Method for processing metadata

摘要

Metadata databases shall be cleaned regularly. Those metadata which are not utilized as index information of essence anymore should be deleted. Thus, there is provided a method and a device to save the selected metadata as essence. This means that metadata (1) seleceted by a graphical user interface (5) are converted into a new essence (4) by taking over the MD-essence (2) of the metadata (1) into the new essence (4). The user may find further essence data (6, 8, 12) on the basis of the MD-link (3) of the selected meta data (1) which could be added to new essence (4). <IMAGE>