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Contents
Version: 3.14.6
Last modified: 2024-01-30

I. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................1
1. About MD-VIDEO ................................................................................................................................... 1
2. System Requirements............................................................................................................................ 3
3. Install and Uninstall ................................................................................................................................ 4
4. Update ................................................................................................................................................... 8
4-1 Online Update ............................................................................................................................... 8
4-2 Patch Update .............................................................................................................................. 10
5. Home Screen Layout ........................................................................................................................... 11
6. Export Diagnostic Data ........................................................................................................................ 12
6-1 Basic Settings for Diagnostic Data ............................................................................................. 12
6-2 Diagnostic Data Selection .......................................................................................................... 13
6-3 Generating Diagnostic Data ....................................................................................................... 15
7. Log Viewer ........................................................................................................................................... 17
7-1 Menu of Log Viewer .................................................................................................................... 17
7-2 Log Level .................................................................................................................................... 18
7-3 Log Files ..................................................................................................................................... 18
8. Help ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
9. Settings ................................................................................................................................................ 21

II. Recovery .............................................................................................................................. 24

1. Start Recovery ..................................................................................................................................... 24
1-1 Start Recovery from Home Screen ............................................................................................ 24
1-2 Start from Menu Bar.................................................................................................................... 25
2. Select Recovery Target ........................................................................................................................ 26
2-1 Storage ....................................................................................................................................... 26
2-2 Image .......................................................................................................................................... 28
2-3 Local File(s) ................................................................................................................................ 29
2-4 RAID ........................................................................................................................................... 30
3. Recovery Settings ................................................................................................................................ 35
 3-1 Basic Recovery ........................................................................................................................... 36
3-2 Custom Recovery ....................................................................................................................... 37
3-3 Partial Recovery.......................................................................................................................... 46

III. Recovery Results ................................................................................................................ 55

1. Screen Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 55
2. Case Information.................................................................................................................................. 56
2-1 Add New Items to Case Information ........................................................................................... 56
3. Evidence Information ........................................................................................................................... 56
3-1. Link Evidence............................................................................................................................. 57
4. Recovery Results ................................................................................................................................. 58
4-1 Recovery Information ................................................................................................................. 58
5. Analysis Results ................................................................................................................................... 59
5-1 Update Results ........................................................................................................................... 59
5-2 View Options for Results ............................................................................................................ 59
5-3 Details ......................................................................................................................................... 61
5-4 Bookmark ................................................................................................................................... 66
5-5 Adjust Start Date Time................................................................................................................ 67
5-6 Grouping ..................................................................................................................................... 71
5-7 Sorting ........................................................................................................................................ 72
6. Video Creation ..................................................................................................................................... 73
7. Save Case ........................................................................................................................................... 74
7-1 Save Case .................................................................................................................................. 74
7-2 Save As ...................................................................................................................................... 75

IV. Enhancement ...................................................................................................................... 76

1. Start Enhancement .............................................................................................................................. 76
1-1 Start Enhancement from Home Screen ...................................................................................... 76
1-2 Start from Menu Bar.................................................................................................................... 77
1-3 Start from Details Area ................................................................................................................ 78
1-4 Start from Enhancement Results ................................................................................................ 79
2. Screen Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 80
2-1 Enhancement Start Screen ......................................................................................................... 80
2-2 Screen Layout ............................................................................................................................. 81
3. Enhancement Menu ............................................................................................................................. 82
3-1 File Management Menu .............................................................................................................. 82
3-2 File List Menu .............................................................................................................................. 83
4. Enhancement Target List ..................................................................................................................... 85
 4-1 Frame Extraction......................................................................................................................... 86
5. Editing Tools ......................................................................................................................................... 88
5-1 Apply/Reset Edits ........................................................................................................................ 88
5-2 Open Help .................................................................................................................................. 89
5-3 Pointer ........................................................................................................................................ 90
5-4 Crop ............................................................................................................................................ 91

5-5 Image Filter................................................................................................................................. 92

5-6 Rotation/Perspective Transform ................................................................................................. 94

5-7 Super Resolution ........................................................................................................................ 96
5-8 Lens Distortions .......................................................................................................................... 97
5-9 Deinterlace ................................................................................................................................. 99
5-10 Deblur ..................................................................................................................................... 100
5-11 De-identification ...................................................................................................................... 105
5-12 Tracking and Overlay ............................................................................................................. 107
5-13 Number Plate Restoration ...................................................................................................... 111
6. History ................................................................................................................................................ 113
7. Managing Enhancement Results ....................................................................................................... 114
7-1 Frame ........................................................................................................................................ 114

V. Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 115

1. Start Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 115
1-1 Start from Home Screen ........................................................................................................... 115
1-2 Start from Menu Bar.................................................................................................................. 116
1-3 Start from Details Area .............................................................................................................. 117
2. Analysis Settings ................................................................................................................................ 118
3. Analysis .............................................................................................................................................. 121
3-1 Scene ........................................................................................................................................ 123

VI. OCR .................................................................................................................................... 125

1. Start OCR .......................................................................................................................................... 125
1-1 Start from Menu Bar ................................................................................................................. 125
1-2 Apply Time/Channel OCR Analysis during Recovery............................................................... 126
2. OCR Option Settings ......................................................................................................................... 128
3. OCR Analysis Results ........................................................................................................................ 132

VII. Export ................................................................................................................................ 135

1. Export File(s) ...................................................................................................................................... 137
1-1 File Export Settings .................................................................................................................. 137
 1-2 Export Results .......................................................................................................................... 138
2. Export Scene(s) ................................................................................................................................. 139
2-1 Export Scene(s) File ................................................................................................................. 140
3. Export Report ..................................................................................................................................... 141
3-1 Export Report Settings ............................................................................................................. 141
3-2 Exported Report File................................................................................................................. 143

VIII. Support .............................................................................................................................. 144

1. Error Reporting .................................................................................................................................. 144
1-1 General ..................................................................................................................................... 144
1-2 Exception .................................................................................................................................. 145
1-3 Screenshot ............................................................................................................................... 146
1-4 Log ............................................................................................................................................ 147

IX. FAQ .................................................................................................................................... 148

1. General .............................................................................................................................................. 148
1-1 How often is MD-VIDEO updated? ........................................................................................... 148
1-2 How do I check MD-VIDEO version?........................................................................................ 148
1-3 How can I change the working folder?...................................................................................... 148
2. Recovery ............................................................................................................................................ 149
2-1 What type of the video container that can be recovered? ........................................................ 149
2-2 What codec types are supported for recovery? ........................................................................ 149
2-3 What should I do if I get a partition selection error when recovering a hard disk? ................... 149
2-4 I cannot open the case because evidence is missing. ............................................................. 149
2-5 [Auto Import Settings] is not working during RAID recovery. .................................................... 149

X. Appendix: Shortcuts ......................................................................................................... 150

1. Video Player Shortcuts ...................................................................................................................... 150
2. Enhancement Shortcuts .................................................................................................................... 151
 I. Introduction

1. About MD-VIDEO
MD-VIDEO is a digital forensic software tool that supports recovery and analysis of active, deleted, and
corrupted videos from various sources such as mobile phones, dashcams, CCTV cameras, and others and
reconstructs filesystem. By combining artificial intelligence (AI) analysis features with digital forensic
technology, MD-VIDEO supports object recognition, classification, and frame enhancement. Some of the major
features are as follows.

 Forensic Analysis of Video Data from Various Storage Devices

MD-VIDEO extracts, recovers, and analyzes the multimedia files saved in a variety of storage devices from
different manufacturers. More than 150 mobile phones, dashcams, CCTVs, and DVRs of global
manufacturers are supported.

 Support for a Variety of Recovery Targets

MD-VIDEO recovers DD, E01, BIN, MDF dump images extracted from personal computers (PC), mobile
phones, and memory devices. It also recovers from logical drives mounted on PC and supports various
video files such as mpg, mp4, avi, and others.

 Video Frame Recovery

MD-VIDEO recovers deleted video frames. A video file can be created out of these frames by rearranging
the sequence. It makes frames into a single image or extracts them as a separate image.

 Anomaly/Object Detection through AI Analysis

MD-VIDEO recognizes objects and classifies them via object recognition feature. It can also detect
anomalies, scenes or frames that significantly deviate from the quantified feature points. A video scene can
be created directly by combining and condensing frames of the choice. MD-VIDEO recognizes objects,
areas, and colors included in frames. Based on this data, it provides a filtering feature that allows users to
easily select the data they want.

 Frame Image Enhancement

MD-VIDEO provides users editing tools to enhance analyzed frames. Editing tools allow user to enhance
images or videos using ‘Super Resolution,’ ‘Motion Deblur,’ ‘Perspective Transform,’ and many more
features.

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  OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

OCR feature recognizes and analyzes letters, timestamps, and channel information within the frames. It
analyzes information that is not saved in the frame information, which is the output of the frame itself.

 Number Plate Restoration

MD-VIDEO restores the selected number plate of various countries using machine learning based models.
It predicts and displays various probabilities of numbers of a number plate which are hard-to-identify.

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2. System Requirements
2-1 Recommended Specifications
 Operating System Windows 10 or above (64Bit)
 Processor Intel Core i7 or above
 RAM 32GB or more
 Disk Space 10GB or more (for installation), 1T or more (for usage)
 USB Two or more USB 2.0/3.0/3.1 ports
 Resolution 1920 * 1080 or higher
 GPU One or more NVIDIA GPU cards (Go to [Help] > [Supported List] >
[5.GPU] tab)

2-2 Minimum Specifications

 Operating System Windows 10 or above (64Bit)
 Processor Intel Core i7 or above
 RAM 8GB or more
 Disk Space 10GB or more (for installation), 100GB or more (for usage)
 USB Two or more USB 2.0/3.0/3.1 ports
 Resolution 1024 * 640 or higher

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3. Install and Uninstall
3-1 Install
① Run Installer.

Figure I-1 Installer

② Select the folder to install. (Default installation folder is C:\MD-Series\MD-VIDEO)

Check "I agree to the License terms and conditions" and click [Install].

Figure I-2 Install MD-VIDEO – Start

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 ③ In each step, click [NEXT] and [Finish] to complete the installation.

Figure I-3 Installation – Finish

④ After installation, 'MD-VIDEO' icon will be created on the Desktop.

Figure I-4 MD-VIDEO icon

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3-2 Uninstall
3-2-1 Uninstall from the Program Menu

① Go to [Window] > [All Program] > [MD-Series] > [MD-VIDEO Uninstall].

