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From Pixels to Evidence:
Enhance Your Knowledge In Video Forensics

Welcome to the Amped Blog, dedicated to image and video forensics!

Whether you’re an experienced forensic analyst or just getting started with video evidence, we’ll surely have something for you. Here you can learn more about how to properly handle images and videos to improve your investigations, starting from the field, up to the forensic lab, and then to the courtroom. 

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Amped Connect U.S. Conference Is Coming Back in 2026 in Myrtle Beach, S. [...]
3 min
Pre-register now for Amped Connect U.S. 2026 and you’ll have a chance to win a free Amped training seat! This full-day free event will take place in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the day before Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference. Pre-registrations for Amped Connect U.S. 2026 are officially open! If you are an Amped user working […]
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Peter Sosic November 7, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Three: Reporting and Pres [...]
6 min
In the finale, video evidence analysis becomes presentation. With Amped FIVE, we redact what must stay hidden, sync media on a single timeline, add crisp annotations, and generate a protected, transparent, professional, and court-ready report.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 21, 2025
Amped FIVE Update 38827: New Filter Presets, Project Snapshots, and Adva [...]
12 min
The latest Amped FIVE update delivers new improvements to accelerate your workflow. The new big addition of Filter Presets allows you to reduce manual steps. We’ve also expanded proprietary format decoding and introduced Project Snapshots. Moreover, you’ll find updates to Convert DVR, Annotate, Compression Analysis, Advanced File Info and much more!
Read more »
David Spreadborough October 15, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Two: Analysis of Video Ev [...]
6 min
Now, in the second episode, the analysis of video evidence: turn messy timestamps and inconsistent metadata into a timeline. Inside FIVE, we reconcile timings, inspect structure, and prepare clean clips that tell one story: the suspect’s movements, minute by minute.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 14, 2025

How-tos

Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Three: Reporting and Pres [...]
6 min
In the finale, video evidence analysis becomes presentation. With Amped FIVE, we redact what must stay hidden, sync media on a single timeline, add crisp annotations, and generate a protected, transparent, professional, and court-ready report.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 21, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Two: Analysis of Video Ev [...]
6 min
Now, in the second episode, the analysis of video evidence: turn messy timestamps and inconsistent metadata into a timeline. Inside FIVE, we reconcile timings, inspect structure, and prepare clean clips that tell one story: the suspect’s movements, minute by minute.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 14, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part One: First Steps, Verific [...]
6 min
A murder, a USB of mixed videos, and the timings are all wrong. Part One of the forensic video workflow opens the case in Amped FIVE. The first step is about creating the project, preserving the integrity of video evidence, and sizing up the file pitfalls so every next step rests on trusted evidence.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 7, 2025
How To Correct Lens Distortion: Camera Calibration in Amped FIVE
10 min
The capabilities in Amped FIVE for the correction of lens distortion have recently increased with the new Camera Calibration filters. Supporting filters such as Undistort and Correct Fisheye, Camera Calibration allows for finer control and flexibility, especially with portable cameras or difficult scenes. Read more in this latest “How-To” blog post.
Read more »
David Spreadborough July 2, 2025

Software Updates

Amped FIVE Update 38827: New Filter Presets, Project Snapshots, and Adva [...]
12 min
The latest Amped FIVE update delivers new improvements to accelerate your workflow. The new big addition of Filter Presets allows you to reduce manual steps. We’ve also expanded proprietary format decoding and introduced Project Snapshots. Moreover, you’ll find updates to Convert DVR, Annotate, Compression Analysis, Advanced File Info and much more!
Read more »
David Spreadborough October 15, 2025
Amped Replay Update 38515: New Redact Tab, Improved Motion Detection and [...]
6 min
This release features the new Redact tab, bringing all video and audio redaction tools in one place. Motion detection is now improved with the ability to set multiple regions of interest, and you can now manage storage more efficiently by setting the cache size for temporary files.
Read more »
Emi Polito September 3, 2025
Authenticate Update 38211: Introducing the Perspective Filter, Improveme [...]
9 min
The latest Amped Authenticate update introduces the new Perspective filter, enabling experts to analyze perspective in images and spot inconsistencies in vanishing points to detect deepfakes and manipulation.The update also delivers improvements to Video Mode, report generation, and more.
Read more »
Marco Fontani July 31, 2025
Amped DVRConv and Engine Update 38103
2 min
With this release, we bring you the ability to wrap audio-only files to a video container and support for a number of new proprietary variants.
Read more »
Emi Polito July 16, 2025
Amped Connect U.S. Conference Is Coming Back in 2026 in Myrtle Beach, S. [...]
3 min
Pre-register now for Amped Connect U.S. 2026 and you’ll have a chance to win a free Amped training seat! This full-day free event will take place in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the day before Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference. Pre-registrations for Amped Connect U.S. 2026 are officially open! If you are an Amped user working […]
Read more »
Peter Sosic November 7, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Three: Reporting and Pres [...]
6 min
In the finale, video evidence analysis becomes presentation. With Amped FIVE, we redact what must stay hidden, sync media on a single timeline, add crisp annotations, and generate a protected, transparent, professional, and court-ready report.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 21, 2025
Amped FIVE Update 38827: New Filter Presets, Project Snapshots, and Adva [...]
12 min
The latest Amped FIVE update delivers new improvements to accelerate your workflow. The new big addition of Filter Presets allows you to reduce manual steps. We’ve also expanded proprietary format decoding and introduced Project Snapshots. Moreover, you’ll find updates to Convert DVR, Annotate, Compression Analysis, Advanced File Info and much more!
Read more »
David Spreadborough October 15, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Two: Analysis of Video Ev [...]
6 min
Now, in the second episode, the analysis of video evidence: turn messy timestamps and inconsistent metadata into a timeline. Inside FIVE, we reconcile timings, inspect structure, and prepare clean clips that tell one story: the suspect’s movements, minute by minute.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 14, 2025

