The Importance of Remote Access Video Surveillance Systems (CCTV)
It is a well-known fact that closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems help to deter crime. In fact, if a building has a CCTV system installed, any crime committed at that building…
Video Evidence in an Advanced Technology World
When I receive a video recording that is to be used in litigation, there are several activities that I employ during the video investigation. First, watching the file in its…
Forensic Tools: Keep It Basic While Keeping Up-To-Date
As a video forensic expert, I am very aware of the many software tools that are available for examining and authenticating video evidence which will be used in litigation. Some…
Best Practices for Digital Video Evidence
One of the day to day activities of a video forensic expert is to determine if a digital video recording is an exact representation of the facts as they occurred…
What Makes a Great Expert Witness?
For many years, I have been working on investigating and testifying in video forensic cases around the world. As a result, I've come up with a list of qualities that…
Unexpected and Opportune Bike Accident CCTV Video
Over the last 28 years, I've seen an awful lot of closed-circuit television footage, but I have not seen anything like the video below. It's amazing for a few reasons.…
How to Video Record and Present the Accident for Court
After producing several accident reconstruction videos in my career as a video forensic expert, I have made observations about what works when we recreate the accident in video form for…
3 Tips for Preparing Video Evidence for Court
Over the last 28 years, I have worked on many video forensic cases. This blog post is about the top three things I have learned and want to share with…
The Future of CCTV Video: Body Worn Cameras
Body-worn CCTV video cameras come in all shapes and sizes. are easily available on the Internet. Anyone can purchase a wristwatch camera, cell phone camera, or buttonhole camera (see photo…
CCTV Forensic Video Enhancement
Closed circuit television systems (CCTV) are a very useful tool for businesses, governments, institutions, etc. mainly because they can keep an area secure and safe automatically without human interaction. Some…