In an era of deep fakes and advanced image editing techniques, ascertaining an image file’s reliability can be critical for an investigation. To ensure accuracy, an investigation in which images play a key role must include an experienced digital image forensics professional. In some cases, when the objects or people displayed are not clear, we perform a forensic video enhancementin order to see the details of the images more clearly for an accurate comparison.

It is because of these reasons that a forensic image analyst must be able to interpret the images and video recording in order to present the events as they occurred and compare these and analyze the results.īecause of the unreliability of images and video presented as evidence, a forensic image analyst must also be able to qualify the events to ensure that the people or objects presented has sufficient detail and pixel information for an accurate forensic image comparison investigation. Image forensics tells us that all video recordings are not an accurate medium because digital compression removes information and adds information that wasn’t originally included. It is considered that the most prolific source of evidence for police investigations is from video recordings. The forensic image comparison investigation is most accurate when the images or videos are of sufficient quality, and they meet the forensic comparison criteria. The forensic image comparison investigation is the process of comparing digital images, or digital images extracted from video recordings to determine the probability that the people or objects depicted in these images are the same or different.

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