1. A tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions for defining a display description for providing a user interface to search digital content stored within a database, comprising: a first display description portion defining first user interface components configured to receive user input to identify search criteria for digital content stored within the database based on text-based metadata, wherein at least some of the digital content stored in the database includes metadata searchable based on user input to the first user interface components; and further wherein the digital content consists of one or more still or moving digital images; and a second display description portion defining second user interface components configured to permit a user to specify search criteria for digital content having portions within the digital content capable of receiving text, wherein at least some of the digital content stored in the database is analyzed to determine portions capable of receiving text without obscuring or distorting the text; and further wherein the digital content consists of one or more still or moving digital images.