Content meta in DB
pfunkyfize
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So I now can see why people go crazy over lost content after building up a library of stuff that doesn't get categorized for easy accessibility. I am a software developer by trade and my brain is whirling around ways to make my massive library 'smartified' . I see that there is a database and I am familiar with SQL usage but is there a documented process on how to manually get content meta data that isn't loaded into the DB already so that I can end the torture of doing text searches on my runtime? If I just knew how to attach meta data to content I think I could build a solution. Or is that way too easy and the software devs that have come before me here already have a product/solution out there?
Thanks!
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http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/packaging/tutorials/adding_metadata/start
as far as I know, there is not an automated method for adding metadata products at this time
if you do come up with something, I would be interested in it.
Thanks for the link icecrmn, I'll let you know what I come up with. I just found a piece of content that I didn't know I had because it was never indexed into the database. For the amount of money a person spends on content that shouldn't have to happen LOL
How did you install it?
You're welcome,,,,most of the older stuff won't have that feature because the "Smart Content" feature wasn't around when they were made.I'm still relatively new to Studio so I don't know just when it came out, but the stuff made before it won't have it.That's many years worth of content, so it would be a daunting task to index all of it by hand.If you could come up with an addon for Studio that could do this automatically, I , and many others , would be very thankful.
Slosh created a Adding MetaData in DAZ Studio 4.6 tutorial and posted it on Youtube. The tutorial is still applies to DAZ Studio 4.8.
I DIM'd a bundle of items that contained items I didn't know were included...though they're Gen4 content so no meta data
This is also awesome! thank you!
Just watched the tutorial Lindsey- it's exactly what I needed, now I can just select a character and see its associated wardrobe/prop files like G2F/M characters. The tedious work of all the mouse clicks can now begin. Yikes...
Maybe an automated solution will be better for that task ;) Thanks again!
There is a way to do your own metadata but its quite difficult. There was a tutorial on the old forums but I wouldn't even know where to look for it.
@pfundyfize - In case you weren't aware, periodically perform the "Export User Data" command from the Content Database Meintenance menu. UserData_1.dsx will be written out to Runtime/Support which can be used to restore your metadata user changes, including user categories, in the event you need to reset and recreate your CMS database.
That is good to know! Thank you! I was thinking I was going to have to write a script that archives my user changes in case I had to restart from scratch. Now I don't have to- awesome! thanks!