Figure I-5 Uninstall from Program Menu 1

② Click [Yes] to uninstall.

Figure I-6 Uninstall from Program Menu 2

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3-2-2 Uninstall from Control Panel

① Select 'MD-VIDEO' in [Control Panel] > [Program] > [Programs and Features] and click
[Uninstall/Change].

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Figure I-7 Uninstall from Control Panel 1

② Click [Remove(R)] to uninstall the program.

Figure I-8 Uninstall from Control Panel 2

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4. Update
MD-VIDEO supports online and offline update. To update MD-VIDEO online, MD-UPDATER must be installed
in advance.

4-1 Online Update

When running MD-VIDEO in online environment, ‘MD-VIDEO Update’ window appears if there is a new update
required. Click [Cancel] to skip the update.

Figure I-9 Online Update - Update Notification

Click [Update] to run MD-UPDATER. MD-VIDEO and its version information are displayed on the product list.
Check ‘MD-VIDEO’ and click [Update] to start the update.

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 Figure I-10 Online Update – Update 1

Figure I-11 Online Update – Update 2

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When update is complete, click [OK] to start the updated version of MD-VIDEO.

Figure I-12 Online Update - Complete Update

4-2 Patch Update

In offline environment, MD-VIDEO can be updated with a patch file.
Run MD-UPDATER, click [Apply Patch], and select the patch file to apply. Click [Open] to display MD-VIDEO
and its version information on the product list.

Figure I-13 Patch Update - Select Patch File

Check ‘MD-VIDEO’ on the product list and click [Update] to start the update.

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5. Home Screen Layout
MD-VIDEO displays various screen layout modes for different types of tasks. This chapter introduces the home
screen layout. For more details, please refer to the next chapter.

Figure I-14 Home Screen Layout

１. Case Creation Wizard: Create a new case. ‘Recovery,’ ‘Analysis,’ and ‘Enhancement’ features are
available to select.

２. Open Case: Import a previously saved case.

３. Recent Case(s): Display the latest cases with summaries.

４. Export Diagnostic Data: When errors occur during analysis, the program creates the data to diagnose
the problem. To solve the problem, please send the saved ZIP file to [email protected].

５. Log: Display usage history of MD-VIDEO.

６. Help: Display license information, product version, user guide, latest release notes, and supported list.

７. Settings: Set various options related to the program, such as specifying the folder path to use, language
settings, etc.

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6. Export Diagnostic Data
When errors occur during analysis, the program creates the data to diagnose the problem.
Click icon to display ‘Export Diagnostic Data’ window. This feature is available only when the case is
open.

Figure I-15 Menu – Export Diagnostic Data

6-1 Basic Settings for Diagnostic Data

Figure I-16 Export Diagnostic Data

１. Save Path (Required): Specify the path to save diagnostic data. The network path is not available.

２. Evidence Information (Optional): Describe evidence information if there is additional information to

add, such as manufacturer, model, and symptom descriptions, if necessary.

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6-2 Diagnostic Data Selection
Select files and videos that require a diagnosis.

6-2-1 Filesystem
When filesystem has no analysis results or errors occur, select the files that need diagnosis.
Click [Next] to skip this step or go to the next step.

Figure I-17 Diagnostic Data Selection – Filesystem

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6-2-2 Analysis Results
Check the videos that are not playable or require a diagnosis. Click [Next] to skip this step or go to the next
step.

Figure I-18 Diagnostic Data Selection –Analysis Results

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6-3 Generating Diagnostic Data
Once diagnostic data is generated, a ZIP file is created in the save path. To diagnose the problem and for
further technical support, please send the created ZIP file to technical support team ([email protected]).

[email protected]

Figure I-19 Completed Export of Diagnostic Data

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 Figure I-20 Diagnostic Data

ZIP file includes the following diagnostic data:

 File with the evidence name (Evidence): A file that copies the first 100MB of the evidence.

 File with the partition name (Partition 0): A file that copies the first 100MB of the partition.

 *.mcf-wal, *.mcf-shm, *.mcfb *.mcf: Case database files.

 *.log: Log file.

 DefaultInfo.csv: A file containing MD-VIDEO version, user Key ID, filesystem information, and analysis
results.

 Nodes folder: A folder containing the selected files (When file is selected from the file system).

 Analysis Results folder: A folder containing the selected videos (When video is selected from the
analysis results).

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7. Log Viewer
MD-VIDEO saves a history of program usage, created case, and analysis as a log file.
Click icon to display ‘Log’ window.

Figure I-21 Menu - Log

7-1 Menu of Log Viewer

Figure I-22 Log

１. DEBUG/INFO/WARN/ERROR: Select the type of log to display.

２. Clear: Remove log from the screen. Logs are cleared from the screen only; entire logs are maintained.

３. Open Folder: Open the folder that contains log files.

４. Export: Export and save the log displayed on the screen to a specified path.

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7-2 Log Level
Logs are recorded in the following four types.
 DEBUG: Record information for debugging.
 INFO: Record work history such as case creation, analysis, etc.
 WARN: Record unusual situations.
 ERROR: Record critical errors.

7-3 Log Files

The log files are saved as a file with '.log' extension in the following path:
C:\Users\<Windows Account>\AppData\Local\MD-Series\MD-VIDEO\Log

Figure I-23 Log Files

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8. Help
Click icon in the menu to view ‘Help’ window. The following items are found in ‘Help’ window.
 Supported List: Click to view the list of supported DVRs, dashcams, filesystems, video codecs, and
GPUs.
 User Guide: Click to view the user guide in PDF format.
 Release Notes: Click to view the improvements, newly added features and other issues fixed of the
program.
 License Key List: Display the ID of the connected dongle key.
▪ License Renewal: Click to generate C2V file.
▪ Apply License: Click to apply the updated V2C file forwarded from technical support team to update
dongle key license.

Note: C2V file and V2C file

C2V file stands for a customer-generated file, containing data about the dongle key.
V2C file stands for a vendor-to-customer file, a dongle key information file technical support team applies
updates to and delivers to customers.

Figure I-24 Menu – Help

Figure I-25 Help Window

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 Figure I-26 Supported GPU List

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9. Settings
Customize the options related to program usage, such as save path location, language, hash verifications, etc.

Figure I-27 Menu – Settings

Click icon to display ‘Settings’ window.

Figure I-28 Settings

１. Language: Select the desired language. English, Korean, and Chinese languages are supported.
Restart MD-VIDEO to apply the changed language setting.

２. Hash Verification: Select whether to verify the image hash each time a case is opened. Enable this
option to include hash verification in the report.

３. Hash: Select the required hash algorithm for evidence hash verification. Ten different hash types are
supported.

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 ４. Save: Specify the temporary space to run the program.

５. Dump Image Path: Specify the path to save the image file after extraction.
▪ Case Path: Specify the path to save case files.
▪ Selected Path: Save the image file in the selected folder.
６. Result Auto Refresh: Click to update and display newly analyzed results automatically in ‘Explorer’
recovery result section at every specific interval.

▪ ON: Automatically update the recovery results at every specific interval.

▪ OFF: Disable updating the recovery results automatically. Click [Update Results] to update results.
７. Custom Case Info: Display additional case information added by the user.

▪ Add: Enter the name of a new case item and click icon to add new items.
▪ Remove: Click icon to delete the selected ‘Case Info.’

Figure I-29 Custom Case Info

８. Hardware Acceleration: Toggle on to improve the AI analysis speed. This feature is available when the
supported NVIDIA GPU is installed on PC and its driver version is 397.93 or higher. To find the GPU models
supported for this feature, go to ‘Help’ > ‘Supported List’ > 5. GPU.’

▪ : Click to refresh GPU list. This button is available when the hardware acceleration option is on.

Figure I-30 Hardware Acceleration

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 ９. Others: Click [Codec Settings] to view ‘User Codec Management’ window.

Figure I-31 User Codec Management

▪ New Group: Click icon to create a new group.

▪ Remove Group: Select a group to remove and click icon to apply removal.
▪ Change Group Name: Double click the group name to change the group name.

Figure I-32 Codec Group - Change Group Name

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 II. Recovery

MD-VIDEO enables users to analyze and recover videos recorded via DVRs or dashcams. Using ‘Recovery’
feature, filesystems and deleted videos/frames can be restored from storage devices or images.
This feature can be accessed from home and menu bar.

1. Start Recovery
1-1 Start Recovery from Home Screen

Figure II-1 Recovery – Home Screen

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1-2 Start from Menu Bar
Click [Recovery] from the menu bar.

Figure II-2 Recovery – Menu Bar

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2. Select Recovery Target
Select the type of recovery target (‘Storage’, ‘Image’, ‘Local Files’, or ‘RAID’) and drive from the ‘Drive List.

2-1 Storage
Select ‘Storage’ for recovery target to recover drive mounted on the PC. Specify the drive in ‘Drive List’ to
analyze and click [Recovery] to start recovery.

Figure II-3 Select Recovery Target – Storage

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Select a removable storage device or SD card from the drive list.
Click [Extraction and Analysis] to continue.

Figure II-4 Recovery Target – Extraction and Analysis of Storage

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2-2 Image
Select ‘Image’ for recovery target to recover the extracted dump image.
Click [Open] to browse and select an image file to recover. Click [Recovery] to continue.
Supported image formats are *.mdf, *.dd, *E01, *.001 and *bin.

Figure II-5 Recovery Target – Image

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2-3 Local File(s)
Select ‘Local File(s)’ for recovery target to recover data from the files stored in PC.
Select files or folders to recover and click [Recovery].

Figure II-6 Recovery Target – Local File(s)

 Add Folder: Click the icon and select a folder to recover all files saved in the folder, including the files
in the child folders. Multiple folders can be selected at once.
 Add File: Click the icon and select a file to recover. Multiple files can be selected at once.

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2-4 RAID
To recover RAID-configured drives or images, select ‘RAID’ for recovery target.
RAID 0 and RAID 5 are supported for recovery.

Figure II-7 Recovery Target– RAID

Note: RAID
RAID, which stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, is a technology that combines multiple hard
disk drives in parallel and stores data across multiple drives.

