Video Investigation: AI-Assisted Incident Reconstruction
Video investigation is the structured process of using recorded footage to establish what happened, who was involved, and in what sequence — producing documented evidence that withstands scrutiny.
Investigation workflow with VidForgeX Forensic
Every investigation starts with a question: what happened, who was involved, when did it occur. Video evidence answers these questions — but only if the investigation is conducted systematically. VidForgeX Forensic structures the process into four phases.
Phase 1: Scope and acquisition
Define the incident time window (typically ±30 minutes around the known event time), identify all cameras with coverage of the relevant area, and acquire footage with hash documentation in your evidence-management process. VidForgeX Forensic records the investigation context you provide at upload — case reference, footage source, and the stated basis for the recording-start time.
Phase 2: AI triage
Upload all footage. VidForgeX Forensic automatically: detects persons and their movement timelines, identifies significant events (crowd formation, rapid movement, zone entry/exit), and produces a condensed event log that maps what happened across all cameras. This replaces manual scrubbing — the investigator reviews a structured timeline, not raw video.
Phase 3: Subject investigation
If a specific person is sought, upload their reference image and run Find Person analysis across all footage. VidForgeX Forensic returns candidate sightings with timestamp, camera source, and a similarity tier. The investigator reviews the candidates, confirms or rejects each, and builds a subject movement map — the map records the investigator's decisions, not the machine's.
Phase 4: Evidence export
Export the investigation package: PDF report with event timeline and annotated frame extracts, structured JSON case data with AI suggestions and investigator confirmations labelled apart, and a per-result analysis integrity hash. Exports are investigative work product — chain of custody of the original footage remains with your evidence-management process.
Types of investigations supported
Retail shoplifting, warehouse theft, asset misappropriation. Track suspect path, identify co-conspirators, time-stamp removal events.
Safety incidents, near-misses, policy violations. Reconstruct exact sequence for OSHA reporting and corrective action documentation.
Slip-and-fall verification, workers' comp activity monitoring, vehicle incident reconstruction. Produces court-admissible evidence package.
Unauthorized access, data center intrusion, after-hours activity. Multi-camera timeline from access control footage.