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Audio Video Forensic Analyst  Doug Carner
  Clarification, enhancement and authentication expert. I have processed evidence in thousands of cases, exposing facts, persuading juries, identifying the guilty, exonerating the innocent, and rebutting junk science for the courts, news, and worldwide.

Doug Carner AVFA,CCFE,CPP
Expert for governments and active attorneys

 


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Certifications (all listings required training, testing and board/peer review)
10/05/18  certified Audio Video Forensic Analyst (Electronic Technicians Association, Link)
01/04/16  Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (Information Assurance Certification Review Board Link)
12/17/07  Certified Protection Professional (American Society for Industrial Security Link)

Positions - Current
Digital & Multimedia Sciences Section member (American Academy of Forensic Science Link) since 2018
Forensic Sciences Committee (American Society for Testing and Materials Link) since 2015
Owner: "Forensic – Audio Video Innovations and Solutions" (6,000+ members, Link Linkedin id#2461639)
Manager: "Law Enforcement Professionals..." (16,000+ members Link, Linkedin group id#44211)
Manager: "Electronic Discovery Professionals" (10,000+ members Link, Linkedin group id# 60739)

Positions - Former
Digital Forensics Chair (Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners.). 2019-2024
“Audio, Video & Photo Analysis”, Los Angeles Superior Court Panel of Experts. 2014-2024
“Forensic committee” Chair, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 2018
“Executive Board”, Forensic Expert Witness Association, Los Angeles chapter. 2016
“Science and Practices” committee, International Association for Identification CA Division 2015-2016

Forensic Membership

International Association for Identification (National and CA State Division), Forensic Expert Witness Association (Link), International Association of Forensic & Security Metrology (Link), Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (Link), and Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners (Link).

Industry Membership
American Society for Industrial Security (Link), American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Link), Audio Engineering Society (Link), Electronics Technicians Association (Link), International Public Safety Association (Link), International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (Link), and The Society for Standards Professionals (Link).

Forensic Innovations (peer-reviewed)
RGBamplifier Subtle motion and color change amplifier
VideoCleaner
Forensic image & video enhancement and authentication software (lead developer)

Other Innovations (partial list)
Invented several security cameras, "Pay-at-the-gate" kiosk, and a wireless alarm (patent#6400267)

Development Contributor (partial list)
AVFA – Accredited peer-reviewed forensic multimedia certification (committee chairperson)
Blurity – Forensic blind deconvolution image focus-motion corrective software
Forensics – Forensic audio enhancement and authentication software
MAT (Multimedia Authentication Testing) – Forensic Working Group (digital file testing form)
VELA (Video Error Level Analysis) – video tamper detection methodology and code
Video Enhancer AI – Artificial Intelligence video enhancement software
VideoExpert – Forensic video enhancement and authentication software

Forensic Training (excludes conferences, webinars, lectures, and trainings without a practical exam)
11/29/17  Certified Forensic HiTech Investigator (McAfee Institute, Expired December 2023)
09/18/17  Digital Video Forensics (eForensics Magazine, 25 CEU Link)
04/19/12  Forensic Imaging with Adobe Photoshop (Rocky Mountain Training Link)

Manufacturer Training (partial list)
American Dynamics, ArcVision, Bosch, Dedicated Micros, Genetec, Panasonic, Pelco, TYCO, Verint

Clients
Caseload is about 40% Plaintiff and 60% Defense, and represents 100% of my work income. I routinely donate my skills to innocence projects, forensic peers, and the development of forensic software. From 2013 to 2024, I served on the Los Angeles Superior Court Panel of Experts "Audio, Video & Photo Analysis expert".

