Forensic Laboratory Analysis

Video  &  Audio

• ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE RECORDINGS
  Authentication                  Multi-Camera Synchronization
  Transcoding                      Speech/Phonetic Evaluation
  Spotlight Tracking            Acoustical Event Identification
  Photogrammetry               Isolate Background Events
  Expert Lab Reports           Court Testimony & Consultation
• DIGITAL ENHANCEMENT & RESTORATION
  Image Enhancement            Noise Removal
  Image Stabilization              Speech Intelligibility
• VOICE IDENTIFICATION & ELIMINATION
  Biometric                             Spectrographic/Aural
  Aural Perception                  Speaker Identification
• TRANSCRIPTION
  Certified Transcripts            Video Text Transcripts
  Speaker Designation            Text/Video Demonstratives
• ADDITIONAL SERVICES
  Data Acquisition, Format Conversion & Digital Archival
  Acoustical Design & Installation Consultation
  Lectures available on individual basis

Barry G. Dickey is the certified forensic video expert for Audio Evidence Lab, a laboratory specializing in the forensic examination of audio and video recordings.  With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Dickey has provided expert testimony in federal and state courts on issues involving audio, video, and voice identification.  His expertise includes authentication, digital enhancement, digital restoration, voice identification, acoustical identification, evaluation of visual media, and analysis of speech for all formats of audio and video recordings.  Data evaluated from cell phone media, photos, voicemail, body cam, dash cam, surveillance and covert recordings allow for verification of specific actions, events, and time related issues.  Certified transcripts are also provided in a variety of demonstrative formats for effective presentation in court or mediation.

In association with The American College of Forensic Examiners, Mr. Dickey has served on the Executive Committees for both the Forensic Audio and Forensic Video Divisions of the American Board of Recorded Evidence.  Since 1993, he has examined evidence relative to civil and criminal matters in more than 2500 cases in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Virgin Islands, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.  Utilizing DSP technology, analytical equipment, and microscopic resolution, Mr. Dickey employs scientifically accepted techniques to provide the critical evidence required in the courtroom.

Forensic cases involving Mr. Dickey have been featured on The Learning Channel's "Science Frontiers", "Forensic Files", "America's Most Wanted", CBS, NBC, TruTV, US News & World Report, and Fox News Networks.  He has consulted with news networks in reference to the "Osama bin Laden Tapes" and the "2012 Presidential Debates", as well as other recordings released through foreign news networks.  Past cases also include "NFL Bountygate", "Holy Land Foundation" and "Innocence Project" along with recent cases of the "Walmart Shootings" in El Paso and "Deep Ellum Investigations" in Dallas.

Clientele include US Government, Foreign Government Agencies, Civil & Criminal Attorneys, State & District Attorneys, US Military Forces, Judicial Committees, Corporate Law Firms, Federal & State Law Enforcement, Federal & State Public Defenders, Insurance Companies, News Broadcast Agencies, and Private Investigators.