Personal Health & Wellness Update
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- Written by Larry Compton
Earlier this year I launched the DME Resources Scholarship with only the best of intentions, hoping to help those interested in pursuing a career in Digital & Multimedia Evidence. At the time I was also unknowingly experiencing manic episodes brought on by a prescription medication, one that was prescribed by my doctor a few months earlier to assist with my lifelong anxiety related issues.
This was the very first time I’ve taken a prescription medication regularly, as I’ve always tried to deal with my anxiety and health issues through diet, exercise, and natural treatments such as CBD. Both my doctor and I were initially very happy with the results after 3 months; however, it soon became clear to those around me that things weren’t as good as they seemed to me.
Is Audacity® Your Friend?
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You may have read recently about how Audacity® was purchased by the Muse Group, and that the entire world may be coming to an end as a result. Some podcasters, audiophiles and down-right cheapskates alike are beside themselves, due to the flurry of news stories flooding the Interwebs claiming Audacity® is now spyware.
Those who use/used Audacity® should also be aware that the Audacity® team very quickly responded to the community's concerns regarding their new Privacy Notice.
Personally, I have other professional audio editing tools, but I still choose to use Audacity® more frequently than others; and I'll continue to for the foreseeable future.
Keep being great & doing great things, my friends! 
Mental Stress & Mental Health Awareness in Digital Forensics
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"Who, me?" Yes, especially you.
Collecting & Processing Video Evidence from Riots & Protests
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Turns out I may just know a thing or two about Mass Video Evidence Collection & Processing. Who knew? 
If you're agency is interested in the history of this topic, check out this blog post at OceanSystems.com
Freeware Metadata Analysis Tools (video)
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A brief video discussing the basics of multimedia metadata analysis & some of the Open Source and/or Freeware solutions that can help. Solutions discussed include:
- Exiftools, by Phil Harvey - https://exiftool.org/
- MediaInfo & MediaInfoOnline - https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
- FFprobe & FFmpeg - https://www.ffmpeg.org
- QuickView LT™ free video player (Included in QuickDME™) - https://www.oceansystems.com