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Sync deposition video to the reporter’s transcript.

Video by DepoStack Planned

Being designed so you can confirm designations and clips.

Concept drawing of the planned work. There is no app to try yet.
Video by DepoStack is planned. This concept film draws the work; there is no app to try yet.

Video by DepoStack, a concept film. A videotape lands at the head of its footage, drawn as a strip of frames. Along the reporter’s transcript, each designated passage is bracketed and its frames are marked. The bracketed passage and its clip lie side by side, linked by a dashed line. The passage and the matching clip are drawn apart on hidden lines, to be checked. Everything settles on the violet Video plate under the name.

From the transcript line to the clip.

Syncing deposition video moves among separate tools and review passes.

Detail A

Check the video against the transcript

The plan is to match video to transcript lines for you to check. We will report accuracy only after testing.

Detail B

Designation ranges

Designations, counter-designations, and clips are designed to come only from ranges you confirm.

Detail C

The transcript stays the reporter’s

Transcript editing and certification remain outside the video workflow.

Concept drawings of the planned work. There is no app to try yet.

At a glance.

Software can take the mechanical work. The judgment, the authority, and the record stay with the professional.

  • Videotape

    In the proposed workflow
    Footage aligned by AI to transcript lines
    Stays with you
    Confirming the alignment

  • Timecode

    In the proposed workflow
    Each transcript line tied to its place in the footage
    Stays with you
    The transcript, which stays the reporter’s

  • Designations

    In the proposed workflow
    Page-line designations, counter-designations, and clips
    Stays with you
    Every range, confirmed before a clip is made

Designate a sample range.

In this sketch of the proposed workflow, each line keeps its place in the footage. You set the range, and no clip is made until you confirm it.

Synthetic testimonySample record, not a real case. A sketch of the proposed workflow: the frame is drawn, and no video plays.

10:51:41
Range
12:5 to 12:6
In
10:51:41
Out
10:51:47
Clip
00:00:06, confirmed by you

Range 12:5 to 12:6 confirmed. Clip 10:51:41 to 10:51:47.

Click a line, then Shift-click or drag to extend. On a touch screen, tap a line and use Set in or Set out. Keys: arrows move, Shift with an arrow extends, Space picks one line.

  1. Line 1 (Exhibit 1 marked.)
  2. Line 2 Q. What is it?
  3. Line 3 A. My invoice from
  4. Line 4 the fifteenth.
  5. Line 5 Q. Who signed it?
  6. Line 6 A. I did.
  7. Line 7 Q. Can you hear me all right?
  8. Line 8 A. Yes. You froze for a second.
  9. Line 9 Q. I'll repeat the question.
  10. Line 10 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're off
  11. Line 11 the record at 10:52 a.m.
  12. Line 12 (Recess taken.)

Review before you deliver.

  1. Check which files you can use

    Before asking for files, we will explain which video, audio, and transcript formats you can use.

  2. Check the match and choose a passage

    The planned app would use AI to match video to transcript lines. You check the match and choose the passage for a clip or designation.

  3. Check the files before delivery

    We will test the saved clips and file packages before offering them. You would still check the results before delivery.

The reporter certifies. The software never does.

For the teams that prepare and deliver legal video.

  • Legal videographers

    Help us choose the file types, review steps, and designation tools that fit your work.

  • Reporting agencies

    Review the plan before relying on a delivery time or support for your computers.

Questions.

Which video formats will it support?

We have not announced supported file types yet. After testing, we will explain which computers and files you can use and which files you can save.

Is a video-sync app available today?

The app is still being designed. Join the waitlist for updates. Testing access, supported files, and a release date have not been announced.

Will DepoStack replace the court reporter?

No. The reporter stays the certifying authority, and no DepoStack tool certifies a transcript. The software prepares, aligns, and flags; a professional reviews and decides.

What happens after I send a request?

We email you a link to confirm your address. No updates are sent unless this address is confirmed, and the link expires in 48 hours.

Will there be online and desktop versions?

We plan both online and desktop versions. Exhibits v0.2.2 is a Preview for Windows and Mac. The browser demonstration shows the controls; use the desktop app to save marked PDFs. We will confirm other products’ computer and browser support before testing.

Can I take my work with me?

We want you to be able to take your work with you. Before each product launches, we will explain which files you can open and save, where your work is kept, how long it is kept, and what can be deleted.

How will pricing work?

Before we charge for a product, we will explain its price, how often you pay, how to cancel, and what happens when testing ends. There is nothing to buy on this site today.

One record through every layer.

One proceeding runs through every layer as one record: the same pages and lines, exhibits, and timecodes.

  • Pages and lines 142:18
  • Exhibits Exhibit 12
  • Timecodes 01:00:00

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