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The old Zen proverb, "Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know," comes to mind when reviewing the many marketing websites for those trying to find work as video/image analysts for the many court districts around the US. In most states, the evidence code defines the process whereby a person's testimony may be admitted and how that testimony will be treated. In California, for

I'm momentarily out of my self-imposed exile to post this brief note on my old friend, Photoshop. When processing images and video for the court, many agencies will try to do more with less. They will make the mistake of thinking that standard commercial photo editors will be fine. The software is often very inexpensive or even free. But, would you trust your case to just any piece of software?

It's with a touch of sadness and regret that I must end my run as your humble blogger. I will leave this site up for as long as Google allows, to serve as a reference. But no new posts will appear. All the best and thanks. Jim

I can't update the Adobe Creative Cloud apps on my MacBook Air. I keep getting the same error. I've been to the forums. Here's one thread full of frustrated customers. Here's another with a stupid solution. Adobe's support has gone down the tubes over the years. SO GLAD I don't need the update right now. SO GLAD I use Amped FIVE for all of my forensic work now.

In the years since my book was published, people have asked about the dedication page. Who is "Sandy?" Professor Alexander "Sandy" Allan was my great uncle, my inspiration, and the guide to my academic and professional life. He passed away on July 10th. Sandy Allan October 21, 1926 - July 10, 2015 Sandy passed away at home, aged 88. Sandy was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marguerite (Gunton

Amped Software just announced that David Spreadborough, aka Spready, has joined their team. Awesome news. Congrats to Spready and to Amped Software.

An intersting question came in regarding a problem often encountered by LE folks processing / redacting CP images for court. Obviously, you don't want to process them one at a time when there are hundreds of images to redact. The question was tossed around and here's a simple way to do it in FIVE courtesy of our friends at Amped Software. Open a sequence of images (Load>Sequence Loader) Redact