Metadata is information describing all aspects of an asset or file. Each metadata value is saved in its specific metadata field of an asset in the database. Please see Basic Concepts -metadata for more information
Metadata concept is essential in MAM systems as they are the main tool for advance search and categorizing operations.
Each MAM project has its own metadata fields for all assets. When you first create a project, Metus MAM installs a big-tree structured metadata fields. Please note that only project administrators can change the active/visible metadata fields for a project.
Metadata tab (you can turn on/off metadata tab by shortcut F4 or View/Metadata)
You will see the metadata information for the active asset in the metadata tab. As you notice, the fields are ordered under groups and sub-groups.
You can also view all metadata fields in one tab (show all metadata fields in one tab)