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2-4-1 RAID Settings

Figure II-8 Recovery Target– RAID Screen Layout

１. Add Configuration: Add RAID-configured drives/images to the list.

２. Category: Select the RAID category to recover.
▪ Drive: Select when RAID-configured drives are connected to PC.
▪ Image: Select when imaged RAID-configured drives are connected to PC.
３. Browse: Select RAID-configured drives/images to import.
４. Continue adding: Continue adding drive/image without closing ‘Add Configuration’ window.
５. RAID Settings: Display the following RAID settings.
▪ RAID Level: Display how RAID is configured. RAID 0 and 5 are supported.
▪ Layout: Display RAID 5 layout. Layouts are different depending on how parity (data that is used to
recover data when it’s lost) is arrayed in the drive. This option is displayed for RAID 5 only.
▪ Stripe Size: Display the data size recorded on each RAID-configured drive.
６. Auto Import Settings: Automatically import RAID settings (RAID level, layout, stripe size, and header
size) and arrange the order.

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 Figure II-9 Recovery Target– RAID Screen Layout (2)

７. RAID List: Display the added drive/image. Drag-select the item to change the RAID configuration order.

８. (Edit RAID): Replace the added drive/image with another drive/image.

９. (Remove RAID): Remove the added drive/image from the list.

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2-4-2 RAID Drive

Figure II-10 Recovery Target– RAID Drive

① Click [Add Configuration].

② Select ‘Drive’ in ‘Add Configuration’ window. (Refer to Figure II-8.)
③ Click [Browse] to import drives.
④ Click [Add] to add drives to the list.
⑤ Enter RAID settings.
▪ Automatic Input: Click [Auto Import Settings] to automatically enter RAID level, layout, stripe size,
and header size. RAID-configured drives are automatically arranged in order.
▪ Manual Input: Manually enter the RAID settings.

⑥ Click [Recovery] to proceed with recovery.

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2-4-3 RAID Image

Figure II-11 RAID - Image

① Click [Add Configuration].

② Select ‘Image’ in ‘Add Configuration’ window. (Refer to Figure II-8.)
③ Click [Browse] to import images.
④ Click [Add] to add images to the list.
⑤ Enter RAID settings.
▪ Automatic Input: Click [Auto Import Settings] to automatically enter RAID level, layout, stripe size,
and header size. RAID-configured images are automatically arranged.
▪ Manual Input: Manually enter the RAID settings.

⑥ Click [Recovery] to proceed with recovery.

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3. Recovery Settings
The following recovery options are provided. Select the desired recovery option to perform.
 Basic Recovery

 Custom Recovery

 Partial Recovery

Figure II-12 Recovery Options

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3-1 Basic Recovery
'Basic Recovery' performs recovery based on the recommended settings. This option recovers the data from
the unused area based on the video format and codec information found in the initial recovery results.

Time/Channel OCR analysis is supported in 'Basic Recovery.' Go to VI. OCR > 2. OCR Option Settings to
learn more about this feature. To use Time/Channel OCR analysis, click [Yes] if Figure II-3 Time/Channel
OCR Notification Window appears. To skip Time/Channel OCR analysis, click [No] if asked whether you will
apply Time/Channel OCR analysis.

Figure II-13 Time/Channel OCR Notification Window

To perform basic recovery, filesystem and information of analysis results are required. Whether 'Basic
Recovery' can be performed depends on the availability of filesystem analysis and analysis results.

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3-2 Custom Recovery
'Custom Recovery’ performs recovery based on the customized settings. Customize the desired recovery
targets (file and/or frame), recovery range, container types and others.

3-2-1 File Recovery

Explore video file in the recovery target.

Figure II-14 File Recovery - Evidence

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 Figure II-15 File Recovery - Filesystem

１. Recovery Range: Select/deselect the checkbox to choose whether to perform recovery and specify
recovery range.

▪ Evidence/Filesystem: Select ‘All,' ‘Unused Area,’ or 'Checked.'

 All: Recover files from the entire filesystem. This option is available when importing video files (.avi.
mp4, etc.).
 Unused Area: Recover files from the unused area. This option is available when importing image
files (.mdf, .dd, E01, 001, etc.).
 Checked: Recover only from checked files of the filesystem analysis.
２. Container Type: Specify the video file type to recover.

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3-2-2 Frame Recovery
Frame recovery means finding and recovering the video frames from damaged or corrupted videos, unused
area, etc., based on the corresponding codec metadata.

Figure II-16 Frame Recovery - Evidence

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 Figure II-17 Frame Recovery – Filesystem

１. Recovery Range: Specify recovery range. Check at least one of the options to start 'Frame Recovery.’
▪ Filesystem: Select ‘Unused Area' or 'Checked.'
 Unused Area: Recover frames from the unused area. This option is available when importing
image video files (.avi, .mp4).
 Checked: Recover frames from only checked files in the filesystem analysis results.
▪ Evidence: Select ‘All’ or ‘Checked.’
 All: Recovery fames from the entire filesystem. This option is available when importing
(.mdf, .dd, .E01, 001) image files.
 Checked: Recover frames from only checked files of evidence.
▪ Recovery Results: Select ‘Recover Only Corrupted Files’ or ‘Checked.’
 Recover Only Corrupted Videos: Recover frames only from the corrupted videos of analysis
results.
 Checked: Recover frames from the checked videos in analysis results.

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 ２. Codec List: Select the codec to use for recovery and set the options.

Figure II-18 Frame Recovery – Codec List and Options

▪ Codec: Figure II-18 shows the list of codecs to use for recovery. At least one codec must be selected.
Detail options for frame and codec may vary depending on the selected codec type. Based on the
signatures and codecs in the image, it displays recommended codecs for recovery.
 H.265 (HEVC), H.264: Codec and frame options are available for customization.
 MPEG-4: Only codec option is available for customization.
 M-JPEG: No available options for customization
▪ Collect Codec Info: When recovering video based on frame, the metadata of the stream that each
codec generates is used as a signature for carving. Various options can be set to collect these
metadata.
 Files in Recovery Range: Collect codec information from the recovery target.
▪ External Reference: Collect codec information from the external source. 'Basic', 'External File',
'Analyzed File', 'Manual Input,' and 'Custom’ options are available.
 Basic: Specify the manufacturer and model to add the codec information from the available list by
default.

Figure II-19 External Reference - Basic

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  External File: Collect codec information from video files saved in the PC.
In the 'File Selection' window, select a video file saved in PC. If codec information is collected from
the selected file, video path is added to the list. If there is no codec information, the following
'Cannot extract video codec' window appears.

Figure II-20 External Reference – External File

 Analyzed File: Collect codec information from the analyzed files.

Select files in the 'Analyzed File' window. The selected file path is added if codec information is
collected from the selected file. If codec information cannot be collected, 'Cannot extract video
codec' pop-up window appears.

Figure II-21 External Reference – Analyzed File

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  Manual Input: Input the codec information directly.
In the 'Edit Codec Information' window, enter the codec information in hexadecimal format and click
[OK] to add the edited values to the list.

Figure II-22 External Reference – Manual Input

 Custom: Select the saved codec information.

In the 'Custom Codec' window, select folder in ‘Group’ and specific codec. Go to ‘Setting’ > ‘Others’
> ‘Codec Settings’ > ‘User Codec Management’ to register custom codec. Go to 'Ⅰ. Getting
Started > 8. Settings' to learn more details.

Figure II-23 External Reference – Custom

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  Remove: Click [Remove] to delete the codec, which is not in use.

Figure II-24 External Reference - Remove

 Edit Codec Metadata: Double-click the codec in the list to display 'Edit Codec' window.
- Manual Input: Edit the codec information directly when the codec structure is given.
- Simple Edit: Enter the value to adjust the width and height of the video.

Figure II-25 Edit Codec – Manual Input/Simple Edit

 Frame Options: When recovering frames with H.265 (HEVC) and H.264 codec, select at least one
frame option.
- H.264/H.265 Stream with Start codes: Option that is generally used to recover AVI, MPEG file
formats, DVR, and dashcam.
- H.264/H.265 Stream without Start codes: Option that is generally used to recover MP4 and
MKV files.

Figure II-26 Frame Options

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 ▪ Create Video with Recovered Frames: Put the recovered frames together to create a video and save
a created video in the specified path. To learn how to create a video file with the frames selected from
analysis results, go to ‘Ⅲ.Recovery Results> 6.Video Creation.'

 Save path: Specify the path to save a created video with recovered frames.

Figure II-27 Create Video with Recovered Frames

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3-3 Partial Recovery
‘Partial Recovery’ performs recovery partially on the selected region only.

3-3-1 Home
'Partial Recovery' is used when complete recovery results are not available because of the following reasons:
 Filesystem analysis is not working.
 Filesystem analysis is successful but the size of the unused area is too large to recover.

Codecs supported in partial recovery are listed under ‘Supported codec’ as shown in the Figure II-28 below.
The frames are recovered only if the timestamp information is available in respective frames.
Click [Next] to go to the next step 'Evidence Scan.'

Figure II-28 Partial Recovery - Home

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3-3-2 Evidence Scan
In this step, the entire recovery target is scanned and split into multiple blocks of a certain size. The progress
status and the remaining time are displayed.
Click [Cancel] to stop scanning the evidence or generating partial recovery results. Partial recovery will be
restarted from the step ‘Home’ when clicked [Cancel].

Figure II-29 Partial Recovery – Evidence Scan

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3-3-3 Date/Time Analysis
Before setting the recovery range of the evidence, the time information obtained from the step 'Evidence Scan,'
is analyzed via OCR feature.
Time information may not be found in some evidence. If time information does not exist in the evidence,
‘Date/Time analysis’ feature is not available for use. In this case, start 'Partial Recovery' without using time
information.

① Check the target to analyze datetime.

② In the canvas area, drag-select the timestamp area.

Timestamp area may be found in different locations depending on the codec information of the recovery
target. Each codec requires a different selection area.

Figure II-30 Partial Recovery – Date/Time Analysis Settings

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 ③ In 'Region Settings' window, select the date and time format corresponding to the obtained timestamp
to generate bounding boxes. Make sure to place one bounding box for each digit.
Click [OK] to apply.
To reset the date and time region, click [Cancel] to close the 'Region Settings' window or click 'x' icon to
close the window.

Figure II-31 Partial Recovery – Region Settings

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 ④ Click [Next] to proceed with recovery.
You can check the progress status via progress bar and remaining time until analysis is complete.
Click [Cancel] to stop ‘Date/Time Analysis’ and go back to the previous step 'Date/Time Analysis Settings.'