Background
Since 2010: President of Forensic Protection, Inc. (13654 Victory Blvd., Dept #800, Van Nuys, CA)
6 Years at several system integrators. CCTV, audio and security design and deployment
10 Years at QuikStor (Van Nuys, CA). Lead engineer and VP Sales & Marketing (Link)
5 Years at Deltrex (West Los Angeles). Owner. Custom multimedia, software and electronics (Link)
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Davis (Phi Beta Kappa Link) 1989

Testimony & Depositions  (21 of 31 Testimony for Defense, 20 of 32 Depositions for Plaintiff)
03/18/24 Geramy Dickerson v CDCR (SPB Case #23-1344) - California Department of Corrections and
.............. Rehabilitation - Video - Testimony (video) - Reinstatement hearing
09/21/23 Geramy Dickerson v CDCR (SPB Case #23-0535) - California Department of Corrections and
.............. Rehabilitation - Video - Testimony (video) - Reinstatement hearing
07/17/23 Thomas & Weisman v. Petty (21STCV08680) - Los Angeles Superior Court
.............. civil - Video - Deposition – Plaintiff
05/10/23 Roberts, Ronald Bruce Smith v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. (CACE-21-016530) - 17th
.............. Judicial Circuit, Florida - civil - Video - Deposition – Defense
02/28/23 State of Florida v Jorge Estevez (#M21013935) - Lawson E Thomas Courthouse –
.............. criminal – Video Authentication – 402 hearing + Testimony (video) – Defense
12/14/22 Jesus Cuevas v CDCR (SPB Case #22-0782) - California Department of Corrections and
.............. Rehabilitation - Video - Testimony (video) - Reinstatement hearing
10/18/22 Aron and Glen v Transhorn Trucking (50-2020-CA-013458-XXXX-M) - 15th Judicial Circuit
.............. Palm Beach County FL – civil – Video – Deposition (video) – Defense
10/04/22 Benjamin Smith v CDCR (SPB Case #22-0621) - California Department of Corrections and
.............. Rehabilitation - Video - Testimony (video) - Reinstatement hearing
03/09/22 People v Ashley Butts (BA447486) - Los Angeles superior court - criminal -
.............. Audio authenticity - Testimony (video) - Defense
02/01/22 Nathanial Ian Dickinson Wild v. Marlene Gomez (21PSRO01751) - Los Angeles superior
.............. court, Family division - civil - Video AI - Testimony - Plaintiff
01/26/22 Alvaro Saldivar v. Grimes Rock, Inc. (West 2021-0265) - Federal Mine Safety and
.............. Health Review Commission - civil - image clarification - Testimony - Defense
01/11/22 McDowell v Ford Motor Company (30-2016-00866952-CU-PL-CXC) - Orange County
.............. Superior Court - civil - audio clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
10/15/21 William Mora et al v Albertsons et al (BCV-17-102396) - Kern County Superior Court -
.............. civil - video clarification and analysis - Deposition - Defense
09/29/21 Scott v Tebha; Cloud9 LV, LLC dba Evapor8 (A-18-779830-C) - 8th Judicial District Nevada -
.............. civil - video analysis - Deposition - Plaintiff
08/10/21 Kim v Romeo Management, Inc. (19STCV06301) - Los Angeles Superior Court - civil -
.............. video - Deposition - Plaintiff
06/09/21 The North Carolina State Bar v. Daniel C. Flint, Attorney - North Carolina State Bar -
.............. Audio Authentication - Deposition - Defense
05/12/21 Michele Von Merveldt v. Rolf Von Merveldt, III (CACE-17-007267) - Jefferson County -
.............. (2019DR30808) - family court - audio authentication - Testimony
12/11/20 Maisonet, Merari v. Publix, (CACE-17-007267) - 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Fl -
.............. civil - video - Deposition - Defense
11/20/20 Wismettac Asian Foods Inc. v. Local 630, (VC066751) - Los Angeles Superior Court  -
.............. civil - Video authentication - Deposition - Defense
09/23/20 Jonathan Felix v City of San Diego (19cv891 W MSB) - U.S. District Court, Southern CA -
.............. civil - Video - Deposition - Plaintiff
03/10/20 Sonia Naranjo v Walmart Inc (BC713240) - Los Angeles Superior Court -
.............. civil - Video - Deposition - Defense
02/24/20 McGowan v. Stutesman - USDC D.Or. (6:17-cv-00424-TC) - U.S. District Court,
.............. Oregon District, Eugene Division - civil - Video - Testimony - Defense
10/30/19 Jovan Webb v City of Waterloo, et al. (6:17:CV:02001LRR) - U.S. District Court,
.............. Northern District, Eastern Division - civil - Video - Deposition - Defense
09/16/19 Heddie Kanipes v. Anthony Kanipes (CL18-92) - Petersburg Circuit Court - civil -
.............. Videogrammetry - Testimony & Deposition - Plaintiff
08/28/19 People v. Terell Moody (YA098013) - Los Angeles Superior) - criminal -
.............. audio authentication) - Testimony - Defense
08/08/19 People v. Derrick Park (LA088082) - Los Angeles Superior) - criminal -
.............. video authentication) - Testimony - Defense
06/27/19 Holmes v. Harris (18-CV-3739) - Central District California Court - civil -
.............. Videogrammetry - Testimony - Defense
02/15/19 Austin Orlando Bocachica vs Gulfstream Park Racing Association (16-009627 09) -
.............. 7th Judicial Circuit Broward County, FL - civil - Photogrammetry - Deposition - Plaintiff
02/11/19 Austin Reilly et al v. Michael Charles Parker, Domino's Pizza, Inc. et al (BC619135) -
