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Start with preservation
The original recorder export is hashed and written to write-once storage before anything is opened. Every later step works on copies and is logged.
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Tampering evidence
Container and timestamp checks, compression-history analysis and temporal-consistency tests help show cuts, spliced segments and re-encoding. Many CCTV systems use unusual formats, so the report records what could and could not be parsed.
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Reporting
Findings are placed on a timeline with parameters and software versions, so a second examiner can repeat them.
Quick answers
Can SpearTrace authenticate CCTV footage?
It measures integrity and editing evidence and reports limits. Authentication decisions rest with the examiner and the court.
Does it support proprietary DVR formats?
Format coverage depends on the file. Scope this in a pilot using your own samples.