Streaming video could make courtrooms into Internet conference
calls
Laptop Battery By WTN News • 09/15/04
MADISON, Wis. Sonic Foundry, a provider of rich-media systems and
software, is deploying its
Mediasite technology to record courtroom proceedings, the
company has announced.
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Thinkpad Sonic Foundry and media services provider BxVideo are teaming up
to power Courtroom Connect's new Virtual Law Viewer system for the
communication of legal proceedings. ;By combining ten Sonic Foundry
MediaSite presentation recorders with the BxVideo RMXPRES hosting
services, VLV will be able to provide real-time coverage of trials
to attorneys and journalists.
Remarkably, the iGuard can stream video images directly to the Internet without having to go through a computer.
Microsoft The VLV works by synchronizing video of witnesses, the real-time
transcript from the court reporter, snapshots of electronic
evidence, and audio recordings from the courtroom in an online
viewer securely accessed via a computer over the Internet. Designed
as a proprietary service for law firms, it uses real-time streaming
for the viewing of courtroom proceedings and digital evidence over
a secure network connection.
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Laptop Computers [The] VLV service is particularly valuable to litigators who
increasingly use a wide variety of digitized collateral while
presenting their case, including photographs, maps, e-mails,
PowerPoint slides and video, said James Dias, vice president of
marketing and
sales for Sonic Foundry.
- System requirements
- PC running Windows 2000 or XP. (Windows 2000 users require DirectX 9.0 for video calls).
- Internet connection (broadband is best, GPRS is not supported for voice calls, and results may vary on a satellite connection).
- Speakers and microphone % in or separate.
- For voice and video calls we recommend a computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and of course a webcam.
- For High Quality Video calls you will need a high quality video webcam and software, core processor computer and a fast broadband connection (384 kbps).
Laptop Computer During one trial, which lasted nearly five months, the defense
team used VLV to allow attorneys from three offices throughout the
country to view and participate in the numerous daily court
proceedings. Attorneys in remote locations were provided with
secure, Web-based access to the audio and video of witness
testimony and cross-examination, all synchronized with the visual
evidence presented and real-time transcripts. The off-site
attorneys were able to provide advice and commentary via e-mail and
instant messaging to the trial team.
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Desktop Computer VLV ... allow[s] paralegals and other law professionals working
behind the scenes to see and hear in real time exactly what's
occurring in the courtroom, and respond quickly and accordingly in
terms of documents to produce or issues to research, said Louis
Goldberg, president of Courtroom Connect. By mirroring the
courtroom experience remotely, it also enables attorneys in
satellite offices to monitor the proceedings without the time,
costs and hassles of traveling to the courthouse.
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