.............. Los Angeles Superior Court - civil - video clarification - Deposition - Defense
09/20/18 Bryan C. Thompson v. Adam Coy Summers and Guillermo Lara Molina (17 CVS 352) -
.............. Yadkin County Superior Court - civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
08/30/18 P. v Jonathan Wayne (7PC03049) - Los Angeles County Superior Court - criminal -
.............. image authentication - Testimony - Defense
07/27/18 Acacia Tinsley v. Yin Trust DBA McDonald’s Restaurants (FCS048091) -
.............. Solano County Superior Court - civil - video enhancement - Deposition - Defense
06/21/18 Morino v. Jack in the Box, Inc. v. GCP Enterprises, Inc. (30-2016-00889739-CU-PO-CJC) -
.............. Orange Central Justice - civil - video enhancement - Testimony & Deposition - Defense
03/21/18 US v. Woods & Miller (3:17-CR-00008) - Northern Nevada District Court - criminal
.............. video enhancement - Testimony - Defense
03/16/18 Kathleen Griffin v. Mezger (SMR 000354) - Los Angeles County Superior Court - civil
.............. video authenticity & system design - Testimony - Plaintiff
12/12/17 Jang v Aston Elite Condominium Collection (15-1-1970) - First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii
.............. civil - video authenticity & compression - Deposition - Plaintiff
06/21/17 Deron Holmes v. County of Orange (16-CV-00867-JLS) - Ronald Reagan Federal Building
.............. and U.S. Courthouse - civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
05/22/17 Vallejo v. Santa Ana Unified School District (30-2015-00823864) - Orange County
.............. Superior Court, Santa Ana - civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
02/13/17 Wendi Oppenheimer v. The City of La Habra et al. (8:16-cv-00018-JVS-DFM)
.............. Circuit Court Santa Ana, CA - civil - video authenticity - Deposition - Plaintiff
01/26/17 Zeichick v. Garnica (BF056476) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. Family court - civil - video authentication & compression - Testimony - Defense
08/22/16 Steven Johnson vs. Stephen Davidson and City of Independence (1416-CV26731) -
.............. Circuit Court of Jackson county, MO - civil - video clarification - Deposition - Defense
07/05/16 Opsitnick v City of Long Beach (2:14-CV-09370-PLA) - US Central District
.............. civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
06/27/16 Zambroro et al v Drobot et al (BC566142) - Los Angeles County Superior
.............. civil - audio clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
04/28/16 Wanda Katz v. CVS Pharmacy (56-2013-00440158) - Ventura County Superior
.............. civil - video clarification & compression - Testimony - Plaintiff (03/25/16 Deposition)
10/07/15 Troy Williams v. Ralphs, et al. (BC495977) - Los Angeles County Superior
.............. civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
05/08/15 Llamas v Twelve Sixteen (39-2013-00305497-CO-PO-STK) - San Joaquin County Superior
.............. civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
04/03/15 Handgis v. Waterfront Hotel (30-2013-00645003-CU-PO-CJC) - Orange County Superior
.............. civil - video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
03/23/15 Nevada v. Julian Acox (CR13-0446) - Washoe County Superior
.............. criminal - video clarification - Testimony - Defense
11/17/14 Wendy Banderas v AMR (CIVDS1211607) - San Bernardino County Superior
.............. civil - video tamper analysis - Testimony 402 - Plaintiff
11/10/14 Chapman v CDN Logistics (S-1500-CV-2752580 SPC) - Kern County Superior
.............. civil - video tamper analysis - Testimony - Plaintiff
09/09/14 P. v Kyle McCleary (GA088459) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. criminal - video clarification - Testimony - Defense
06/13/14 Eric Koff v Trek Bicycle Corp (30-2012 00602533) - Orange County Superior
.............. civil - image enhancement - Testimony - Plaintiff
05/28/14 Sanchez v. County of Los Angeles (CV13-03836) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. civil - image/video clarification - Deposition - Plaintiff
02/27/14 P. v David Soto (VA130222-02) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. criminal - video route reconstruction - Testimony - Defense
11/14/13 P. v Sevak Demirjian (LA071817-01) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. criminal - video clarification - Testimony 402 - Defense
10/18/13 A.K.H v City of Tustin (SACV 12-01547 JST) - Costa Mesa, CA
.............. civil - image enhancement - Deposition - Plaintiff
10/11/13 Jerry Newmaker v City of Fortuna (C-12-4675-PJH) - Ventura, CA
.............. civil - video rebuttal witness - Deposition - Plaintiff (Link)
08/14/13 P. v David Morrow - Brighton (2011 CR001901) - Colorado Superior
.............. criminal - video tamper analysis & compression - Testimony - Defense
07/19/13 P. v. Jayson Ponce (BA396403) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. criminal - video clarification - Testimony - Defense
03/21/13 Dependency Court in the Matter of JT, minor (BF039110) - LA Superior
.............. civil - image authentication - Testimony - Family
01/30/13 Sharkoff v. Fletcher Jones Motorcars (BC462105) - Los Angeles Superior
.............. civil - video tamper analysis - Testimony - Defense