Figure II-32 Partial Recovery – Date/Time Analysis

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3-3-4 Recovery
Select the recovery range from the ‘Time Filter’ area to recover frames. Click [Apply] to view the specified time
range.
Based on the customized time range, filtered results are displayed in the left bottom area. ‘Table’, ‘Sector Map’
and ‘Gallery’ view options are supported.
Select the results and view frames in ‘Preview’ area.

Note: Make sure to check that displayed date time and the analyzed time are correct.
If the time value is incorrect, enter the time value directly. Or click [Reanalyze] and go to the step
‘Date/Time Analysis Settings’ to reanalyze.

Check the results to recover. Once recovery targets are selected, click [Recovery].

Figure II-33 Partial Recovery – Recovery Setting

１. Time Filter: Enable the data filtering based on the date time results analyzed via OCR feature.
Apply time filter by entering the time value directly or drag-selecting the range in time filter area.

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 ２. Scan and Analysis Results: Display analysis results which are split into multiple range areas of
certain size. If time filter is applied, the results of the corresponding time are displayed. The following view
options (table, sector map, and gallery) are supported.
▪ Table: Display analysis results in tabular view.
‘Table’ view displays analysis results by splitting recovery target into multiple blocks of 1GB size. If the
size of recovery target is less than 100GB, then the size of each block may be adjusted to less than
1GB.
The same block selected for recovery cannot be selected again. The blocks that completed recovery is
marked with ‘O’ in the 'IsCarved' row. Refer to ‘IsCarved’ row to check whether the block is completed
with recovery or not.

Figure II-34 Date/Time Analysis Results - Table

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 ▪ Sector Map: Display recovery target in sector map format.
The same recovery target data in ‘Table’ view is displayed in ‘Sector Map’ view. Each block can be of
1GB or less, depending on the total size of recovery target.
Hover the mouse over the sector block to display size and date time information. Select the consecutive
blocks placed next to each other to analyze the time range of the selected block. Depending on the
filesystem, consecutive blocks may not indicate they took place in a chronological order.
 Recoverable: Represent areas available for recovery.
 Carved: Represent recovered area. In table view, these areas are marked with circle (O) in
‘IsCarved’ row. Once carved, the same block cannot be selected again for recovery.
 Selected: Represent the selected blocks.
 Current: Represent the currently selected block.

Figure II-35 Date/Time Analysis Results – Sector Map

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 ▪ Gallery: Display recovery target data in preview mode. The range area that does not contain the
analyzed frame is not displayed in preview. Date time information is displayed at the top of each item
once analyzed.

Figure II-36 Date/Time Analysis Results – Gallery

３. Preview: Display the selected analysis results in preview mode.

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 III.Recovery Results

Once the recovery is completed, analysis results appear in the ‘Explorer’ window.

1. Screen Layout

Figure III-1 Screen Layout

１. Menu Bar: Include [Save Case], [Save As], [Close Case], [Recovery], [Analysis], [Time / Channel OCR],
[Enhancement], [Video Creation] and [Export] buttons.

２. Explorer: Display case information, such as evidence information, recovery/analysis/enhancement

results.

３. Contents Area: Display selected items from the ‘Explorer.’

４. Details: Display detail information of the selected item from the ‘Explorer’ in ‘Attribute,’ ‘Data,’ ‘Leave
Comment,’ ‘Custom,’ and ‘Enhancement’ tab.

５. Progress Status Area: Display ongoing tasks and progress status.

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2. Case Information
Click ‘Case’ in ‘Explorer’ to display the case information.
Case information items can be edited or modified as required. This information will be included in the report.

2-1 Add New Items to Case Information

Add new items to the case information if necessary. Enter an item name first and click icon to confirm the
action.

 : Click [Save with Default Settings] to save the newly added items as default custom
case information. To delete customized settings, go to ‘Settings’ > ‘Custom Case Info.’
 : Remove the newly added item from the ‘Case Info.’

Figure III-2 Case Information

3. Evidence Information
Go to ‘Explorer’ > ‘Evidence’ to view evidence information.

Figure III-3 Evidence Information

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3-1. Link Evidence
If the evidence is not linked, main features become unavailable for use. Go to ‘Explorer’ > ‘Evidence’ to link
evidence and proceed the task.

 Link evidence: If the type of evidence is storage, image, or local file(s), and the evidence is not linked,
‘Link evidence’ is displayed. Click to link evidence.

Figure III-4 Link evidence

 Link evidence: If some RAID configurations are not linked, ‘Link evidence’ is displayed. Click to link the
configured drive or image.

Figure III-5 Link evidence - RAID

 Relinkevidence: If RAID-configured drives/images are linked successfully, ‘Relink evidence’ is displayed

by default. Relink the evidence if the analysis results are not normal after opening the case file.

Figure III-6 Relink evidence - RAID

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4. Recovery Results
Click ‘Recovery Results’ in ‘Explorer’ to view recovered information and its results of the evidence.

4-1 Recovery Information

Recovery information includes the following items:
 Recovery Results: Display recovered data count (‘Total Count,’ ‘Active,’ ‘Recovery,’and ‘Others’).
 Analysis Log: Display users’ activity log with respect to recovery, including the program ‘State’ of
recovery results, ‘File Count,’ and others.

Figure III-7 Recovery Information

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5. Analysis Results
5-1 Update Results
Click [Update Results] to update the recovery results so far in real time.
 Manual Update: Click [Update Results] in menu bar.
 Automatic Update: In ‘Settings’, enable ‘Result Auto Refresh’ and set refresh interval in ‘Refresh Rate.’
Refer to ‘Ⅰ.Getting Started > 8. Settings’ to learn more about this feature.

Figure III-8 Update Results

5-2 View Options for Results

Table/Card/Gallery view options are available to display the recovered results. Click the combo box at the
upper left side to select view options.
 Table View: Display the recovery result in tabular format.

Figure III-9 Recovery Results – Table View

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  Card View: Display the recovery results information inside cards.

Figure III-10 Recovery Results – Card View

 Gallery View: Display the recovery results in preview without detail information.

Figure III-11 Recovery Results – Gallery View

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5-3 Details
Display preview only without details of recovery results.

Figure III-12 Details

１. Preview: Support multimedia preview. For video files, options such as playback speed, play position,
auto-play, bookmark, volume control, and others are supported.

Figure III-13 Preview – Video Playback

▪ Bookmark: Add a bookmark at a specific point of the video. Bookmark icon is displayed on the player
bar when added. Click bookmark icon to go to a specific bookmarked point or use arrow keys to
navigate between bookmarked frames.
▪ Auto-Play: Auto-play option is enabled by default. Video file is in auto-play mode when analysis results
are selected.

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 ▪ Shortcuts: Display shortcut keys for video player options. Hover mouse over the icon to view the
list of available shortcut keys. Refer to Figure III-13 to learn more.

Figure III-14 Video Player Shortcut Keys

▪ Show All(n)/Video(n): Display multiple channels of the video. Click ‘Show All(n)’ to view and
select a video channel.
▪ Playback Speed: Change the playback speed of preview video.
▪ Full Screen/ Small Screen: Select screen size icon to view video in full screen or in small
screen mode.

▪ : Click to perform ‘Video Analysis’ or ‘Enhancement’ on the displayed file in preview.

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 ２. Attribute: Display the selected analysis result’s attribute, such as file name, resolution, size, and etc.
Enter the value and click [Modified] to apply modified time information and OCR analysis results.

Figure III-15 Attribute

３. Data: Display the contents of the selected analysis result in a hexadecimal form.

Figure III-16 Data

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 ４. Leave Comment: Additional information about the selected analysis results can be recorded or input
for reference. These comments are included in the report.

Figure III-17 Leave Comment

５. Custom: Edit the attribute of the selected analysis result (data offset, size, codec Information, etc.).

Figure III-18 Custom

▪ Codec: Specify codec information.

 Manual Input: Directly enter the codec information in hexadecimal format.
 Codec File: Enter the codec information by selecting a file containing codec information from PC.
 Video File: Collect and enter the codec information saved in the selected video file.
- External File: Collect and enter the codec information saved in PC.
- Analyzed File: Collect and enter the codec information from recovered file.
▪ Stream Start Offset: Enter the stream start offset in a decimal number.
▪ Stream End Offset: Enter the stream end offset in a decimal number.

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 ▪ Stream Length: Display stream length in a decimal number.
▪ Play (back): Playback the video based on the modified values.
▪ First Frame: Display the first frame of video created based on the modified values.
▪ Export: Save the video created based on the modified values in PC.
▪ Save: Save the modified information.

６. Enhancement: Customize properties (density, color, etc.) of the selected analysis result to enhance the
quality of the multimedia file.

Figure III-19 Video Enhancement

▪ Apply Filter: Enable to apply the customized filters to the video during playback. If not enabled, filters
are not applied to the video.
▪ Density: Adjust the level of brightness, contrast, and gamma values.
 Auto: Auto-correct the brightness level of the selected item.
 Manual: Adjust the level of brightness, contrast, and gamma manually.

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 ▪ Color: Adjust Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B) values.

 Auto: Auto correct the color of the selected video.

 Manual: Adjust RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) values manually.

▪ Others: Adjust the edge sharpening and noise reduction values.

▪ Reset: Reset enhancement parameter values (density, color, etc.)

▪ Save: Save enhancement settings used in analysis results.

5-4 Bookmark
Click icon to add bookmarks to the analysis results. If bookmark is added, the icon color is changed to yellow.
Click ‘Show Bookmarked Only’ to view bookmarked results only.

Figure III-20 Show Bookmarked Only

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5-5 Adjust Start Date Time
Adjust the start date time manually if there is a time difference between the displayed time and the actual
recording time.

5-5-1 Apply at Once

Click 'Adjust Start Date Time’ at the top of analysis results area.

Figure III-21 Adjust Start Date Time – Apply at Once

Select the item to adjust time, enter adjusted start date time, and click [Apply] to confirm.

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 Figure III-22 Adjust Start Date Time

 Scope: Select the items to adjust the start date time. Select ‘all’ or ‘checked’ to specify the items to adjust.
The number of selected items is displayed.

 Preview: Display the items to adjust. Click the arrow button to navigate between the analysis results.

 Adjust Date Time: Enter the date time value to adjust. Start date time will be changed at once accordingly.
Make sure to check the time difference.

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5-5-2 Apply Individually
To adjust the start date time of individual item, go to ‘Attribute’ tab of the selected analysis results.
The start date time of each item can be adjusted individually.

Figure III-23 Adjust Start Time – Apply Individually

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5-5-3 Applied Results
Once start date time is adjusted, analysis results are displayed as below. The adjusted time is marked in blue.

