metadata Exif , IPTC XMP The reasons for incorrect and absent are quite different - from not setting proper data on the device that takes photos to privacy issues. metadata This describes importance in more detail, and there is information about other reasons for incorrect and absent . resource metadata metadata Examples of Incorrect Search Results Let's consider two examples of incorrect search results. In the first case, we tried to search for photos with existing positions, and to see them on a map. Geo A search returned four photos taken near , marked by a red circle. In fact, nobody took photos near . Ghana Ghana In the second case, we searched for photos taken in . 2011 We got one video that was recognized as , underlined in red. The system has provided such results due to incorrect . March 2020 metadata Multimedia Organizers That being the case, I understood that are not so effective without other tools, often called . Multimedia IR systems Multimedia Organizers Usually, provide automation for importing a new photo set into existing photo albums, and it is not an implemented feature in . Multimedia Organizers Multimedia IR systems In addition, they might identify and address some issues that shall be fixed before a user starts searching data using the . Multimedia IR systems Integration Then I started studying the shall integrate with. Multimedia IR systems FVA Tool Set Integration with offline is implemented through integration with , and integration with online is implemented through integration with . Multimedia IR systems digiKam Multimedia IR systems Google Photos As perform a search by certain criteria, based on multimedia , the FVA Software shall be able to work with the same multimedia to be integrated with . Multimedia IR systems metadata metadata Multimedia IR systems Integration With digiKam For , I found that the setting shall be used to define how it is configured to search through . digiKam Collections multimedia data setting shall be enabled. Monitor the albums for external changes (requires restart) Taking into account this setting, will pick up external changes in the collection as soon as the FVA Tool Set puts it in. digiKam However, from the side, it is required to provide a possibility to configure storage in a way to be able to put processed and be integrated with . FVA Tool Set multimedia data digiKam Therefore, a separate screen shall be created to ask a user what storage location, should be used for incoming . UI digiKam multimedia data For example, a directory is selected for as shown in the picture above. Therefore, when a user wants to integrate after processing by the FVA Tool Set, he/she shall be able to select the directory as a directory in the to put the processed in. C:\FVA Local Collections multimedia data C:\FVA UI multimedia data As soon as it is done, the will put into a selected directory, and the will be able to search through it. FVA Tool Set multimedia data Multimedia IR system Integration With Google Photos Integration with __ __is implemented in the same way. Google Photos First of all, it's worth noting that shall be configured to be integrated with the . Google Photos FVA Tool Set Thus, appropriate file types and folders shall be set up as in the figure below: For example, and directories are selected for the folder settings as shown above. Pictures from Devices It means that when a user wants to integrate after processing by the , he/she shall be able to select the or directory on the screen, as a directory to put processed in. multimedia data FVA Tool Set fromDevices Pictures UI multimedia data As soon as it is done, the will put into a selected directory, and will be able to search through it as soon as it synchronizes . FVA Tool Set multimedia data Google Photos multimedia data