Video image analysis

"A picture paints a thousand words" so they say and all of us are captured regularly on CCTV footage at work and at play. The recorded images, however, are not always as useful as they could be for legal purposes.

Our imaging work falls into four main categories:

• Image improvement
  At Keith Borer Consultants we use specialist forensic imaging technology which may reveal detail not apparent on first viewing. The technology we employ includes demultiplexing, noise removal and image optimisation, frame stabilisation and frame averaging. This may be all you require in order to progress your case to the next stage.
• Identification of people or objects
  Having improved the imagery if appropriate, we can then prepare reports comparing photographs of known suspects or objects with evidence images. We apply a rigorous approach to the assessment and measurement of unique and non-unique features.
• Analysis of events
  In this type of case, the sequence of events is analysed and reported to identify who did what. We can apply tracking markers to enable you to follow the actions of specific individuals.
• Image presentation
  Family, civil and criminal courts are increasingly utilising pictures and diagrams to present information, particularly to the jury. These can be especially useful in summarising large amounts of information in an easily understandable format and in presenting one set of diagrams agreed by all parties.

As the quality of images recorded can vary considerably, our preference is to undertake an initial review of your imagery material, at no cost, to see what can be done. If you wish to make use of this service, please send your imagery material to our Durham office.

Forensic expertise when you need it