Figure III-24 Analysis Results with Adjusted Start Time

Go to ‘Attribute’ tab to view the adjusted time.

Figure III-25 Analysis Results with Adjusted Start Time 2

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5-6 Grouping
Grouping feature allows users to group and view results that have the same value in the selected column
header. Multiple columns can be combined to group and categorize recovery results.
In ‘Table View’ mode, drag and drop the column header to the area ‘Drag a column header here to group by
that column.’

Figure III-26 Grouping - Table View

In ‘Card/Gallery View’ mode, click column icon to select a column header and drag it to the ‘Drag a
column header here to group by that column’ area.

Figure III-27 Grouping – Card/Gallery View

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Right-click the header and select ‘Ungroup’ from the context menu to remove the column header from the
grouping criteria.

Figure III-28 Ungrouping

5-7 Sorting
Sort analysis results by a single or multiple column headers.

Figure III-29 Sorting

 Click Column Header: Sort results based on the selected column header. Click the column header to
navigate between the sorting order (▲: ascending, ▼: descending).

 Shift + Click Column Header: Sort results based on the additionally selected column.

 Ctrl + Click Column Header: Remove the selected column from the sorting criteria when multiple criteria
are enabled.

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6. Video Creation
‘Video Creation’ feature converts the recovered frames and saves them as a video file.
Go to ‘Recovery Results’ > ‘Recovered Frames’ in ‘Explorer’ and click [Video Creation].

Figure III-30 Menu – Video Creation

In ‘Video Creation’ window, view frames by codec and resolution. Drag and drop to switch the frame order.
Follow the steps below to create a video.

① Check the frames to include in a video.

② Designate a save path to save a created video.

③ Click [OK] to create a video.

Figure III-31 Menu – Video Creation

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7. Save Case
7-1 Save Case
Click [Save Case] in menu bar to save a case.

Figure III-32 Case – Save Case

Figure III-33 Case – Save As Window

１. Case Name: Enter a case name.

２. Save Folder: Designate or create a folder to save case. Make sure to select the save path with enough
free space to successfully save the case data.

３. OK: Click [OK] to confirm a case name and save folder.

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7-2 Save As

Figure III-34 Case – Save As

Click [Save As] to specify a folder and save a case.

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 IV. Enhancement
Enhancement feature offers basic editing tools such as ‘Crop’ and ‘Rotation’ and other advanced features,
including ‘Super Resolution,’ ‘De-identification,’ ‘Number Plate Restoration’ and others. Go to ‘Enhancement’
to make unclear video frames or pictures by using various editing tools. This feature can be accessed from
home, menu bar, and explorer area.

1. Start Enhancement
1-1 Start Enhancement from Home Screen
Click [Enhancement] in home screen.

Figure IV-1 Start Enhancement - Home Screen

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1-2 Start from Menu Bar
Click [Enhancement] in menu bar.

Figure IV-2 Start Enhancement – Menu Bar

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1-3 Start from Details Area

Click three dots icon on the top right corner of ‘Preview’ area > Click ‘Enhancement.’

Figure IV-3 Start Enhancement – Recovery Results

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1-4 Start from Enhancement Results
Click ‘Enhancement Results’ in ‘Explorer’ > ‘History’ tab. Click [Edit] to continue editing in enhancement feature.

Figure IV-4 Start Enhancement - Enhancement Results

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2. Screen Layout
2-1 Enhancement Start Screen
Follow the on-screen instructions of ‘Enhancement’ window to add targets.

Figure IV-5 Enhancement Start Screen

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2-2 Screen Layout

Figure IV-6 Enhancement

１. Enhancement Menu: Add/remove/export the recovery targets.

２. Enhancement Targets: Display imported files.

３. Enhancement Results List: Display saved enhanced results.

４. Editing Toolbar: Contain various enhancement editing tools.

５. Canvas: Display the currently open enhancement target. Multiple targets are opened in different tabs.
To open a target in the canvas, double-click or right-click an item and click [Start a New Task] in the context
menu. Or drag and drop the item to the canvas area to start a new task.

６. Help: Display descriptions on how to use enhancement editing tools in ‘Help’ window.

７. Settings: Display customized settings for each editing tool.

８. History: Show edit history and manage undoing/redoing of changes.

９. Save: Save the enhancement result in ‘Enhancement Result’ panel or under ‘Enhancement Result’ >
‘Frame.’

１０. Export: Click to export the current enhancement result in PC. Click the arrow next to [Save] to display
this button.

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3. Enhancement Menu
3-1 File Management Menu
Go to ‘File List’ menu to add/remove/export the enhancement target or save the current enhancement result,
or export to PC. Refer to X. Appendix: Shortcuts to see the available shortcuts at once.
 File List
▪ Add: Add enhancement targets to the ‘Enhancement Target List.’
 Import from PC: Import enhancement targets from PC.
 Import from Analysis Results: Import enhancement targets from analysis results (video, picture,
frame, scenes, and enhancement result).
▪ Remove: Remove the checked files from the ‘Enhancement Target List.’
▪ Export: Export the checked files in the list to PC. Specify the location to export the files.
 Current Enhancement Result
▪ Save: Save the current enhancement result under ‘Explorer’ > ‘Enhancement Results.’
▪ Export: Export the current enhancement result to PC. Specify the location to save.

Figure IV-7 Enhancement Menu – File List

Figure IV-8 Enhancement Menu – Current Enhancement Result

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3-2 File List Menu
Go to ‘File List Management’ menu to add/remove/export the targets to or from the list.

Figure IV-9 Enhancement – Add/Delete/Export Targets

 Add: Add enhancement targets to the list. Added targets are also found under ‘Recovery Results’ in
the main window of ‘Explorer.’

▪ Import from PC: Import local files from PC and add them to the ‘Enhancement Targets’ list.

▪ Import from Analysis Results: Import from analysis results.

 Remove: Remove the selected items from the list. Recovery results remain unaffected by this action.

 Export: Export the checked items to PC.

3-2-1 Import from PC

Add local files to the enhancement target list. Files are also added to the explorer of the main window.
‘Select a file’ window appears when clicked ‘Import from PC.’ This option is unavailable if the recovery target
is from a disk or image file.

Figure IV-10 Import from PC

3-2-2 Import from Analysis Results

Add analysis results to the enhancement target list.
Figure IV-12 appears when selecting ‘Add Analysis Results.’ You can add video, picture, recovered frame,
scene, and enhancement results.

Figure IV-11 Import from Analysis Result

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Select the target(s) to add and click [OK].

Figure IV-12 Add Analysis Result Window

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4. Enhancement Target List
Enhancement targets are displayed in the list view.
Video, picture, frame, recovery results, and scenes are supported for enhancement.

Figure IV-13 Enhancement Target List

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4-1 Frame Extraction
When importing video files, frame extraction is required.
Extract a single or multiple frames from the video to start enhancement.

Figure IV-14 Enhancement Target List

１. Channel Selection: This button is available when the video contains multiple channels. Specify the
channel to extract the desired frame(s).
２. Current Frame: Extract the current frame.
３. Consecutive Frame: Extract consecutive frames in a five-second long at maximum. Specify the time
duration and click [Frame Extraction] to start.
４. Frame Extraction: Click [Frame Extraction] to extract single or multiple frames from the video.

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Extracted consecutive frames are displayed in gallery.

Figure IV-15 Result of Consecutive Frame Extraction

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5. Editing Tools
Edit and enhance frames using editing tools.

5-1 Apply/Reset Edits

[Apply] and [Reset] buttons are found in ‘Settings’ area of each editing tool.
 [Apply]: Click [Apply] to confirm the edits. When clicked [Apply], edit history is recorded in ‘History.’
 [Reset]: Reset the customized settings and adjust again.

Figure IV-16 Enhancement – Reset/Apply

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5-2 Open Help

To see the descriptions of how to use each tool, click ‘Open Help’ at the bottom of ‘Settings’ area or click
icon to see help guide on all enhancement tools in one place.

Figure IV-17 Enhancement – Open Help

Figure IV-18 Enhancement – Help Window

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5-3 Pointer

Click ‘Pointer’ tool to go back to the home screen of the canvas.

Figure IV-19 Editing Tool - Pointer

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5-4 Crop

Click ‘Crop’ tool and draw a cropping area to crop.

Figure IV-20 Editing Tool - Crop

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Draw a cropping area to crop in the canvas area.

③ Click [Apply] in the ‘Settings’ area to confirm the cropping area.

Coordinates of the cropped area are displayed in the ‘Settings’ area. Upper-left side of the frame is the
starting point of the coordinates.

▪ Top Left: Display coordinates of the upper-left corner of the selected area.
▪ Bottom Right: Display coordinates of the bottom-right corner of the selected area.

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5-5 Image Filter

‘Image Filter’ enables to enhance a frame by varying parameters.

Navigate the slider to adjust the density, color, edge sharpening, and opacity. ‘Auto’ mode is available for
density and color adjustment. If ‘Manual’ mode is enabled, adjust the slider manually for required values.

Figure IV-21 Editing Tool – Image Filter

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Adjust the level of ‘Density,’ ‘Color,’ and other options to apply to filters.
You can adjust by:
 Entering the values directly.
 Pressing up/down arrow keys to increase/decrease the value by 1.
 Move the slider to the left/right.
▪ Density: Change the color brightness.
 Brightness: The higher the level is the brighter it becomes. Higher brightness values make the
image whiter, and lower values make image darker.
 Contrast: The higher the level, the clearer the difference between two tones of brightness.

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  Gamma: Default value is set as 1. With higher gamma values, picture gets darker. The picture gets
brighter with lower gamma values.
▪ Color: Adjust the value of RGB to change color.
 R: The higher the level, the redder it becomes. The lower the level, the greener it becomes
(complementary color of red).
 G: The higher the level, the greener it becomes. The lower the level, the more magenta it becomes
(complementary color of green).
 B: The higher the level, the bluer it becomes. The lower the level, the more yellow it becomes
(complementary color of blue).
▪ Others
 Edge Sharpening: Adjust the level of sharpening. Navigate the slider to the right to sharpen the
outlines between the objects.
 Noise Reduction: Adjust the level of noise. Navigate the slider to the right to reduce noises.
 Opacity: Adjust the level of transparency. Navigate the slider to the left/right to decrease/increase
the level of transparency.
③ Click [Apply] in the ‘Settings’ area.

