In addition to problem correction, a number of enhancements can be performed on video footage that increases its useability as evidence. One such enhancement, known as MAGNIFi within our system, allows us to select any region within the footage, and display a zoomed version of that region as an overlay:

This can be a valuable tool in the courtroom, or even in the pre-trial phase. Defendants have a habit of re-examining their positions once presented with such visually compelling evidence, often resulting in a plea-bargain.
 

  

 FACT: Every time a videotape is played, the quality degrades. Many surveillance systems record in poor quality to begin with, and since the recording often takes place on a tape that is used over and over, the problem is compounded.

Pausing and rewinding a certain segment is even more brutal on the tape, and the segment that receives this treatment is virtually always the most important part of the tape from an evidentiary perspective. Bottom line? It's easy for critical video evidence to be rendered unuseable after only a few playings.

SOLUTION: Don't play an evidence videotape for viewing purposes. Its only playing should be the process of digitizing it into a computer for viewing and analysis.

Multiplexing:  The process of simultaneously recording signals from multiple cameras onto a single tape or into a single computer file.

Time-Lapse:  Recording fewer than the standard 30 frames of video per second, in order to conserve space on the media.

 

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