Doorbell Video Cameras: A Forensic Approach to their Pros and Cons
Doorbell video cameras are becoming increasingly popular in neighborhoods across the country. Not only are they reasonably priced, but they are easy to install and operate, giving individuals and families additional surveillance for their homes. These cameras have their drawbacks, however. Their low-quality video recordings can prove problematic should attempts …Read More
Smart Phone Video Enhancement
Smart phone video enhancement is the process of applying scientific applications to a video recording in order to better see the events as they occurred. Smart phones and used to record video events like an accident or a crime.
We forensically clarify or enhance these events so they can be seen …Read More
How can Forensic Video Enhancement help Investigators?
Forensic video enhancement (FVE) is the scientific approach to clarifying a video recording in order to better see the events as they occurred.
FVE can help litigators understand events that have been recorded on video but are difficult to see because of movement or shaky cameras, the subjects distance from the …Read More
The Video Recordings of the Shooting of Laquan McDonald
On November 24, 2015, police video that captured the shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago, Illinois was released to the public, almost 13 months after the incident took place. There has been a public outcry regarding not only the death of McDonald, but also the videos themselves.
The following blog post …Read More
Tips for Mobile Video/Cell Phone Video Enhancement
In past blog posts, we have discussed techniques that we use as video forensic experts that get the best results when conducting mobile video/cell phone video enhancement. What we have yet to discuss is how we get the best results when enhancing mobile video recordings.
Since most mobile video evidence is …Read More
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 – 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