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From Mechanical Engineering to Forensic Video Analysis: The Experience of Alan Michaelis

Reading time: 5 minAlan is the owner of ALCAR Multimedia. While he transitioned relatively late to the world of forensic video analysis, he attended a lot of different training classes and became soon very passionate about the topic. Read on to see what first sparked his interest in the field and what are the most important aspects of […]

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Martino Jerian March 16, 2022
An Interview With Paul Hopcroft From Nottinghamshire Police, UK

Reading time: 7 minThis week we bring you an insightful interview with Paul Hopcroft from the UK, an enthusiastic expert user who is also very active in contributing to the various FVA communities. His point of view on the challenges and evolution of technology in relation to digital multimedia evidence is very interesting. Read on! Martino Jerian, Amped […]

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Martino Jerian February 1, 2022
Amped has a chat with Detective Michael Chiocca from Chicago Police Department

Reading time: 6 minMike is always on the spot in the forensic industry: he’s often present at conferences and round-tables and his enthusiastic attitude during presentations cannot go unnoticed! In this interview, he talks about how Amped FIVE and Amped Replay helped in the development of the Area Technology Center of Chicago PD and provided benefits to investigations at […]

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Martino Jerian August 26, 2021
Amped Has a Chat With Jeffrey D., a Video Expert From a Canadian Private Company

Reading time: 3 minJeff is a forensic video expert working for a private company in Canada. He’s a totally enthusiastic user and when I invited him for an interview, he was very excited to be featured. Due to the company policy on testimonials, we had to remove a few details from the public version of the interview. But […]

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Martino Jerian August 5, 2021
An Interview with Andrew McDonnell from the HM Revenue & Customs of the UK Government

Reading time: 7 minAndy is one of the most respected forensic video analysts in the UK. In this interview, he shares his point of view on forensic video analysis and the industry at large. I want to highlight his very insightful observation about the situation we have been fighting since our beginning: “A widespread fundamental misunderstanding about the complexity of audio-visual forensics work.”Enjoy the read! Martino Jerian, Amped Software CEO […]

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Martino Jerian July 14, 2021
Amped Has a Chat With Victor Bystrom from the Swedish National Police

Reading time: 3 minDespite being a fairly small country, Sweden has an active and skilled forensic community, which highly values the importance of proper processes, tools and training. I’ve met Victor Bystrom, from the Swedish National Police, a few times and have always enjoyed our interesting conversations, not only during his several visits to our headquarters in Trieste, […]

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Darlene Alvar March 3, 2021
An Interview With Detective Steve Paxton From the Everett Police Department

Reading time: 5 minThis week we interviewed Steve Paxton, a long time and very enthusiastic user who is also quite active in the forensics community. After only having the opportunity to speak with him numerous times online, we finally met in person last year at the LEVA conference. His perspective is quite interesting since he is not only a sworn […]

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Darlene Alvar June 10, 2020
Amped Catches up with Long-Time User Blaine Davison from the Norman, Oklahoma Police Department

Reading time: 5 minWe really enjoy hearing from our users. We want to learn about your challenges so that we can try to help you find solutions for those challenges, and we really like getting to know you on a more personal level, learning about your interests and hobbies. If you want to share your story with us, […]

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Darlene Alvar September 12, 2019
Amped has a chat with Mario Ruiz Mateos from the Criminalistic Service in the Spanish Guardia Civil

Reading time: 6 minWe love learning about our users. We like to hear your views about the world of image and video forensics, what your challenges are, and also discovering your personal interests and hobbies. If you want to share your story, contact us for a chat! Mario Ruiz Mateos, from the Spanish Guardia Civil, has been our […]

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Darlene Alvar May 14, 2019
Amped Has a Chat with Forensic Video Expert, George Reis

Reading time: 6 minWe love learning about our users. We are always interested to hear your views about the world of image and video forensics, what your challenges are, and especially finding out about your interest in books, gardening and maybe even dancing!  If you are interested in sharing your story, contact us for a chat! George Reis, […]

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Martino Jerian August 31, 2017
Why Sotiris Pavlides from Cyprus Police Criminalistic Services Believes Proper Training Is Important

Reading time: 3 minWe love chatting with our users. We are always interested to hear about your views on image and video forensics, what your challenges are, and just simply getting to know you! If you are interested in sharing your story with us, let us know.  Sotiris Pavlides has been an Amped user for many years. His […]

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Martino Jerian July 28, 2017
Interview with Tomislav Prijanovič, Forensic Expert, National Forensics Laboratory, Slovenia

Reading time: 3 minThis is the second in a series of interviews with a number of our users that will share their story. If you are interested in being profiled, let us know. We would love to hear from you! In this post, we feature Tomislav Prijanovič, from the Slovenian National Forensics Lab. We have known each other […]

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Martino Jerian July 12, 2017