Why you should use professional forensic image enhancement services

Imagine a crime happens and your CCTV cameras catch the entire scenario, the only problem is that the video or images are not of high enough quality to show the criminals face or the vehicle registration number.

If there are no good frames available that means that case will go unsolved.

However, digital forensic experts often have the means and the correct specialized software to digitally enhance an image and aid in solving the case.

Our TCG digital forensics team are able to provide static image enhancement as well as digital video enhancements. Please bear in mind that results are most often dependant on the quality of the original image and we will require the highest resolution output that you are able to deliver before we can assess what the enhancement potential will be.

While we would dearly love to provide a “CSI” type service where the smallest reflection in someone’s sunglasses reveals a crystal clear image of a suspect – this is limited to what we term “the elusive Hollywood” computer system.

We will gladly review your image(s) at our Cape Town or Pretoria offices and offer you a no-charge assessment of how much adaptive work can be done with the images you have available. From that point we will be able to offer an estimate of costs. Contact TCG Forensics on 087 001 0523 or email contact@tcgforensics.co.za

Enhancing Videos for Forensic Purposes - How do we do it?

The objective of Forensic Video Enhancement is to clarify or enhance the events as they occurred. This is done using non destructive techniques to preserve the video evidence integrity, and pixel quality.

At the TCG Forensic Division, the digital forensics experts are often asked to enhance CCTV Surveillance video recordings for court. Often times they are asked to provide video image enhancement as well for identification purposes.

A variety of video enhancement techniques can be applied in different arrangements on CCTV Surveillance video evidence. The most important ingredient to this forensic process is maintaining the highest quality of the video evidence. This provides the highest success possible throughout the investigation.

Did you know that the TCG Forensic Division will now be an Africa exclusive agent for Ikena Forensic Software? Not only does Ikena offer some of the best software programs available today, but full enhancement of your videos and images will always be possible!

- Scaling/Pixel Interpolation: Re-size, or scale an image or video to a larger resolution to further identify suspects.

- Sharpening: Enhances the edge contrast of an image or video.

- Stabilization: This is most common today with smart phone video evidence. It reduces the amount of movement from the user that created the video evidence.

- Frame Averaging: Increase the quality of the image by combining data from surrounding frames as well as a better signal to noise ratio in your images or videos.

- Speed Reduction: Decrease the original playback of video evidence to view the events as they occurred in more detail.

If you have a video that you question or need help understanding, please give us a call on 087 001 0512 or email info@cellularforensics.co.za

Take a look at the Ikena software at work:

http://cellularforensics.co.za/component/allvideoshare/video/01-enhancing-security-camera-video-evidence-of-a-license-plate

What is Ikena Forensic and what can it do for you?

Would you like to see a video more clearly? Perhaps you need to clear up a video to see a criminal’s license plate number, or maybe the face of a thief you captured?

Here at DLA, we are now an Africa Exclusive Agent for Ikena Forensic, meaning that all those valuable details that you’ve been missing will now be revealed!

Unlike all the other video clarification software out there, Ikena Forensic applies multiple advanced algorithms to fix any issues that destroy the quality of the video.

Here are several of the patented algorithms that will help you get the most out of your video...

Super Resolution – Multiple frames of video are combined to recover details and remove noise.

Deinterlacing – 2x resolution is recovered with kernel regression deinterlacing.

Light & Contract – Uncovers details that you may have missed in your video.

Stabilization – Stabilizes shaky video from the most extreme cases with multiple frame stabilization.

The difference when we use the Ikena Forensic is clear – all the critical information that you were missing before is revealed!

Take a look at the videos below...

Contact us here for more information... info@cellularforensics.co.za or 082 886 8327 / 021 551 6222

Forensic Video Enhancement Techniques

The objective of Forensic Video Enhancement is to clarify or enhance the events as they occurred. This is done using non destructive techniques to preserve the video evidence integrity, and pixel quality.

As DLA, the digital forensics experts are often asked to enhance CCTV Surveillance video recordings for court. Often times they are asked to provide video image enhancement as well for identification purposes.

A variety of video enhancement techniques can be applied in different arrangements on CCTV Surveillance video evidence. The most important ingredient to this forensic process is maintaining the highest quality of the video evidence. This yields the highest success possible throughout the investigation.

DLA will now be an Africa exclusive agent for Ikena Forensic Software. Not only does Ikena offer some of the best software programs available today, but full enhancement of your videos and images will always be possible!

Scaling/Pixel Interpolation: Re-size, or scale an image or video to a larger resolution to further identify suspects.

Sharpening: Enhances the edge contrast of an image or video.

Stabilization: This is most common today with smart phone video evidence. It reduces the amount of movement from the user that created the video evidence.

Frame Averaging: Increase the quality of the image by combining data from surrounding frames as well as a better signal to noise ratio in your images or videos.

Speed Reduction: Decrease the original playback of video evidence to view the events as they occurred in more detail. 

If you have a video that you question or need help understanding, please give DLA a call!

Take a look at the Ikena software at work:

http://cellularforensics.co.za/component/allvideoshare/video/01-enhancing-security-camera-video-evidence-of-a-license-plate

How to Extract Clear Facts from Bad Video

There are hundreds of programs out there claiming to be able to improve video quality, but most don't have the magic answer to your situation.

Limited time and budgets prevent the application of the best software solution. To address this, DLA Digital Forensics has become an Africa exclusive agent for Ikena Forensic Software.

The Ikena Software gives digital forensic experts the tools to enhance videos from anything, including security cameras, mobile phones and body cams. Your video can be enhanced to allow you to see important details, like the face of a criminal or the license plate of a getaway vehicle.

Do you want to see how the Ikena Forensic Software works? Take a look at the video below...

This powerful forensic tool delivers clear evidence and a greater understanding of how and why each process works.  The digital forensic experts at DLA can optimize and automate nearly every step, thus reducing working time, eliminating judgment-based errors, and ensuring an accurate reproducible set of facts.  That is what the industry is all about!

Video Enhancement: What is and is not possible

Digital forensic and video enhancement specialists are asked on a regular basis to enhance images that have been recorded.

One of the goals of video enhancement, in some cases, is to be able to see persons faces better than they are when viewing the video under normal circumstances. Other times they are asked to enlarge and clarify a video in order to identify, for instance, the license plate on a car that is alleged to be involved in criminal activity.

With video enhancement, forensic experts can only do so much. In a lot of cases, the video that has been exported from the surveillance system is small and when enlarged, or zoomed in on the objects of interest they become very blurry and distorted.

BUT, we are proud to announce that our forensic experts at DLA will now be an Africa exclusive agent for Ikena Forensic Software! Not only does Ikena offer some of the best software programs available today, they also insist that full enhancement of your videos and images will always be possible!

Now you no longer have to stress about not having the highest possible quality surveillance system and video – Take a look below to see Ikena video enhancement in action...