Hollywood vs Reality: Officer Involved Shootings
A video I found interesting that was recently published by the Post Falls, ID Police Department:
Myths, Misconceptions and Realities Associated with Police Use of Deadly Force
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A video I found interesting that was recently published by the Post Falls, ID Police Department:
Myths, Misconceptions and Realities Associated with Police Use of Deadly Force
You can just press play if you want to, but if you're forensically processing evidence, I wouldn't advise it. Know the playback software, as it is just as important to proper playback and interpretation as the hardware. Take Windows Media Player, for instance.
In the following video I discuss a few quirks about Windows Media Player v12, a shortcoming of the popular metadata tool MediaInfo, and more.
Let me start by saying that I am by no means trying to imply that DVR, NVR or any other digital or IP based video system cannot produce good quality video evidence. There are even 2 or 3 high-end, mega-pixel quality digital surveillance cameras and systems on the market today whose capabilities far exceed those of a traditional analog based system. However, to my point, it seems more often than not digital based systems are producing very poor quality video evidence regardless of the system's actual capabilities.
So why do DVRs typically provide poor quality video evidence? Here are a few of the common reasons: