June 11, 2024
Opposing side: “We don’t hear that.” What they mean is, we don’t want to hear that. Often audio can be cleaned and clarified.
Sometimes it requires going over short sections of a recording, listening very carefully, and even after clarification, further repetitive listening to try and tease out comprehension.
May 11, 2024
They cloned my voice to damage my business and reputation
They cloned my voice to damage my business and reputation A frantic call to 9-11 was posted on social media. In it, a man is saying things that – if true – were damaging to his reputation and would make his clients reluctant to do business with him.
January 2, 2024
Deepfakes Are Presenting Complicated Challenges for Attorneys. Here’s How to Combat Them
In March 2022, a video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling his soldiers to put down their weapons and surrender to Russia was posted online. The video ran a minute long, and it quickly spread on social media.
The only problem? It was completely fake.
June 23, 2019
Deluge of Digital Video and Audio Evidence
Attorney Michael Schwartz crafts a concise list of crucial advice, warnings, and tips to attorneys who are going to mediation or trial with video or audio evidence.
January 10, 2018
When Toys Become a Threat to Privacy
It may seem unexpected, but technology in the toy industry has made it so that consumers have to question what to do when toys become a threat to privacy.
November 22, 2017
Video and Audio Evidence In Court: How to Prevail In Civil and Criminal Cases by Properly Utilizing Audio, Video, and Still Image Evidence
I was so frustrated seeing attorneys make the same mistakes that I had to prepare this class.
September 28, 2017
Police Can Not Hide Tracking of License Plate Data
The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that police can not hide tracking of license plate data and must release to the public all the plate data they are collecting.
September 7, 2017
Augmented Reality proof of concept allows audio recordings to visually float in 3D space
With all the audio analysis and enhancements that we do, I am often looking at audio waveforms and spectrograms. That's one important way we explore, measure, and judge how audio filters are impacting the original audio.
February 8, 2017
Create Your Own Video Evidence and Help Solve Crimes
Under normal circumstances, the police are responsible for finding video evidence, or any evidence for that matter, of a crime. The police will then process and analyze the video evidence to solve the crime and prove their case.
January 24, 2017
Teaching an MCLE tomorrow in Fullerton area
We're looking forward to teaching attorneys about the newest techniques in video, audio, and still image forensics. All examples and material taken from our actual cases.