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5-6 Rotation/Perspective Transform
5-6-1 Rotation

‘Rotation’ allows rotation and reverse of a frame image.

Figure IV-22 Editing Tool – Rotation

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Rotate or reverse a picture.

▪ Rotate: Enter the desired degrees to rotate a picture.

 Positive values: Result in clockwise rotation.

 Negative values: Result in counterclockwise rotation.

▪ Reverse: Reverse the image.

 : Flip horizontally.

 : Flip vertically.

③ Click [Apply] to confirm the rotation effect.

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5-6-2 Perspective Transform

‘Perspective Transform’ transforms the distorted picture into a picture with flat surfaces.

Figure IV-23 Editing Tool – Perspective Transform

① Click icon in the editing toolbar.

② Click ‘Perspective Transform.’

③ Select the four corners of the number plate on the canvas and click [Apply].

Figure IV-24 Steps to select four corners

Figure IV-25 Editing Tool – Result of Perspective Transform

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5-7 Super Resolution

‘Super Resolution’ converts low resolution image into higher one based on a scale of 2 to 4.

Figure IV-26 Editing Tool – Super Resolution

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Select the ‘Model’ and ‘Scale’ in the ‘Settings’ area and click [Convert].
The following models are available for ‘Super Resolution’:
▪ SRGAN: It is useful to enhance low-quality images with noises. Only available in GPU-enabled
environment.
▪ EDSR: The performance is highly efficient but may take a long time if enabled in the CPU environment.
It is recommended in GPU environment.
▪ ESPCN: The speed is the fastest with performance similar or slightly lower than that of FSRCNN.
▪ FSRCNN: The speed is relatively fast, and the performance is similar or slightly higher than ESPCN.

③ Click [Apply] to save the effect in ‘History.

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5-8 Lens Distortions

‘Lens Distortions’ helps to correct a convex picture frame that is resulted from camera lens.

Figure IV-27 Editing Tool – Lens Distortions

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Adjust radial and tangential distortion values. The more severe the distortion, the larger the value
required to correct.

▪ You can adjust by:

 Entering the values directly.
 Pressing up/down arrow keys to increase/decrease the value by 1.
 Move the slider to the left/right.

▪ Radial Distortion: Occur due to the lens shape. The farther from the center of the frame, the more
distorted it becomes in the form of a circle.
 K1, K2: Indicate ratio of distortion.

▪ Tangential Distortion: Occur when camera lens and image recognition sensor are not perfectly
parallel to each other. The farther it gets from the center of the frame, the more distorted it becomes
in the form of an ellipse.
 P1, P2: Indicate ratio of scope.

③ Click [Apply] to save the effect in ‘History.’

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 Figure IV-28 Editing Tool – Result of Corrected Lens Distortions

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5-9 Deinterlace

‘Deinterlace’ corrects an interlaced picture that looks fuzzy due to a series of lines visible in the frame.
Interlacing is a technique designed to increase data transfer speed by displaying half of the image, that is odd-
numbered horizontal lines and even-number horizontal lines alternatively.

Figure IV-29 Editing Tool – Deinterlace

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Select the line type and filter and click [Apply].

▪ Line: Select the line type to correct.

 Odd Lines: Correct the odd number line.
 Even Lines: Correct the even number line.
▪ Filter: Select the method to correct.
 Interpolation: Perform correction based on the average pixel values of the upper line and the
lower line of the starting line.
 Clone: Perform correction based on the pixel value of the upper line from the starting line.

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5-10 Deblur

‘Deblur’ enables shake reduction and increases the clarity of blurry frame image.
 Auto: Deblur the selected area based on the data trained with machine learning.
 Manual: Enable slider navigation to reduce blurring and increase clarity of the frame image.

5-10-1 Machine Learning Based Image Deblur

Based on the data trained with machine learning, ‘Deblur’ auto-corrects the shake and
out-of-focus distortion.

Figure IV-30 Editing Tool – Auto Deblur

① Select icon from the editing toolbar

② Select [Auto].

③ Drag-select the area to enhance the clarity of the frame image.

④ Click [Start] to apply. To undo the selection, click [Reset].

⑤ Select either model 1 or 2 that produces a clearer outcome

⑥ Check a model to use.

⑦ Click [Apply] to confirm the effect.

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 Figure IV-31 Editing Tool - Auto-Correct

Figure IV-32 Editing Tool – Result of Auto Deblur

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5-10-2 Motion Deblur
‘Motion Deblur’ option is found when clicked [Manual].’ It retouches the out-of-focus frame and finds the original
image shaken in a specific direction.

Figure IV-33 Editing Tool – Manual Deblur

① Click icon in the editing toolbar.

② Click [Manual].
③ Click ‘Motion Blur’ to navigate the sliders.
④ Adjust the magnitude, direction, and SNR level and click [Apply].
You can adjust by:
 Entering the values directly.
 Pressing up/down arrow key to increase/decrease the value by 1.
 Drawing a line in the direction of the shake and proportion to the level of magnitude.
 Moving the slider to left/right.
▪ Magnitude: Set the higher value if the level of shaking is high.
▪ Direction: Navigate the slider to adjust the direction according to the shaking angle. Adjust the angle
from the range of 0°to 180°.
▪ SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio): The higher the level, the clearer the image becomes. Yet if it exceeds
a certain level, the noise inside the original video may be excessive.

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 Figure IV-34 Editing Tool – Result Image of Motion Deblur

5-10-3 Out-of-focus Distortion

‘Out-of-focus Distortion’ is found when clicked [Manual]. ‘Out-of-focus Distortion’ corrects the out-of-focus
image to create an image of a better resolution.

Figure IV-35 Editing Tool – Out of-focus Distortion

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Click [Manual].

③ Click ‘Out-of-focus Distortion.’

④ Adjust the level of magnitude and SNR, and click [Apply] to confirm adjustments.
▪ Magnitude: Set the higher value if the level of shaking is high.

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 ▪ SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio): The higher the value, the sharper the image frame becomes. Yet if it
exceeds a certain level, the noise inside the original video may be excessive.

Figure IV-36 Editing Tool – Out of-focus Distortion

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5-11 De-identification

‘De-identification’ enables users to apply a mosaic effect to the specified area.

Figure IV-37 Editing Tool – De-identification

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Drag-select the canvas area to apply de-identification effect.

③ Select the target and model to de-identify and adjust the level of ‘Granularity.’ Then, click [Apply] to
confirm the settings.
▪ Target: Select the area to de-identify.
 Selected: De-identifies the selected area.

 Except Selected: De-identifies the area outside the selected area.

▪ Mode: Select ‘Mosaic’ or ‘Blur’ to apply de-identification effect.

▪ Granularity: Control the amount of mosaic effect or blur applied.

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 Figure IV-38 Editing Tool – Result of De-identification

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5-12 Tracking and Overlay
‘Tracking and Overlay’ allows to create a clear image by overlaying multiple frames.

5-12-1 Overlaying Multiple Frames

Overlay multiple frames to get a clearer data.

Select multiple frames and click [Save Enhanced Result]. To learn how to extract multiple frames, go to IV.
Enhancement > 4-1 Frame Extraction.

Figure IV-39 Editing Tool – Image Overlay

１. Canvas: Display all checked frames from ‘Frame Gallery.’

２. Frame Gallery: Display all frames selected for overlay.
３. History: Manage the edit history of each frame.
４. Settings: Click the desired editing tool to use for ‘Image Overlay.’ Ensure to click [Apply] to save
changes in history.

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Check specific frames to use. If the editing tool is selected, a new tab is created.
Press [Esc] key to save the edit history and go back to the tab where the frame gallery exists.

Figure IV-40 Editing Tool – Image Overlay Edit

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5-12-2 Tracking and Overlay
‘Tracking and Overlay’ enhances the selected area of interest by tracing and overlaying multiple frames.

Figure IV-41 Editing Tool – Tracking and Overlay

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Drag-select the area to enhance. Click [Reset] to undo the selection

③ Click [Start] to start tracking and overlay.

④ Multiple frames, including the original frame and multiple consecutive frames, are displayed in
enhancement results. Adjust weight and angle of each frame and set the number of frames to overlay.

⑤ Click [Apply] to apply the effects.

Note: ‘Tracking and Overlay’ feature is available for videos and extracted frame of the selected video only.

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 Figure IV-42 Editing Tool – Result of Tracking and Overlay

▪ Frame Count: Select the number of frames to overlay.

▪ Weight: Customize the weight of frames to overlay. Weight value of other frames are automatically
adjusted to keep the sum of weight to 100.
▪ Angle: Rotate the frame counterclockwise.
▪ Frame:

 : Represent the visible frame on the canvas area.

 : Represent invisible frames on the canvas area. Overlay effect cannot be applied to the
invisible frames.

[Reset Area]: Reset to the original frame.

[Reset Result]: Initialize the frame enhancement settings.
[Apply]: Save all the settings on the canvas area.

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5-13 Number Plate Restoration

‘Number Plate Restoration’ restores the number plate based on the trained machine learning models.

Figure IV-43 Editing Tool – Number Plate Restoration

① Select icon from the editing toolbar.

② Drag-select the number plate area and its borders to restore the frame image. Press [Esc] key or click
[Reset] to undo the selection.

③ Select the country of a number plate to analyze.

For example, if the Republic of Korea is selected, number plate restoration is performed based on the
model that has been trained on Korean number plates. As languages and designs of number plates are
different by country, make sure to select the right country to increase the reliability of restoration results.

④ Select the type of target (Car or Motorcycle).

⑤ Select the text color of the number plate (Black or White).

⑥ Click [Start].

⑦ Click [Apply] to apply and save the restoration results.

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The result image presents 16 candidates for the selected number plate based on the different margin settings
and two types of models.

Figure IV-44 Editing Tool – Result of Number Plate Restoration

Note
The predicted number plates may differ from the original, and different angles and areas of the selected
region may result in different results. Also, note that the clarity of the predicted number plate is irrelevant to
the resemblance of the original number plate.

Try number plate restoration multiple times. If the same number plate is displayed repeatedly, it may be
used as significant data.

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6. History

Figure IV-45 History (Multiple frames)

Figure IV-46 History (Single frame)

By using ‘History’ panel, you can control the state of the frame image and view the cumulative effects made
on the frame image.
To perform undo and redo operation of the applied effect or delete the applied effect, do the following:
 Undo: Select the previous history to revert the applied effect.
 Redo: Select the item to apply the effect on frame image.
 Delete: Right-click the item and click ‘Delete’ to delete the applied effect on the frame image.

