1. A method of enabling retrieval of information from a video surveillance system, the method comprising: automatically identifying an object of interest in a video scene of a master camera or a slave camera; automatically classifying at least one feature of the object of interest to produce master and slave metadata, the object of interest for the slave camera being determined as a function of the master metadata; tracking the object of interest by adjusting the slave camera's field of view based on object information included in the master metadata, wherein adjusting the slave camera's field of view is further based on processing the video scene at the slave camera based on the master metadata; and storing the master and slave metadata in association with video of at least the slave camera in a manner that enables retrieval, of information about the object of interest, through use of the master or slave metadata, wherein the slave metadata includes detailed object information extracted from the video scene by the slave camera.