tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:05:05 +0000Forensic PhotoshopA on-going discussion of the forensic uses of Adobe's Photoshop. Forensic Photoshop includes tips, how-tos, step-by-steps, and advanced techniques for using Photoshop in a forensic workflow. Questioned Document Examiners, Forensic Video Analysts, Latent Print Examiners, and Image Analysts can all find something here.http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)Blogger718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-3789689003156780045Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +00002009-11-10T04:11:34.173-08:00Learn Acrobat Online - free seminar seriesFrom the Adobe Acrobat for Legal Professionals team:"Can you name something free which makes you more productive? I can . . . just attend our free "Learn Acrobat Online" eSeminar series! We're going to kick it off this Friday with an "Acrobat 9 Tips and Tricks" Session."Click here to register or to read the full agendas.Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/IIekFkRU0rw/learn-acrobat-online-free-seminar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/IIekFkRU0rw" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/learn-acrobat-online-free-seminar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-4513776797436368775Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:57:00 +00002009-11-10T04:01:19.753-08:00Snow Leopard update - 10.6.2There's another SnowLeopard update (10.6.2). This time, Adobe is recommending it to fix some issues with Fireworks CS4.Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/yqp1SXy8a10/snow-leopard-update-1062.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/yqp1SXy8a10" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/snow-leopard-update-1062.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-115805397552903406Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:02:00 +00002009-11-10T04:08:08.172-08:00Premiere Pro and Media Encoder UpdatesPremiere Pro and Media Encoder CS4 (4.2) have been updated.You can find the list of fixes by clicking here and here.Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/e1xRDyXUbUo/premiere-pro-and-media-encoder-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/e1xRDyXUbUo" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/premiere-pro-and-media-encoder-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-4958117784546156531Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:34:00 +00002009-11-10T08:36:49.123-08:00Lightroom 3 beta - resourcesWith the news of some really cool features in Lightroom 3 beta, folks are scrambling to get a handle on the changes, improvements, and so forth.Tom Hogarty's blog post has a good list of resources for Lightroom 3 beta.I've got the beta myself. I'll begin testing it in a wee bit to see if the issues that I found with 1 & 2 are still there. Stay tuned.Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/PmU-4buWvZo/lightroom-3-beta-resources.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/PmU-4buWvZo" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/lightroom-3-beta-resources.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-797750569081698373Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +00002009-11-10T04:25:02.500-08:00Mapping plug-ins can help with Crime AnalysisCrime Analysis units regularly put together crime maps of neighbourhoods for daily patrol and command briefings. This new plug-in can help add some life to these maps."MAPublisher® cartography software seamlessly integrates over 40 GIS tools into the Adobe Illustrator environment to help you create maps the way you want, how you want. Import the most widely used GIS data formats, including those http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/WaVWQqdz57s/mapping-plug-ins-can-help-with-crime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/WaVWQqdz57s" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/mapping-plug-ins-can-help-with-crime.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-1230268652057644238Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:00 +00002009-11-10T04:32:21.176-08:00PSdroid?The Photoshop.com app comes to the new droid phones. It was only a matter of time.Click here for the info.Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/ZP1XEkDNLWs/psdroid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/ZP1XEkDNLWs" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/psdroid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-3533758896314873520Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:47:00 +00002009-11-04T05:04:29.867-08:00Sony AVCHD Support in Premiere Pro CS4With the price drops that are happening - retails scrambling to get consumers in the door - some readers were concerned that desirable HD handy cams would prove problematic when it comes to editing the footage shot and contained on the massive internal hard drives.Not to worry. Take the Sony HDR-SR11/12. The 11 gives you 60GB and the 12 has 120GB of internal storage. Up to 40 hours of 1080i http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/LYb7tTU7nh0/sony-avchd-support-in-premiere-pro-cs4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/LYb7tTU7nh0" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/sony-avchd-support-in-premiere-pro-cs4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-3299900124358587028Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:07:00 +00002009-11-03T07:35:31.975-08:00Photography UnpluggedI realise that there are many photography purists that read this blog. Even though I'm a "Photoshop guy*," I still love raw, unfiltered photography. I can remember back to my youth, discovering photography with my grandmother - listening to stories about how her father created a darkroom in their basement in Toronto. Admiring the sprit of adventure that was evident in her, and his http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/MWh4_KMgvPk/photography-unplugged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/MWh4_KMgvPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/photography-unplugged.