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2022-09-22 SWGDE Fundamentals of Resizing Imagery and Considerations for Legal Proceedings (22-V-001-1.1)

2022-06-09 SWGDE Best Practices for Frame Timing Analysis of Video Stored in ISO Base Media File Formats v1.1

2022-06-09 SWGDE Comments on 2019-09-29 SWGDE Best Practice for Frame Timing Analysis of Video Stored in ISO Base Media File Formats v1.0

2022-06-09 SWGDE Considerations for Release of Synopsis Videos for Public Review v1.0

2021-01-14 SWGDE Guidelines for Video Evidence Canvassing and Collection v1.0

2021-01-14 SWGDE Overview Artificial Intelligence Trends in Video Analysis v1.0

2020-09-17 SWGDE Best Practice for Frame Timing Analysis of H.264 Video Stored in ISO Base Media File Formats v1.0

2020-09-17 SWGDE Considerations for the Use of Time-Based Analysis of Digital Video for Court v1.0

2020-09-17 SWGDE Core Technical Concepts for Time-Based Analysis of Digital Video Files v1.0

2020-09-17 SWGDE Fundamentals of H.264 Coded Video for Examiners v1.0

2020-09-17 SWGDE Practical Considerations for Submission and Presentation of Multimedia Evidence in Court v1.0

2020-09-17 SWGDE Video and Audio Redaction Guidelines v2.0

2018-11-20 SWGDE Technical Notes on FFmpeg v2

2018-11-20 SWGDE Best Practices for Digital Forensic Video Analysis

2018-11-20 SWGDE Best Practices for Digital Forensic Video Analysis_Sample FVA Submission Form

2018-04-25 SWGDE Best Practices for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Video Acquisition from Cloud Storage

2018-04-25 SWGDE Best Practices for Data Acquisition from Digital Video Recorders

2017-07-18 SWGDE Technical Overview of Digital Video Files

2016-10-08 SWGDE Crime Scene-Critical Incident Videography Recommendations and Guidelines

2016-06-23 SWGDE Proposed Techniques for Advanced Data Recovery from Security DVRs v1.2

2016-02-08 SWGDE Training Guidelines for Video Analysis, Image Analysis and Photography v1.1

2015-09-29 SWGDE Recommendations and Guidelines for Using Video Security Systems