The Palace Brawl: The Significance of Video Evidence
November 19, 2004 was the day the worst sporting brawl in US history took place. It was the final few minutes of the basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons when a fight broke out between the players. While Ron Artest was in time out, a drunken fan …Read More
Video Enhancement: How to Enhance a Video Recording
As experienced and trained video forensic experts, we perform video enhancement in our in our lab on a regular basis. In the following post, we will share with you some common challenges with forensic video enhancement process. We will also share some ‘How To’s’ so you better understand the forensic …Read More
A DVD is NOT an Original Video
More often than not, a DVD is not an original video.
Many law enforcement organizations create DVD copies for defendants because they are much easier to play than native digital video formats. This can be confusing so allow me to further explain. Over the last 30 years as a practicing audio/video …Read More
How to Enhance Security Camera Videos – Enhance Video Quality
How to Enhance Video Quality
As a video forensic expert, CCTV enhancement (closed circuit television) is a day to day practice we perform on video recordings from both digital and analogue surveillance systems. Often times, the courts we testify in want to know how to enhance security camera videos. In the …Read More
Video as Evidence – The Importance of Video Authentication
So why is video authentication important? As a video forensic expert, I often find that videos submitted into litigation are not an original as the person admitting has stated. Instead, they are copies that have been altered to only contain the events they want the Trier of fact to see. …Read More
Video as Evidence – CCTV Video and Video Forensics
As a video forensic expert and expert witness, I have seen almost everything when it comes to Closed Circuit TV. Some of it is very disturbing, but much of it is benign ? from the lady whose ex-husband is stalking her, to the bank that just captured a robbery on …Read More
How To: CCTV Enhancement; Improve the Quality of My Video Evidence?
You have a video and the quality is poor. You need to see the events recorded in the video more clearly than what is currently available. Chances are that your video is probably part of a court case and has a critical impact on the judge and jury better understanding …Read More
Expert Video Enhancement ? A Matter of Life or Death
As we have all witnessed from the recent Boston Bombings, having the technology and talent to accurately and clearly perform expert video enhancement. This is especially true when it comes to criminal forensic image clarification from surveillance security cameras.
A trained specialist using sophisticated software can make blurry or seemingly impossible-to-see …Read More
Video Enhancement Strategies of a Video Forensic Expert
Every case that requires video enhancement requires the video forensic expert to develop a strategy comprised of a series of steps and forensic software tools. Back when surveillance video was analog video tape, video enhancement was more difficult. The equipment forensic experts used to conduct video enhancement was entirely hardware …Read More
How to tell if a video recording has been edited
Is my video edited? How to tell if a video recording has been edited?
Is my video edited? How to tell if a video has been edited? In order to authenticate video evidence accurately, a trained video forensic expert must perform the testing to ensure the authentication process is done accurately. …Read More