Salient Stills, a vendor for video forensics and image enhancement, announced collaboration with the National Center for Media Forensics (NCMF) at the University of Colorado Denver. The program is using Salient Stills' solution to teach graduate students how to secure, capture and process evidence from video samples.
"The NCMF supports innovation in media forensics with the development of new knowledge, applications, methodologies and services through research and education," said Catalin Grigoras, Director of the NCMF. "By adding tools to our curriculum, we're expanding professional development training in video forensics for students in law enforcement and related professions."
Salient Stills, a vendor for video forensics and image enhancement, announced collaboration with the National Center for Media Forensics (NCMF) at the University of Colorado Denver. The program is using Salient Stills' solution to teach graduate students how to secure, capture and process evidence from video samples.
"The NCMF supports innovation in media forensics with the development of new knowledge, applications, methodologies and services through research and education," said Catalin Grigoras, Director of the NCMF. "By adding tools to our curriculum, we're expanding professional development training in video forensics for students in law enforcement and related professions."
The NCMF program prepares students for careers in law enforcement and private sector forensics. Students graduate with a Master's of Science degree, to support investigations of audio, video and image evidence. The 16-month program culminates with a thesis, an internship in law enforcement or the private sector and many hours of hands-on lab work using programs.
"Through hands-on training in forensic video procedures and applications, our students keep their skills and knowledge sharp and up to date. Forensic tools help make this happen," said Jeff Smith, Associate Director of the NCMF and Instructor. "In addition, training provides students with a better understanding of how video is produced, how videos can be analyzed effectively, and best practices for producing high-quality video segments and stills to advance investigations."
Smith leads students through the interface and demonstrates work with sample evidence, including one recent project to capture digital surveillance footage from one of six DVRs at the NCMF and create actionable still images.
"Salient Stills offers each student a subscription license while they are in class and the NCMF has one full license in its Video Forensics Lab," said Laura Teodosio, President and CEO of Salient Stills.
Designed for use by law enforcement officers and using innovative processing algorithms, the solution dramatically improves the ability to capture and export fuzzy or grainy video from videotape, surveillance systems, digital video cameras, cell phones and proprietary DVR formats. The system generates higher resolution stills and videos to help identify suspects and produce other leads.