How-tos

Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Three: Reporting and Pres [...]
6 min
In the finale, video evidence analysis becomes presentation. With Amped FIVE, we redact what must stay hidden, sync media on a single timeline, add crisp annotations, and generate a protected, transparent, professional, and court-ready report.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 21, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part Two: Analysis of Video Ev [...]
6 min
Now, in the second episode, the analysis of video evidence: turn messy timestamps and inconsistent metadata into a timeline. Inside FIVE, we reconcile timings, inspect structure, and prepare clean clips that tell one story: the suspect’s movements, minute by minute.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 14, 2025
Forensic Video Workflow with Amped FIVE - Part One: First Steps, Verific [...]
6 min
A murder, a USB of mixed videos, and the timings are all wrong. Part One of the forensic video workflow opens the case in Amped FIVE. The first step is about creating the project, preserving the integrity of video evidence, and sizing up the file pitfalls so every next step rests on trusted evidence.
Read more »
Lucy Carey-Shields October 7, 2025
How To Correct Lens Distortion: Camera Calibration in Amped FIVE
10 min
The capabilities in Amped FIVE for the correction of lens distortion have recently increased with the new Camera Calibration filters. Supporting filters such as Undistort and Correct Fisheye, Camera Calibration allows for finer control and flexibility, especially with portable cameras or difficult scenes. Read more in this latest “How-To” blog post.
Read more »
David Spreadborough July 2, 2025
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Software Updates

Amped FIVE Update 38827: New Filter Presets, Project Snapshots, and Adva [...]
12 min
The latest Amped FIVE update delivers new improvements to accelerate your workflow. The new big addition of Filter Presets allows you to reduce manual steps. We’ve also expanded proprietary format decoding and introduced Project Snapshots. Moreover, you’ll find updates to Convert DVR, Annotate, Compression Analysis, Advanced File Info and much more!
Read more »
David Spreadborough October 15, 2025
Amped Replay Update 38515: New Redact Tab, Improved Motion Detection and [...]
6 min
This release features the new Redact tab, bringing all video and audio redaction tools in one place. Motion detection is now improved with the ability to set multiple regions of interest, and you can now manage storage more efficiently by setting the cache size for temporary files.
Read more »
Emi Polito September 3, 2025
Authenticate Update 38211: Introducing the Perspective Filter, Improveme [...]
9 min
The latest Amped Authenticate update introduces the new Perspective filter, enabling experts to analyze perspective in images and spot inconsistencies in vanishing points to detect deepfakes and manipulation.The update also delivers improvements to Video Mode, report generation, and more.
Read more »
Marco Fontani July 31, 2025
Amped DVRConv and Engine Update 38103
2 min
With this release, we bring you the ability to wrap audio-only files to a video container and support for a number of new proprietary variants.
Read more »
Emi Polito July 16, 2025
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Enhanced Reflections

Enhanced Reflections

Deepfake Forensics Is Much More Than Deepfake Detection!
6 min
Deepfake detection is everywhere, but it’s only part of the solution. In this post, we focus on the broader discipline of deepfake forensics: a layered, explainable approach that goes beyond black-box AI tools to uncover how, where, and why a media file was manipulated. You’ll see why detection alone often falls short and how Amped […]
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Martino Jerian | August 5, 2025
A Roadmap for Security and Justice in the AI Era: A Roundtable [...]
4 min
Amped Software recently presented a roadmap at the European Parliament addressing AI’s impact on image and video analysis. We advocate for public awareness, stakeholder education, and regulations like the AI Act to ensure security and justice in the digital age.
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Martino Jerian | April 16, 2025
AI, Trust, and the Future of Justice
4 min
AI is reshaping how we perceive truth, trust, and justice, raising critical ethical questions, especially in forensic image and video analysis. While AI can be a powerful tool, over-reliance on it risks distorting reality rather than clarifying it. This article explores how Amped Software plans to move forward with today’s and tomorrow’s challenges and potentials […]
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Martino Jerian | March 12, 2025

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