Published Writings (partial list)
04/06/21  eForensics Magazine – Forensic Investigations Case Studies and Tools
..............  The Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence as Legal Evidence (Link)
02/26/21  eForensics Magazine – Digital Forensics toolkit 2021
..............  Multimedia Authentication testing - How to detect and document a forgery (Link)
07/01/20  eForensics Magazine – Digital Forensics toolkit 2020
..............  VideoCleaner tutorial and case study (Link)
02/01/19  eForensics Magazine –
..............  Digital Forensics and the Law (Link)
05/10/18  eForensics Magazine –
..............  Mastering the Daubert Challenge (Link)
09/02/17  Memory Malware Forensics – Vol.6 #8, Issue 06/2017, (73) August, ISSN 2300-6986
..............  Detecting image tampering through science (Link)
08/08/16  The California Identification Digest
..............  Image, Video, And Audio Enhancement Software Available For The Forensic Analyst (Link)
02/14/15  The Champion
..............  Evidence Forensics – Exposing tampered recordings (Link)
05/26/14  Forensic Focus Magazine
..............  Considering A Career in Audio-Video Forensics (Link)
12/10/13  eForensics Magazine – "How to extract clear facts from bad video" (Link)
..............  Republished: Multimedia Forensics Guidebook, Vol06, #11, Issue 11/2017, (76) November ISSN#2300-6986
08/01/13  eForensics Magazine – "Detect and prevent file tampering in multimedia files" (Link)
..............  Republished: Multimedia Forensics Guidebook, Vol06, #11, Issue 11/2017, (76) November ISSN#2300-6986
01/07/13  The Litigators Companion
..............  Don't Let Distorted Media Ruin Your Case (Link)
05/29/12  The Jury Expert – American Society of Trial Consultants
..............  Turning an Expert Witness into a Great Witness (Link)
04/13/12  Homeland Security News Wire
..............  The technology behind the Zimmerman arrest video (Link)
02/01/12  Exhibit One
..............  Video deblur (Link)

