There is more Digital & Multimedia Evidence (DME) than any other type of evidence today.
Working together we've expedited tens of thousands of criminal investigations. Learn more
by Lance Whitney
Adobe today announced the latest version of its Acrobat suite of products.
Set to hit the market in the next 30 days, the new Reader X and Acrobat X products are promising tighter security, better collaboration, and easier PDF reading.
Lossless trimming is the ability to trim, cut or extract segments of audio & video without re-encoding the original multimedia streams, maintaining both the original frames/samples and their related metadata. It is a process as old as digital video itself, and one that can be extremely helpful when dealing with hundreds or thousands of hours of digital video evidence for a case.
Reduce file size, reduce duration and maintain the original frames & quality. Bonus, the process is even faster than traditional editing, as you don't have to wait for the video to be re-encoded!
Spatial (Intraframe) compression is applied to each video frame independently, treating each frame as a stand-alone image. This is the type of compression leveraged by high-end video production facilities as it provides superior picture quality and efficiencies in the editing process. Every frame is a key frame.
The director of the FBI used his keynote address at the RSA 2010 conference to appeal for greater co-operation between law enforcement and the private sector to tackle online crime.
Robert Mueller told delegates that the need for co-operation had never been stronger, as online fraud rises to huge levels and the next generation of terrorists move online in unprecedented numbers."
I'm just back from a week of vacation, all of which was literally spent moving into our new home...a block and half away. Ugh, what a process. With that behind us now, I'm excited to get back to work on the DME Resources online training library!
I will be completing the Navigating & Using DME Resources training course over the 4th of July weekend, and we're still on schedule to launch the first DME related courses prior to the end of summer.
If you or your agency have a DME related topic or tool that you'd like additional training on, shoot me a note and I'll see if I may be able to help (or at least put you in touch with someone who can). Thanks for your continued participation and interest. Have a great 4th of July weekend everyone, be safe!
LEVA is conducting a one week hands-on forensic video analysis program in Cheshire, England, June 15 – 19, 2009. The event is hosted by Key Forensic Services, a leading provider of forensic solutions in the United Kingdom.
Digital Video Evidence: The Quest for Accuracy and Reliability is developed for the beginner to advanced level analyst. This unique program is designed to share scientific techniques and methodologies employed to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of video evidence and to maintain its credibility in the courtroom. For complete details click here.
A few weeks ago, I was on the March Networks site to download their T263 codec to share with a colleague and cross reference with the version on Media-Geek.com. I was back on their site again today briefly because of another inquiry from a colleague about this codec and noticed that their related support page had been updated to include additional versions of their codec, descriptions on which models of their recorders relate to each version, and separate download links for their proprietary software as well. Here's the direct link:
https://www.marchnetworks.com/support-downloads/downloads/video-players-and-codecs/
Please know I am not affiliated with March Networks in any way nor am I attempting to advertise for them. I was simply impressed with the recent update on their site that included this additional detail and thought you may find it helpful. Wouldn't it be great if all DVR/NVR manufacturers included this much information on their support pages? Never mind, no need to answer that. 😎
LEVA's 24th Annual Conference & Digital Multimedia Evidence Training Symposium is being held in Asheville, North Carolina September 9 - 13, 2013...and conference registration is now open! Check out the conference schedule and register today!
Kinesense, a Dublin, Ireland based company that provides forensic video analysis software solutions has develioped a new proprietary player management utility, PlayerManager v2. Find out more about Kinesense and PlayManager v2 by visiting their website at www.kinesense-vca.com
Microsoft, in partnership with the New York City Police Department, is announcing a new state-of-the-art law enforcement technology called Domain Awareness System. The said system is designed to bring the latest crime prevention and counter terrorism technology capabilities to New York City and to other law enforcement, and intelligence agencies around the world sometime in the future.
The Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association is providing a free course — Video Essentials for First Responders — for attendees of its 2013 LEVA Digital Multimedia Evidence Training Symposium, which runs Sept. 9-13 in Asheville, N.C
A look behind H.264, the world's most popular video codec, including encoding parameters and royalty concerns.
CCTV cameras across London help solve almost six crimes a day, the Metropolitan Police (Met) has said.
Det Ch Insp Mick Neville, who heads the Met's identification unit, said CCTV images were "treated like fingerprints and DNA" by the force.
The number of suspects who were identified using the cameras went up from 1,970 in 2009 to 2,512 this year.
Full story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12080487
Digital video evidence is coming at law enforcement agencies hard and fast, and both the pace and quantity of digital video evidence continue to increase exponentially. There are so many digital video sources, each with unique challenges and issues when it comes to proper evidence collection, viewing, interpreting, presentation and management of the evidence. Training is critical for all of those involved in the entire chain of evidence, especially in a field or discipline that is constantly changing and evolving.
If you’re involved in the digital video evidence chain, below are a few training events that I’ll be at next month that you may find interesting. Hope to see you there!
May 13-15, DVR Assessment & Video Recovery, Burtonsville, MD
May 19-23, LEVA Level 1 – Forensic Video Analysis & The Law – University of Indianapolis, IN
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