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-6345234017484660274Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:37:00 +00002009-11-02T06:41:13.250-08:00Expert Witness Preparation and Testimony TrainingFrom LEVA.org - Expert Witness Preparation and Testimony (Nov. 15-17): This 24 hour seminar is designed to teach you what to expect in court, what your role is and how to make the most out of testifying. Having important information to give is not enough. You must also be able to effectively communicate that evidence to the jury, lawyers and judge. Practical in format, this seminar will helphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/npHZxx6p7Kw/expert-witness-preparation-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/npHZxx6p7Kw" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/expert-witness-preparation-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-1973130816451770761Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-11-01T09:31:31.869-08:00Print to PDF? Not in Snow LeopardI spend a lot of time on-line researching this and that. When I find something that I'll need to cite later, I usually make a PDF of the web page. Up until very recently, I would right-click on the page and select Print Page from the menu.In the resulting dialog, I'd select Adobe PDF - which would launch the Distiller.With Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6), things have changed. Distiller no longer workshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/BYLAlZb4Ipc/print-to-pdf-not-in-snow-leopard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/BYLAlZb4Ipc" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/11/print-to-pdf-not-in-snow-leopard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-3651899542583460783Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:12:00 +00002009-11-02T10:37:13.954-08:00Codec problems? Think Super©Don't you hate when this happens to you.You get a video from a DVR and try to play it back on your computer, and all you see is a solid colour screen. Or ... you see the video but your screen grabber's output is just the solid colour.Don't you wish that there was an easy alternative? There is ... and you don't have to spend a lot of money to get it. In fact, this software is FREE.Introducing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/n4TYxjetJxI/codec-problems-think-super.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/n4TYxjetJxI" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/codec-problems-think-super.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-873501778107540614Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:00 +00002009-10-30T09:26:58.202-07:00Fresh Help for Premiere Pro CS4 posted todayFrom the Adobe Blogs:"Fresh Help for Premiere Pro CS4 posted todayWe posted a new build of Premiere Pro English web Help and the Premiere Pro Help PDF yesterday. [The document is officially named Using Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, but I just can't bring myself to stop calling it simply Help.] The new build contains a number of new topics, and corrections to some legacy topics: all made as the result http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/Yh4l3pPjz64/fresh-help-for-premiere-pro-cs4-posted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/Yh4l3pPjz64" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/fresh-help-for-premiere-pro-cs4-posted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-3712161509816143807Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:04:00 +00002009-10-29T17:06:47.184-07:00Direct Timelapse Video Export from Lightroom 3 betaIt's not exactly what you were thinking, but this posting over at LightroomNews has potential for courtroom displays.Check it out.Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/cwdoUhuMB8M/direct-timelapse-video-export-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/cwdoUhuMB8M" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/direct-timelapse-video-export-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-3441473582707480216Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:12:00 +00002009-10-28T05:12:00.267-07:00Atlanta seeks to add 500 surveillance camerasFrom the Atlanta Journal and Constitution:"Atlanta’s other reality show is taping today outside CNN Center, at Woodruff Park and in Midtown.What you might call Real Pedestrians of Atlanta is a rather modest video surveillance: a few dozen cameras monitoring select locations in the city every second. But the city has applied for millions in federal stimulus funds so it can train about 500 more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/oNUd5zTsD9I/atlanta-seeks-to-add-500-surveillance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/oNUd5zTsD9I" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/atlanta-seeks-to-add-500-surveillance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-1279708330885018380Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:06:00 +00002009-10-28T05:06:00.138-07:00Half of Muni surveillance cameras fail in auditFrom the San Francisco Chronicle:"The onboard video surveillance equipment on more than half of Muni's buses and trains was not fully operational when an emergency audit was ordered by the San Francisco transit agency after the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy on a city bus last month.The Chronicle obtained the results of the audit Monday through a public records request. The inspection's findings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/S4NDQKwAQfo/half-of-muni-surveillance-cameras-fail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/S4NDQKwAQfo" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/half-of-muni-surveillance-cameras-fail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-45249649807918514Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:45:00 +00002009-10-27T12:07:31.363-07:00Accreditation or Certification?A recent posting on the LEVA web site asks, "Accreditation or Certification – Which Do I Need?" as the lead in for a panel discussion at next month's conference.Webster's Dictionary defines "need" as 1. a necessary duty (obligation) 2. a lack of something requisite, desirable or useful."Which begs the question, is accreditation and certification necessary? Are they requisite, desirable, or usefulhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/bLdpM9cFHS0/accreditation-or-certification.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/bLdpM9cFHS0" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/accreditation-or-certification.