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An all new year brings an all new look and an entirely different platform for our forensic multimedia community. Our new site has been redesigned from the ground up to simplify information sharing for our members. Let's take a quick look at navigating the all new members area and point out a few important changes.
January 26-29, 2010 the Corona Police Department will host the Ocean Systems training course "Forensic Video Analysis - FVA 101, Introduction to Forensic Video Analysis".
The learning environment consists of lectures and hands-on exercises designed to allow the analyst to become familiar with the dTective system while working on real cases. Class is limited to 10 students so click here to find out more and get registered today!
One of the features still in BETA for the new member's area is a video sharing service, which will allow users to upload videos or add their videos currently hosted elsewhere to the Media-Geek video library. In addition to a searchable, categorized library, each member's profile will list their videos.
Although this feature wasn't initially slated to be rolled out with our launch on the 11th, it now looks like it will be! Get your training videos together, get registered, and come back next week to upload!
Seagate has unveiled new models of its Pulsar line of solid-state drives (SSD)--delivering performance, endurance, and reliability that business can trust. The new drives bring the benefits of SSD to organizations with demanding data storage needs.
Forensic Video Analysis - FVA 101
dTective/ClearID/Avid - 4 Days
Forensic Video Analysis using Ocean Systems dTective and ClearID is 4 day course that provides a comprehensive approach to your casework for both digital and analog video evidence with a primary focus on our the stream-lined workflows and digital media processing. It is intended for anyone who is new to the field of FVA or persons who have not been formally trained using these tools.
Community member Jimmy Schroering has launched a new site called DMEforensics.com. Jimmy's old domain jdsdevelopment.com will redirect to his new site, but only for the next week or so. Take a moment to visit & bookmark today.
Sheriff John Whetsel, Oklahoma County, OK, recently sent a letter to his fellow Police Chiefs and Sheriffs asking for their support of LEVA's mobile video technology survey and the 2011 National Summit for Mobile Video Technology.
To view a PDF version of Sheriff Whetsel's letter click here.
Here's a list of 25 articles, how-tos, production guides, websites, white papers, webinars, presentations, and conferences that can help you cut through the confusion about the H.264 video codec, learn what it is, and start using it for online video.
You can download a free PDF, Color Correction and Enhancement in Adobe Photoshop CS6. This is 33 page excerpt from the new book, Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS6: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals.
Today I am honored to report that we made a $2,390 donation to Marshall University's Cyber Forensics & Security program, thanks to the many generous donations we received earlier this year.
Thank you to all of those who donated earlier this year, then re-donated their original donation to support this gift in memory of my dad and brother. You can view the contribution on Marshall University's Donar Wall.
Keep being great & doing great things, my friends...and have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Tired of going at it alone, eh WiGig? The aforesaid Alliance has just teamed up with yet another organization -- a mere six months after doing likewise with the Wi-Fi Alliance. For those unaware, WiGig's 60GHz multi-gigabit technology has already begun to penetrate the higher-end AV market, particularly in devices that shoot 1080p from source-to-display sans cabling. But as we've seen, the adoption rate there isn't anything to write home about, and it seems as if the entity is branching out in an effort to broaden its potential profit portfolio.
Full story:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/03/wigig-and-vesa-team-up-promise-wireless-displayport-gear/
Adobe recently launched their monthly subscription option in the U.S. for all of the software products, allowing users to pay-as-they-go for access to Adobe software. The option has been around for Australian users for quite some time, and is now available to those in North America as well...finally!
It's a hot topic, maybe not for the general public, but certainly for many of my peers lately. I have yet to meet a Digital Evidence Technician or Analyst who has complained about having too much, hi-speed, secure, expandable & redundant shared storage. Just sayin'. 😎
Storage & workflow optimization go hand-in-hand when it comes to Digital & Multimedia Evidence.
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