You are probably familiar with clicking on this traffic cone icon to play videos in your discovery, but did you know you can use it for more than that? The traffic cone icon is VLC media player[1], a free, open, and cross-source platform media player that clip and zoom in on videos in addition to playing many different types of media files.
This guide will walk you through how to clip videos and how to zoom in on videos step-by-step.
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Whether it is on media (CD Rom, USB drive, or hard drive) or through the internet (email or USAfx) it is becoming common practice that discovery files will be encrypted. Encryption adds a layer of protection by scrambling the data, so files cannot be seen unless a digital “key” (password) is provided. The goal of encryption is to protect the data while it is being shipped in case it is lost or stolen, i.e., if a thumb-drive is sent to the wrong address, whoever opens the package can’t just plug the thumb-drive in and read all of the data on it.
Continue readingEclipse has a built-in search engine that allows users to search discovery within the program. The search engine searches documents and field information within seconds. There are different options to search within the program including quick and advanced searches.
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Trial Director and VLC Media Player are completely different software programs, but both can play multimedia files. Trial Director is a courtroom presentation program. It has a built-in video and audio player and can also present documents. VLC Player is a video player and can only play videos.
If you are deciding between the two for an upcoming court hearing, here are some factors to consider.
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If discovery is produced to you as an IPRO Eclipse SE Publish Case (IPRO Publish Case) and clicking around it feels like this photo below, what can you do?
First, you will know you have an IPRO Publish case because your discovery will look like this:
If Eclipse is new to you or otherwise unfamiliar, trying to use the program can be *extremely* frustrating. If you would like one-on-one training to learn how to work with an IPRO Publish case, contact Kelly_scribner@fd.org to schedule an online video conference. In a one-on-one training session NLST can meet with you virtually, see your screen, and show you how to use the IPRO Publish case viewer to review your discovery production. This blog post is the first of a series meant to help you get started on your IPRO Publish Case. It will introduce IPRO Publish, explain the basic formatting of the program, and how to customize your workspace to make it more user-friendly. Future posts will cover how to search, tag, and export.
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