When working on multiple frames, the following icons are displayed next to each history item.

 : represent active frames and edit history of active frames. To apply the cumulative effects made on
the frame image, click the recently made history item.
 : represent inactive frames and edit history of inactive frames.

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7. Managing Enhancement Results
7-1 Frame

Figure IV-47 Enhancement – Managing Enhancement Results

To see the saved enhancement, go to ‘Enhancement Results’ > ‘Frame’ in explorer. Click each result to see
the following information in contents area.
 Attribute: View ‘Name’, ‘Resolution,’ and ‘File Path’ of the source file.
 Leave Comment: Add notes about the enhancement results.
 History: Display enhancement edit history. Click [Edit] to continue the enhancement.

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 V. Analysis

‘Analysis’ feature enables the detection and identification of particular events or objects in videos. Over 80
objects can be selected from the available list for detection and identification. Once analyzed, the detected
objects are sorted out, and a video scene is generated based on the selected frames.
This feature can be accessed from home screen, menu bar, and explorer area.

1. Start Analysis
1-1 Start from Home Screen
Click [Analysis] in home screen.

Figure V-1 Start Analysis – Home Screen

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1-2 Start from Menu Bar
Click [Analysis] from the menu bar.

Figure V-2 Start Analysis – Start from Menu Bar

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1-3 Start from Details Area

Click three dots icon on the top right corner of preview area > click ‘Analysis.’

Figure V-3 Start Analysis – Start from Details Area

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2. Analysis Settings
Follow the on-screen instructions to add targets for analysis.

Figure V-4 Analysis Start Screen

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Before analyzing video, customize analysis settings.

Figure V-5 Analysis Settings

１. File(s): Select single or multiple files to analyze. Checked files are displayed in ‘Analysis Range
Selection’ area.

▪ (Add File): Add files to the list. Import video files from PC.

▪ (Delete File): Remove the selected file from the file list.
▪ (Adjust date of all items in the list): Select the date type to display for the files in the ‘File List.’
Date display typse are changed altogether once the option is selected. Click to display all options.
２. Preview: Display a preview of selected file.

３. Settings: Set the object type to detect, detection confidence level, and frame difference level.

▪ Label: Object labels are categorized by ‘Type’, ‘Rank’, and ‘Name.’ Checked’ items can be sorted in
ascending/descending order.
▪ Detection Confidence Level: Set the level of detection confidence. Objects lower than the set
confidence level are excluded from the analyzed result. The higher the confidence level, the more the
objects are filtered and less objects are displayed in gallery.
▪ Frame Difference Level: Set whether to detect the object by comparing the changes found in
consecutive frames. If the difference level is lower than the customized value, it skips to the next frame
without detecting object in the current frame. The higher the difference level, the more frames are
skipped without detecting object.
▪ Detect Small Objects: Enable small object detection. This option is available in the GPU environment
only. Ensure to check that PC is in the GPU environment.
▪ Detect Anomaly: Enable this option to detect abnormal events and regions in video.
４. Analysis Range Selection: Select a file to specify the analysis time range.

▪ (Reset Analysis Range Selection): Reset the modified time range for analysis.

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 ５. Analyze: Click [Analyze] to start analysis.

６. (Dark mode): Click to turn on/off dark mode.

Note: Anomaly Detection

‘Detect Anomaly’ feature enables users to detect scenes or frames significantly deviating from the
quantified feature points.

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3. Analysis

Figure V-6 Video Analysis Screen

１. File List: A list of files currently under analysis. Analysis proceeds in the order of this file list. Click to
stop analysis. Progress status and amount of time left until analysis completion are displayed.

２. Gallery Filter: Filter and display the objects in ‘Gallery.’

▪ Item: Filter and display the results in ‘Gallery’ based on checked items.
▪ Color: Filter and display the results in ‘Gallery’ based on checked colors.
▪ Time: Filter and display the results in ‘Gallery’ within the specifed time range.
３. Gallery: Display the detected objects from analysis results. Use ‘Gallery Filter’ and selection options
(‘Show All’ and ‘Show Checked Only’) to display objects under customized conditions.

▪ Check All: Check all items in ‘Gallery.

▪ Show Checked Only: Display checked items in ‘Gallery.’ Uncheck to show all.
▪ Sort by Date/Time: Display items in the order of frame date and time. This option is enabled by default.
Click to change the gallery sorting option to ‘Sort by File.’
▪ Sort by File: Display analyzed files in the order of ‘files in File List.’
▪ (Cluster objects of the same type): Check two or more objects to group. Go to ‘List of Clustered
Objects’ to view the objects grouped as the same object. This option is not compatible with anomalies.
▪ (Change Label): Select objects to group under a new label. This option is not compatible with
anomalies.
▪ Select Area: Drag-select the area on the frame. Frames with the selected objects only are
displayed in ‘Gallery.’

 : Area selection is available. Click this icon to drag-select the area on the canvas.

 : Area selection is not available. Click this icon to deselect the area.

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 ４. Analysis Frame View: Display the current frame under analysis or the frame with the object selected
from the gallery.

▪ Graph: Display the number of analyzed objects as a graph in sequence of time. Hover the mouse over
the graph area to see the number of detected objects. Click the square-shaped point to display the
corresponding frame in ‘Analysis Frame View’ and auto-select the corresponding frame in ‘Gallery.’
▪ Red Rectangular Area: Indicate the timeline where abnormal events or objects are detected. Hover
the mouse over the graph area to see the timeline where anomaly is detected.
５. Generate Scene: Click [Generate Scene] to generate scene for checked frames and events in ‘Gallery.’

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3-1 Scene
3-1-1 Generate Scene
Check the desired items to include in the scene and click [Generate Scene].
Enter a scene name and click [OK]. Go to ‘Explorer’ > ‘Analysis Results’ > ‘Scene’ to find the generated scene.

Figure V-7 Generate Scene(s)

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3-1-2 View Generated Scene

Figure V-8 View Scene(s)

１. Scene: Click ‘Scene’ under ‘Analysis Results’ to view the list of generated scenes.

２. Scene List: Display the list of generated scenes.

３. Detail View: Play scene in player, view scene information, and apply filters.

▪ Atrribute: Display scene name, type of object detected, file name and others.
▪ Leave Comments: Add notes to the scene.
▪ Enhancement: Adjust density, color, and other values of the video.

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 VI. OCR

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature allows users to analyze timestamps and channel information of
images and video frames.

1. Start OCR
1-1 Start from Menu Bar

Figure VI-1 Time/Channel OCR

Figure VI-2 Menu Bar – Time/Channel OCR

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 ① Check the analysis target in the analysis results.

② Click [Time / Channel OCR] in the menu bar.

③ In Time / Channel OCR, set the range and target option.

④ Click [Analysis]

1-2 Apply Time/Channel OCR Analysis during Recovery

Time/Channel OCR analysis can be applied during recovery. Time/Channel OCR Analysis window is prompted
in different steps for each type of recovery.

1-2-1 Basic Recovery

For ‘Basic Recovery,’ the window is prompted at the start of recovery. Click [Yes] to apply ‘Time/Channel OCR’
analysis when Figure VI-3 appears.

Figure VI-3 Time/Channel OCR Window

Figure VI-4 Time/Channel OCR Window

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1-2-2 Partial Recovery
Time/Channel OCR analysis starts in the step ‘Time/Channel OCR Settings.’
Go to II. Recovery > 3-3 Partial Recovery to learn more details.

1-2-2 Custom Recovery

Specify recovery range and container type or codec list, click [Recovery] and select whether to perform
Time/Channel OCR analysis.

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2. OCR Option Settings

Figure VI-5 OCR

１. Range: Specify OCR analysis range. The 'Range' section becomes activated when there are videos
and frames in the analysis results. At least one option must be checked to perform OCR analysis.

２. Target: Specify OCR analysis target. When the range is specified, ‘Target’ section becomes activated.
At least one of the timestamps and/or channel must be checked to perform OCR analysis. Drag-select the
area to analyze either timestamp or channel.

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 ▪ Timestamp: Specify datetime format and place bounding boxes to the timestamp region.

Figure VI-6 Target – Timestamp

① Select a datetime format.

Figure VI-7 Target – Datetime Format

Each datetime format represents the following:

Year yyyy

Month MM

Day dd

Hour hh

Minute mm

Second ss

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 ② Place each bounding box in the number area. Drag-select or use arrow keys to nudge the bounding
box.

Figure VI-8 Region - Settings

③ ‘Region Settings’ window is closed when clicked [OK]. The analyzed OCR time are added to ‘OCR
Time’ column.

Figure VI-9 Analysis Results of OCR Time

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  Channel: Analyze the channel in the video.

Figure VI-10 Target – Channel Region Settings

① Select the digit number of channel.

② Place the bounding box on each number to extract.
▪ Image Viewer: Display the selected region. Increase and decrease the zoom level by:

 Clicking or button.

 Entering the value or selecting a zoom level .

 Scrolling the mouse wheel while pressing [Ctrl] key.

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3. OCR Analysis Results

Figure VI-11 Target – Before OCR Analysis

OCR analysis may take some time. Click ‘Update Results’ on the bottom-left side of the screen and check the
analyzed results in real-time. Progress status is found at the bottom of the screen.

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 Figure VI-12 Target – OCR Analysis Results

When analysis is complete, Figure VI-13 window appears with the summary of analysis results.

Figure VI-13 OCR Analysis Completed

Using OCR analysis feature, MD-VIDEO recognizes and analyzes the numbers with high accuracy, however
there can be errors in some cases. If time/channel information of frames and OCR analysis results are different,
it can be directly entered or modified.

Go to ‘Details’ > ‘Attribute’ tab to modify the values. Enter the value in the input box and click [Edit]. If the value
remains unchanged, [Edit] button becomes disabled.

Negative numbers and characters cannot be entered. If the entered value is invalid, Figure VI-14 appears,
and the value is reset to the previous value.

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 Figure VI-14 Invalid Entry Error

After applying the change, updated value is displayed in the analysis results as below.

Figure VI-15 Edit OCR Analysis Results

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 VII. Export

Use ‘Export’ feature to generate and export a report. Required files and scenes also can be exported as
evidence to submit in the court of law.
Check the items to export and click [Export] in menu bar.

Figure VII-1 Export

Figure VII-2 Menu Bar - Export

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When clicked [Export], Figure VII-3 ‘Export Settings’ window appears.