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-1332124032062182715Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:21:00 +00002009-10-27T09:28:57.814-07:00Cell phone forensics newsMicrosoft is out with Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC, Samsung, and LG have picked up the OS for future versions of their phones. While it's not necessarily a big update, vs. 6.1, there are some improvements. But, the really big ones are being saved for version 7 - which is at least a year away.Click here for a comprehensive review.In other news, here's a comprehensive how-to on "rooting" an Android http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/ygCuL5X27hI/cell-phone-forensics-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/ygCuL5X27hI" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/cell-phone-forensics-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-5756691056508362733Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:11:00 +00002009-10-27T08:19:58.367-07:00Free monitor calibration toolsHere's a couple of links to free monitor calibration utilities that I thought I'd share. Some folks are out there spending stimulus money on new equipment - buying the latest and greatest monitors to supplement their existing set-ups. They've spent it all ... and forgot to get something for calibration.Tom Neimann's (epaperpress.com) Monitor Calibration page.On-line monitor test from Torben http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/ol2l1ih3hsc/free-monitor-calibration-tools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/ol2l1ih3hsc" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-monitor-calibration-tools.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-7658334144724581625Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:02:00 +00002009-10-27T08:09:27.509-07:00Missing Photoshop PreviewsThose with 64-bit Windows systems often complain about not seeing thumbnail previews of PSDs and TIFFs. Thankfully, there's a utility that fixes the problem.Meet MysticThumbs.From MysticCoder: "I use Photoshop and DDS textures extensively and couldn't believe thumbnail generation of major file types, particularly PSD and DDS, a Microsoft DirectX specific format, were not supported 'out of the boxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/JkliIDYeSMY/missing-photoshop-previews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/JkliIDYeSMY" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/missing-photoshop-previews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-2646924387086535640Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:28:00 +00002009-10-26T18:35:58.421-07:00An insiders' view of certificationGood news and good news. Which do you want first?Ok. Here goes ...First, George Reis has a new blog over at Imaging Forensics. I'm glad that George has entered into the blogosphere. He's got tons of experience and knowledge in this area. Definitely check him out. He's said that he'll post weekly. With his busy life, that's quite the commitment.Second, courtesy of George, here's an insider's view http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/PfQJwkbrWSM/insiders-view-of-certification.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/PfQJwkbrWSM" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/insiders-view-of-certification.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-30866553791516588Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:18:00 +00002009-10-27T06:21:00.787-07:00The Right Way to Shoot Crime Scene VideoBy James Careless @ Government Video"The good news: Crime scene video has become an essential aspect of the U.S. judicial system, opening up lots of employment opportunities for videographers nationwide. The bad news: The onus is on the videographer to shoot the evidence properly, using methods that do not distort, omit or sensationalize what happened at the crime scene.Henderson enters the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/dSDhiSzULic/right-way-to-shoot-crime-scene-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/dSDhiSzULic" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/right-way-to-shoot-crime-scene-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-968343981872360660Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-10-25T11:17:30.429-07:00The future is 64-bitI get a ton of mail about configuring CS apps for use on older systems. Folks in public service often replace their systems every 3-5 years (vs. private firms that tend to upgrade every 18 months).If you are in public service, keep this announcement in mind when preparing your next purchase order. Future releases of After Effects and Premiere Pro* will only run on 64-bit systems.If you are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/EoRik4izHqw/future-is-64-bit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/EoRik4izHqw" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/future-is-64-bit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-2475669678564509131Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:52:00 +00002009-10-25T10:54:51.222-07:00CS4 and Windows 7From Adobe's Dave Helmly:"Windows 7 is here ........ finally.For the most part Windows7 ( I suggest the 64 bit version) is working excellent with our CS4 apps. We will continue to monitor the various forums and see if any issues arise due to Win7.At this point, Encore CS4 has 3 known issues.The key issue involves the Roxio pxhelp driver that Windows 7 replaces (this may get fixed in a future http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/rd-VRsDZV28/cs4-and-windows-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/rd-VRsDZV28" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/cs4-and-windows-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-5981571025031735487Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-10-24T06:25:03.490-07:00The Adobe Shortcut AppHaving trouble remembering a keyboard shortcut in your favourite Adobe App? Now there's help. Meet the Adobe Shortcut App, powered by Air.Now you can find all of the shortcuts for your apps in one location. And ... it even links to a PDF cheat sheet, like this one for Photoshop CS4 Extended, that you can print out and take with you. How cool is that?Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/suFIqQwoVHg/adobe-shortcut-app.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/suFIqQwoVHg" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/adobe-shortcut-app.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904768098307558342.post-1983837604991433745Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:32:00 +00002009-10-23T06:33:46.249-07:00Speech processingFrom the IET:"You what…?' are the last words the police want to hear over their radios when in hot pursuit with sirens blaring. The same goes in court if a jury can’t understand the recording of a critical 999 call made outside a noisy nightclub. In both cases, it would be tempting to reach for help from a speech-enhancement algorithm to separate the message from the medium.And yet research by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~3/pPfF1LEW99E/speech-processing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Hoerricks)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ForensicPhotoshop/~4/pPfF1LEW99E" height="1" width="1"/>http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/speech-processing.html