Lecturer  Forensic (partial list)
10/26/22  SAFE (Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners) – Webinar
..............  Validating digital signatures
09/14/21  IADE (International Association of Document Examiners) – Webinar (Link)
..............  Authenticating signatures in PDF documents
02/24/21  SAFE (Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners) – Webinar
..............  Authenticating signatures in PDF documents
06/18/20  IADE (International Association of Document Examiners) – Webinar (Link)
..............  Tampered documents in a digital world
Various  Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners
..............  02/24/21 – Digital Document Authentication – PDF compression and noise artifacts – Webinar
..............  06/26/19 – Digital Document Authentication – The DNA of digital recordings – Webinar
..............  08/25/17 – Solving the Amelia Earhart mystery – Webinar (Link)
..............  07/29/16 – The expert witness – Ethics, preparation and challenges – Webinar (Link)
05/05/16  California State Division, International Association for Identification – Annual Conference (Link)
..............  2 lectures: Video Retrieval and Capture & Solving Cases with Video Enhancement
08/07/15  Digital Forensic Summit - Annual Conference (3 lectures) (Link)
..............  Forensic Video Enhancement Panel – Forensic Filters (functionality, usage, settings and sequence)
..............  Forensic Video Authenticity Panel - Using light, shadows and compression artifacts to detect tampering
..............  Meta-Data Recovery Audio/Video (Validate & authenticate through metadata examination)
05/08/14  American College of Forensic Examiners Institute  Annual Executive Summit
..............  The Science and Open-Source Innovations of Video Enhancement and Analysis (Link)
10/07/13  International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology  Workshop chair, Keynote speaker
..............  Audio-Video-Image Forensics: Turning Science Fiction into Science Reality (Link)
05/01/13  California State Division, International Association for Identification (repeat on 05/02/13) 
..............  Audio And Video Forensics-Clarification vs Enhancement (Link)
05/08/12  California State Division, International Association for Identification
..............  Converting bad recordings into clear evidence: The science behind audio, video, image enhancements and authentication (Link)

Lecturer  Legal (partial list)
04/05/19  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: annual forensic science conference
..............  Is your discovery lying to you? The DNA of recorded evidence (Link)
06/25/16  CAPA: Annual Conference
..............  The expert witness - Ethics, preparation and challenges (Link)
05/20/16  NACDL: Forensic Science & the Law
..............  Digital Evidence: Spoliation & Tampering (Link)
03/04/16  California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
..............  Incident to Resolution Video Handling-Enhancement-Legalities (Link)
02/10/16  Orange County Paralegal Association
..............  The Expert Witness – Ethics, Preparation and Challenges (Link)
10/15/15  Association for Legal Professionals (webinar)
..............  Winning cases with digital forensics
10/01/15  San Gabriel Valley Legal Secretaries (Review)
..............  Winning cases with digital forensics
05/17/14  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: annual forensic science conference
..............  Forensics for the Defense: 20 Ways to Win Using Enhancement and Authentication Science (Link)
05/07/14  Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
..............  Winning Your Case in the Digital Age with the Use of Enhanced Forensic Evidence (Link)
07/30/13  San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association – Criminal Forensics:
..............  Visual enhancements and authentication to win cases and exclude opposing exhibits (Link)
05/23/13  Beverly Hills Bar Association – Criminal Forensics: (Link)
..............  Removing the Magic and Mystery Behind Audio, Video and Image Enhancements and Authentication
04/05/13  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: annual forensic science conference (Review)
..............  Audio-Video Enhancement, Detecting Altered Files, and Excluding Media Experts and Exhibits (Link)
07/24/12  South Bay Bar Association – Audio - Video Enhancement and Authentication (Link)
06/27/12  South East District Bar Association – Converting Bad Recordings into Clear Evidence… (Link)
06/14/12  Beverly Hills Bar Association – Converting Bad Recordings into Clear Evidence… (Link)
06/13/12  Burbank Bar Association – Converting bad recordings into clear evidence…
06/12/12  Ventura County Bar Association – Converting Bad Recordings into Clear Evidence:
..............  The Science behind audio, video and Image enhancements and authentication (Link)
06/09/12  California Public Defenders Association
..............  Winning your case with audio and video enhancement (Link)
05/24/12  San Fernando Valley Bar Association
..............  Determining if your audio-video surveillance files have been altered… (Link)