Figure VII-3 Export Settings

Set the export options and click [OK] to specify the save path.

Figure VII-4 Export – Progress Status

Once the export starts, the progress status appears at the bottom of the screen.
Click ‘X’ icon to stop.

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1. Export File(s)
Check ‘Export File(s)’ to save the checked items in a specified path.

1-1 File Export Settings

Figure VII-5 Export File(s)

１. Convert and Separate File

▪ Convert File Type: Convert the file types of analysis results (video, audio, picture, and recovered
frame) or enhancement results (frame).
 Analysis Results: Convert the file types of video, audio, and recovered frames.

- Video: Convert to AVI or MP4 file type.

- Audio: Convert to MP3 or AMR file type.
- Picture: Convert to JPG or PNG file type.
- Frame: Convert to JPG or PNG file type. To view recovered frames on PC, the file type must be
converted.

▪ Enhancement Results: Convert frames processed on ‘Enhancement.’

 Recovered Frame: Convert to JPG file type. Frames are exported as PNG files by default if the
option is not selected.
▪ Separate Multichannel Video: Export each channel separately when a video contains two or more
channels.
▪ Extract Audio: Separate audio from video and export as MP3 files.
２. Source: Check ‘Include Source’ to export source files together.

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 ３. Hash: Check to display hash information in the ‘File List.csv.’ Hash is not displayed if unchecked.

Note: Source File

A source file is one or more raw data files that become the source of the analysis results. It is available for
export when the analysis results are processed with file type conversion, decryption, etc.

1-2 Export Results

The following items are available for export depending on the export settings:
 Analysis/recovery results (video, audio, picture, and frame)
 Enhancemetn results (frame)
 Videos of different channels extracted from multichannel video
 Extracted audio files from videos
 Source files of analysis results

1-2-1 File List (File List.csv)

A file list (File List.csv), which contains the list of exported files and their file information, is generated upon
exporting files. The file includes the following information:

Figure VII-6 File List

 Export Target: Indicate the exported target on MD-VIDEO.

 Save Path: Indicate the save location of a file on PC.
 Hash: Show hash calcatuion. This column is displayed when the ‘Show Hash Value’ option is checked.
 Export Status: Indicate whether the export is successfully performed. If the export fails, it says ‘Failed’
with the failure reason explained in ‘Remarks.’
 Remarks: Indicate if there is anything significant to report, such as failure reason for export, etc.

1-2-2 Save Location by File Type

The exported files are saved in different folders according to their file types. The save locations of each export
target are as follows:
Export Target Save Location
Enhancement Results ‘Enhancement Results’ folder
Pictures ‘Picture’ folder
Audio Files ‘Audio’ folder
Extracted Audio Files ‘Video’ folder
Video Files ‘Video’ folder
Source Files ‘Source’ folder
Log Files ‘Log’ folder

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1-2-3 File Name Rules by File Type
Different file names are given depending on the exported file types. Refer to the file name below to differentiate
the exported file type.
Export Target File Name Description and Example
A file name given when saving
Enhancement Results File name given by a user
enhancement results
When a duplicate file exists, a file is
named as ‘file name (duplication
General Analysis Same as the ‘Name’ column of
count).’
Results analysis results
Example: ‘Picture.jpg’,
‘Picture(2).jpg’, ‘Picture(3).jpg’
‘Recovered offset of recovery data in
Recovered Results Source File (hexadecimal)’ Example: Recovered_1DB3F2C.avi

‘Inner ID of Source File Offset of

Recovered Frame Example: Recovered_1DB3F2C.avi
Codec in Source File (hexadecimal)’
Same as the ‘Name’ column of Example:
Extracted Audio
analysis results Recovered_3AF08D400.png
Same as the ‘Name’ column of target
Source File A file name is set as the target file.
analysis results
This file is a system log file that may
Log ‘Log Creation Date.bin’ be available when analyzing
HIKVISION filesystem.
‘n’ indicates the channel number.
Multichannel Video ‘File name(video n)’ Example: Dashcam(video 1).avi,
Dashcam(video2).avi

Note: Time Information of Exported Files

To view the time information, right click the file and click ‘Properties’ > ‘General.’
The created date reflects the ‘Start’ time and modified date reflects the ‘End’ time of analysis results.

2. Export Scene(s)
Check ‘Export Scene’ to create a video with the selected scenes.
‘Export Scene(s)’ option becomes available when the export target contains scene(s), meaning scene(s) are
selected in the explorer ‘Analysis Results’ > ‘Scene.’

Figure VII-7 Export Scene(s)

 Bounding Box: Check ‘Show Bounding Box’ option to mark objects detected from each frame. Uncheck
to hide bounding box around the detected objects.

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 Figure VII-8 Show Bounding Box (Left), Hide Bounding Box (Right)

2-1 Export Scene(s) File

Once exported, the selected scene(s) is saved as a video file in the ‘Scene’ folder.
‘Scene List.csv’ file contains name, save path and size of exported scene(s).

Figure VII-9 Export Scene(s) as a video file

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3. Export Report
Check ‘Export Report’ to generate a report of the selected analysis results.

3-1 Export Report Settings

Figure VII-10 Export Report Settings (PDF)

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 １. Format: Select either PDF or XLSX for report format.

▪ PDF: Generate PDF report with bookmarks added to each chapter and section.
▪ XLSX: Generate XLSX report with sheets added to each chapter/section.
２. Template: Select either ‘Row’ or ‘Column’ for template.

▪ Card: Display all the contents of analysis results in card format.

▪ Table: Display the contents of analysis results in table.
▪ Watermark: Display watermark on the report.
 Text Watermark: Customize text, orientation, color, size, and transparency to create text
watermark.

 Image Watermark: Customize image, size, and transparency to create image watermark.

３. Thumbnail: Select the size of thumbnail to be included in the report or set whether to display thumbnails
or not.

▪ Show Thumbnail Image: Display thumbnail image in a report. For XLSX report, ‘Preview’ column is
added.
▪ Skip Thumbnail Image: Skip thumbnail image in a report. For XLSX report, there is no ‘Preview’
column.
４. Hash: Check the option to calculate hash value of exported file and record it to CSV file or uncheck the
option to skip calculation of hash value of exported file.

５. Additional Info: Specify additional contents to add to report except for analysis results.

▪ Evidence Information: Add evidence information to the report.

▪ Case Info: Add case information to the report.
６. Report File Settings

▪ Export Report Information: Export the report’s content, size, and hash information separately.
▪ Split Reports: Split reports if the data to include is too large. Specify the maximum number of analysis
results to include in reports.
▪ Export by Category: Generate reports separately by video, picture, and frame category.

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3-2 Exported Report File
Once report creation is completed, the report file is named as ‘Case Name_Created Datestamp.’

Figure VII-11 Exported Report File

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 VIII. Support

1. Error Reporting
If an unexpected problem occurs while using MD-VIDEO, Figure VIII-1 Error Reporting window will appear.
This window contains important information necessary to troubleshoot errors, screenshots, and logs.

1-1 General

Figure VIII-1 Error Reporting - General

 Message: Display detail information about the exceptional case (error).

 Time: Record the datetime of the exception (error) occurred.

 Comment: Input the comment about the exception. Describe the problem in detail to help technical
support team to troubleshoot the problem.

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1-2 Exception

Figure VIII-2 Error Reporting – Exception

 Exception Type: Display the type of exception.

 Message: Display the exception message.

 Stack Trace: Display the location where the exception occurred and stack state at that point.

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1-3 Screenshot

Figure VIII-3 Error Reporting – Screenshot

 Attach Screenshot: Check to include screenshot when reporting errors.

 Screenshot: Display screenshot of the screen in which the error occurred. (If multiple monitors are in
use, the screenshot with no errors may be captured.)

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1-4 Log
Check the log generated while executing the program.

Figure VIII-4 Error Reporting – Log

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 IX. FAQ

1. General
1-1 How often is MD-VIDEO updated?
MD-VIDEO is updated monthly with issue fixes, newly updated features, and improvements.
Go to ‘Help’ and click ‘Release Notes’ to see details.

1-2 How do I check MD-VIDEO version?

Go to menu bar and click ‘Help’ icon to check version information.

1-3 How can I change the working folder?

Go to menu bar > ‘Settings’ and change the working folder. For more information, please refer to ‘Ⅰ.
Introduction > 8. Which log file should I forward if I am asked for a log file?
Forward a log file saved in the following path:
Save Path: C:\Users\<Window Account Name>\AppData\Local\MD-Series\MD-VIDEO\Log
For more information about log, please refer to ‘Ⅰ. Introduction>7. 7. Log Viewer.’

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2. Recovery
2-1 What type of the video container that can be recovered?
MD-VIDEO supports the recovery of MP4, AVI, MPEG, SSF, DAV, ZAV & many more files. Please refer to the
‘Supported List’ file in ‘Help’ window.

2-2 What codec types are supported for recovery?

MD-VIDEO supports M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, and H.265 codecs.

2-3 What should I do if I get a partition selection error when recovering a hard disk?
Since the storage in use cannot be accessed, it is recommended to terminate the process using the storage
and try again.

2-4 I cannot open the case because evidence is missing.

If a case is missing evidence, you will be prompted with the alert notification, as shown Figure IX-1 and major
features become unavailable for use. Click ‘Go to Evidence Information’ and click ‘Link Evidence’ to link any
missing evidence to continue the task.

Figure IX-1 Unable to find evidence alert

2-5 [Auto Import Settings] is not working during RAID recovery.

If [Auto Import Settings] is not working, enter the settings manually.
[Auto Import Settings] feature supports drives configured with Linux mdadm (HIKVISION and DAUHUA) only.
The supported range will be expanded sequentially.

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 X. Appendix: Shortcuts
1. Video Player Shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts to navigate the video player.

Shortcuts Action
Esc Exit Full Screen
Space Pause/play
B Previous frame
N Next frame
P Add/remove bookmark
Shift + ← Previous bookmark
Shift + → Next bookmark
↓ Volume down
↑ Volume up
← 5 sec. Backward
→ 5 sec. Forward
A 1 min. Backward
S 1 min. Forward
X Decrease speed
C Increase speed

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2. Enhancement Shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts to navigate the enhancement window.

Shortcuts Action
Import from PC Ctrl+I
Import from Analysis Results Ctrl+Shift+I
Remove Ctrl+D
Export Ctrl+E
Save Current Enhancement Result Ctrl+S
Export Current Enhancement Result Ctrl+Shift+E

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