Type a sentence the way you'd say it out loud. Smart search maps it onto the same filter fields as the structured search — you just don't have to fill them in yourself.
What works well
- "Donatello last spring"
- "Sarah at Lummen 1m20"
- "all my videos from May 2025"
- "team videos with Roxy"
What works less well
- Very short, ambiguous queries — two-word inputs like "constant tina" can resolve in surprising ways. Use the structured filters instead when you know exactly which field you mean.
- Queries that need data we don't have yet — fence height, fault count. Add those to the comments field of your videos and a future query against comments will find them.
Smart search and structured search use the same data
Whether you type "Donatello at Lummen" or fill in Horse + Location, you get the same results. Smart search just translates your sentence into filters. If a result surprises you, switch to structured filters to see exactly which field is matching.