Lecturer - Investigative (partial list)
11/09/18  Private Investigators of California – Make Money with Audio & Video Enhancement (Link)
08/24/17  Hague Webinar – Video enhancement best practices and software to catch terrorists
04/27/16  California Police Chief Association: coordinated Webinar
..............  "VideoCleaner: Solve Crimes with a FREE Video Processing App"
03/30/16  Phoenix Police Department
..............  "VideoCleaner: Forensic Video Enhancement Software training" (Link)
02/18/16  Training session (hosted by Private Investigators of California – Los Angeles
..............  "Digital forensics - Video enhancement and stabilization" (VideoCleaner software) (Link)
06/17/15  ASIS-40 (repeat of ASIS-130 on 4/9/15)
..............  Evidence Forensics – Exposing tampered recordings (Link)
11/08/14  Private Investigators of California – Audio & Video Enhancement (Link)
06/12/14  ASIS-130 (American Society for Industrial Security)
..............  Video Enhancement Capabilities, Tools and Secrets (Link)
02/05/14  LAPD (Valley Bureau) All Commanding Officers meeting (Link)
09/25/13  Private Investigators of California
..............  Investigative Forensics: Turning science fiction into reality (Link 1,2)
02/08/12  LAPD (Valley Bureau) All Commanding Officers meeting (Link)


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Educational Curriculum
My training courses are free (the venue or host may charge a fee). The agenda typically includes:
 Authenticating exhibits, detecting altered discovery evidence, and challenging opposing experts
 Retrieving facial, object, tattoo and vehicle license plate identification from compressed video
 Calculating vehicle speeds and the heights of individuals from a single picture or video
 Extracting whispers, voice identification, noise reduction, and on-screen transcriptions
 Common mistakes made by industry experts and why they rarely get challenged
 Industry history, ethics, emerging technologies, and effective software/methods (including AI)
Contact me to schedule an educational lecture at your forensic forum, law conference or school. Review

My History
In the late 1980's, I received internet images and videos of questionable origin. Most were hoaxes, but how could I know for sure? I investigated methods of authentication and enhancement. When the AVIsynth scripting language was released in 2000, it empowered me to invent and automate nearly any VirtualDub video enhancement and authentication filter. Reading relevant training and science documents & publications, collaborating with my peers, and testing new concepts became my passion. I was providing my enhancement and authentication services Pro Bono while my income came from engineering large-scale audio-video surveillance systems; which provided me with frequent factory training on industry systems, and a scientific understanding of why recordings were less than perfect. In 2010 Forensic Protection became my full time career.

My work is based upon peer-reviewed science, including my contributions (VELA, RgbAmplifier and VideoCleaner), which is why enhancement companies around the world hire me as their discrete labor resource. I love this industry and continue to invent, collaborate for the greater good, and contribute to the development of specialized industry software.

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