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Re: EMERGENCY HELP



Bob Worthy wrote:
> "Matt Ion" <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2Apcg.182868$WI1.83398@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > harry wrote:
> > >>Will the recorded video be watermarked? If not, using it in court may be
> a
> > >>waste of time.
> > >
> > > What is water marking and how do I do that.
> >
> > Any proper DVR software should do it.  The date and time need to be
> > embedded in the video somehow.  Most will do it visibly.
>
> In today's world, a person could digitally alter a picture by putting a
> monkey's head on a horse and swear they video recorded this freak of nature.
> The old VCR tapes could be edited by erasing video, cutting and splicing,
> etc. None of this stuff would hold up. The manufacturers have a watermark on
> the recording, much like a watermark on good stationary. Mostly invisible
> but yet there. When someone tampers with the video image, they disrupt the
> watermark meaning it has been tampered with and not admissible to the
> courts. Software needs to be proprietary as well. Alot of these so called
> DVRs that are merely cheap computers with video capture cards and running
> off of Windows will not do it. Bill Gates never meant for Windows to be a
> security program. These type of machines will record for you but they are
> not meant for the real security world.
> >
> >
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Bob,

Can you suggest some DVR recorders and software with watermark
features. I will also look on videoinsight.net suggested by Matt last
night.



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