Footers Exhibits often have their own page ranges that are independent of the electronic PDF page number that they correspond to. For instance, an exhibit from a journal or textbook may only include the chapter or article. In this instance, page one of the PDF, may actually correspond with page 145 of the article. To ..
Author : Roger Holtzen
Interrogatories Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure outlines a formal set of written questions that litigants can ask the opposite party in order to clarify evidence and determine what facts will be presented at trial. These written questions are known as interrogatories and the answer to interrogatories are given under oath and ..
MPEG-4 Video MP4 stands for a MPEG-4 Video file. This is a more advanced form of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video formats. Below is a list of notable features for the MP4 format. MP4 Files can contain video, audio and even store data such as subtitles MP4 files are smaller due to the improved compression ..
MPEG-2 Video Mpeg-2 video compression was originally used in DVD video discs. It is a lossy video and audio compression format that allows approximately two hours of video on a standard DVD disc. DVD discs can be formatted as either a file storage medium or as a DVD video disc. A DVD video disc incorporates ..
MPEG-1 Video (Moving Pictures Expert Group) MPEG-1 is a low compression, highly stable video format which is the standard for use in synchronized depositions. Despite being introduced over 25 years ago, MPEG-1 is still the most widely compatible video format in the world. When video deposition synchronization first became technologically feasible in early 1990s, MPEG-1 ..
Scalers Different devices can output different screen sizes and different resolutions. In order create a courtroom system that can accommodate everything from high definition wide screen signals to low resolution standard screen VGA signals, all video output is run through a device that converts the signals to one resolution and aspect ratio. This device is ..
Scrolling Deposition Text All trial presentation software has the ability to display the transcript testimony while the video deposition is playing. The text “scrolls” in a synchronized fashion with the spoken word on a line-by-line basis. This feature can be turned on or off depending on the preference of the litigators or the ..
Video Synch Files Synch files allow the synchronization of video/audio playback to coincide with the text transcript of the audio. Synch files are small databases of information where each row of the database connects the text of the transcript to the appropriate video playback time. Typically each row in the synch file contains a minimum ..
Switching Devices Typically in a courtroom set-up there are multiple display devices that need to present. These can include laptops used by each side, document camera, and other devices that produce a video signal. A switcher allows the presenter to select which device is to be displayed on the monitors and projector in the courtroom. ..
Transcript Report Once deposition designations are imported into trial presentation software, the software allows the trial presentation consultant to create a script report which contains only the designations that each side has requested. Script reports can contain the transcript text, color coded text that delineates which side designated the testimony, total run time for the ..