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When a key witness cannot attend a trial Expert witnesses can be expensive to call to testify in court Eliminates calling witnesses out of order Video depositions are more interesting to the jury members Video depositions can now be easily synchronized with the transcript Incriminating video deposition can precipitate a settlement “Seeing is believing” Video depositions helps you to be competitive

Why Attorneys Should Consider Using Video Depositions

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““The old saying that a picture is worth a thousand The old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words is more truth than poetry. words is more truth than poetry.

The juries that are presented with properly prepared The juries that are presented with properly prepared video evidence will stay alert and remember far more video evidence will stay alert and remember far more information than those who simply hear the words.”information than those who simply hear the words.”

Don’t go to Court Without It !By Gayle Marquette, Ph.D., AGCV, CCV, CLVI

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Court Certified Video Specialists Video Synchronization (Text & Video) to

all Trial Presentation formats Video Editing and Production Support Streaming Internet Video Video Conferencing Video Archival Case Managers

Digital Media Support

Digital Media SupportDigital Recording Technologies available:

MiniDV (Digital Video) tapes – the industry standard: 60/63 or 80/83 minutes DVD – Can be used as a primary form of recorded digital media and can be recorded at the deposition MPEG2 recording directly on the laptop at the deposition Breaks need to be taken whenever media change is required and can be back on the record in less

than 2 minutes or less: 60/63 or 80/83 minute breaks for miniDV tape recording 120 minute breaks for DVD recording Possibility of uninterrupted recording using MPEG2 recording on the laptop

The Court Reporter receives high quality audio for the entire deposition,at every deposition, which contributes to the accuracy of the transcript Recorded to

○ Audio cassette full or half speed○ Electronically as a “WAV” file

Digital Media SupportVideo to Transcript Synchronization

“Movie with sub-titles” You have the ability to quickly find the video sequence you need Quickly “detach” relevant sections of the video and

make them stand-alone entities in your case files It is wise to get your presentation on a standard DVD

if you don’t know the capabilities of the courthouse media system

Digital Media Support Court Certified Video Specialists Video Synchronization (Text & Video) to

all Trial Presentation formats Video Editing and Production Support Streaming Internet Video Video Conferencing Video Archival Case Managers (Visionary,

Trial Director, Live Note, Real Legal,Summation, Yes Video, Verdict)

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““Tremendous savings of time and expense are Tremendous savings of time and expense are made possible by video. The attorney should never made possible by video. The attorney should never think of video as an added expense but rather as a think of video as an added expense but rather as a cost saving use of modern technology.”cost saving use of modern technology.”

Don’t go to Court Without It !By Gayle Marquette, Ph.D., AGCV, CCV, CLVI

Examples of media products

Depositions Trial Presentation Services Settlement Brochures Video Wills Real Estate Closing Videos Scenes of Accidents Proof of Damages Insurance Fraud Videos Mock Trial Videos Pre-Construction Videos Construction Draw Videos Pre-Nuptial Agreements Site Video Day in the life / Activities of Daily Living Justice And much, much more !

Digital media lingo MPEG1 – standard video file format for all case manager

software; plays well on old computers; easy edit. MPEG2 – higher quality (DVD) video format which plays on

your computer; where details are important use mpeg2 rather than mpeg1; can play fine on most computers, but requires latest computer models to play well within a power point or a presentation / synchronization software.

Both MPEG1 and MPEG2 formats will only play on your computer and on high end DVD Player units. Older or cheaper DVD Players will not play mpeg files. You get what you pay for in playback equipment.

High end trends MPEG4 – highest quality format that is also available to

mobile devices HD – highest resolution, wide-screen format, has the

most detail (zoom-in quality) - BlueRay FTP – download the video within hours after depo ends Action-shot – certain professional cameras have a 30

frame per second picture taking capabilities – allows for non-blurry picture quality of a fast moving objects.