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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis Subcommittee

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The Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis (VITAL) Subcommittee focuses on standards and guidelines related to the application of methods and technologies to analyze information related to forensic imagery from a variety of systems.

Officers | Members | Standards | Other Work Products

 

Officers

Christina Malone, Subcommittee Chair, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL)

Patricia Mullaney, Subcommittee Vice Chair, Virginia Department of Forensic Science

Keith Mancini, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, Westchester County Forensic Laboratory

Members

Lexie Belles, Northern Michigan University

Joao D'Alessandro, Bronx District Attorney's Office

Wendy Dinova-Wimmer, Adobe

Brandon Epstein, Medex Forensics

Leo Geis, Idaho Air Ships

Yael Granot, Smith College (Human Factors Task Group Representative)

Neil Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Melissa Kimbrell, Amped Software

Spencer Ledesma, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Aaron Matson, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory

Blake Sawyer, Amped Software

Michelle Stillo, Boulder County Coroner's Office

Rand Swartz, D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Toby Terpstra, J.S. Held

Jesus Valenzuela, Seattle Police Department

VITAL Affiliate Members

Standards

On the OSAC Registry

  • ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination (added July 7, 2020)
  • ANSI/ASTM E3235-21 Standard Practice for Latent Print Evidence Imaging Resolution (added June 7, 2022)
  • OSAC 2021-S-0013 Standard Guide for Postmortem Examination Photography (added March 1, 2022)
  • OSAC 2021-S-0027 Standard Guide for Laboratory Photography (added July 5, 2022)
  • OSAC 2021-S-0037 Standard Guide for Forensic Photogrammetry (added April 4, 2023)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0001 Standard Guide for Image Comparison Opinions (added June 6, 2023)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0031 Standard Guide for Forensic Digital Video Examination Workflow (added January 3, 2024)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0001 Standard Practice for Training in the Areas of Video Analysis Image Analysis and Photography (added July 5, 2023)
  • OSAC 2023-S-0006 Standard Guide for Photographing Scars Marks and Tattoos (added September 5, 2023)

At an SDO for Further Development & Publication

  • ASTM WK69872 Guide for Crime Scene Photography
  • ASTM WK83694 Guide for Laboratory Photography
  • ASTM WK83695 Guide for Post Mortem Examination Photography
  • ASTM WK89942 Guide for Image Comparison Opinions
  • ASTM WK90158 Practice for Training in the Areas of Video Analysis Image Analysis and Photography
  • ASTM WK90190 Guide for Forensic Photogrammetry
  • OSAC 2021-S-0013 Standard Guide for Postmortem Examination Photography (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2021-S-0027 Standard Guide for Laboratory Photography (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2021-S-0037 Standard Guide for Forensic Photogrammetry (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0001 Standard Guide for Image Comparison Opinions (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2022-S-0031 Standard Guide for Forensic Digital Video Examination Workflow (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2023-N-0001 Standard Practice for Training in the Areas of Video Analysis Image Analysis and Photography (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
  • OSAC 2023-S-0006 Standard Guide for Photographing Scars Marks and Tattoos (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)

Under Development

  • OSAC 2024-N-0011 Standard Guide for Forensic Digital Image Management
  • Standard Guide for Forensic Digital Image Management (Photography TG)
  • Standard Guide for Forensic Non-linear Video Editing (Video TG)

Other Work Products

Process Maps

References

Reference Documents

  • Is this a Deepfake?  This is an introductory guide to synthetic, repurposed, and deepfake digital media (images, audio, video, etc.).

Research & Development Needs

Webinars, Presentations & Training Videos

Discipline-Specific Bibliographies and Bibliographic References

These documents/websites may contain information to help forensic scientists, judges, lawyers, researchers, and other readers better understand the nature, scope, and foundations of the individual disciplines as currently practiced. The identification of these documents does not represent an endorsement by OSAC or NIST. Only standards that are posted on the OSAC Registry and Technical Guidance documents, are endorsed by OSAC. The referenced documents may be subject to copyright. Note: Subcommittee position statements or responses to data collections by the subcommittee do not necessarily represent the position of OSAC or NIST.