Video Investigation Software
Video investigation software enables law enforcement, corporate security teams, and private investigators to analyze recorded footage for investigative purposes — identifying individuals, reconstructing event sequences, and building evidence packages. VidForgeX Forensic is AI-powered video investigation software that processes hours of footage in minutes, delivering structured investigation reports with person timelines, event logs, and crowd analysis.
AI video investigation vs traditional video review
The contrast between traditional video review and AI-powered video investigation is stark — and the difference compounds with the scale of footage involved:
| Task | Traditional review | AI video investigation (VidForgeX Forensic) |
|---|---|---|
| Review 6 hrs of footage | 90–180 min at 4x playback; fatigue-affected accuracy | 10–20 min processing; no attention degradation |
| Find a specific person | Watch all footage; manually identify appearances | Upload reference image; AI returns sighting timeline automatically |
| Build a movement timeline | Manual notes during review; error-prone, labor-intensive | AI-generated chronological timeline per person across all cameras |
| Generate investigation report | Manual write-up from review notes; hours of analyst time | Structured report auto-generated; analyst reviews and validates |
| Multi-camera correlation | Simultaneous review of multiple feeds; highly error-prone | Automatic cross-camera person correlation and unified timeline |
| Investigation documentation | Manual case notes; no standardized format | Structured PDF report with methodology section; exportable to case management |
Types of video investigation
VidForgeX Forensic supports the full range of video investigation types encountered in security, legal, and corporate contexts:
Person-of-interest investigations
The most common investigation type: track a specific person through footage. Upload a reference image (photo, ID image, or clear CCTV crop). VidForgeX Forensic's Find Person mode returns every matching appearance in the uploaded footage as a timestamped sighting timeline. Supports multiple persons of interest in the same investigation.
Incident reconstruction
Understand what happened at a specific time and place. Upload footage from all cameras covering the incident location and time window. General forensic analysis detects all persons, activities, and significant events, producing a structured incident timeline with contextual detail. Suitable for workplace incidents, property damage, access control violations, and crowd disturbances.
Crowd and event investigations
For incidents involving multiple persons or crowd dynamics — fights, demonstrations, crowd crushes, venue incidents — crowd analysis mode provides density estimates, movement pattern analysis, and event detection (surges, dispersals, gatherings) with precise timestamps.
Access and security audit
Retrospective audit of access control zones. Upload recordings from access point cameras for a specified time period. The AI detects all persons, classifies access events, flags anomalies (after-hours access, tailgating, credential-sharing patterns), and generates an audit report.
Footage sources and compatibility
Video investigation often involves footage from disparate sources — different camera brands, recording systems, and quality levels. VidForgeX Forensic accepts all of the following:
- CCTV / IP cameras — footage exported from any VMS or NVR, regardless of brand (Milestone, Genetec, Avigilon, Dahua, Hikvision, Axis, Bosch, and others)
- DVR recordings — analogue camera recordings exported from DVR systems in any standard format
- Body-worn cameras — law enforcement, security guard, and first responder body-cam footage
- Dashcam footage — vehicle-mounted cameras from any format
- Drone and aerial video — UAV footage for outdoor crowd and area incident investigation
- Mobile and smartphone video — witness-recorded footage, social media video saved as a file
- Broadcast and public camera footage — TV broadcast clips, publicly available camera feeds saved as video files
Accepted formats: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, OGV, 3GP, FLV, WMV, M4V, MPEG. Maximum file size: 5 GB per file. No limit on number of files per investigation. For files larger than 5 GB, contact support for enterprise footage handling options.
Export and reporting for investigation workflows
Investigation outputs need to travel beyond the software — into case management systems, legal proceedings, HR files, and insurance claim documentation. VidForgeX Forensic produces exports designed for each destination:
- PDF investigation report — structured, paginated, suitable for case files and legal proceedings. Includes cover page, executive summary, person timelines, event log, crowd analysis, and methodology appendix.
- JSON structured data export — machine-readable export of all structured investigation data for import into case management systems, BI platforms, or custom analysis tools.
- Excel timeline export — person sighting and event timeline data in spreadsheet format for manual analysis, annotation, and case documentation.
- Secure shared links — read-only, time-limited links to the investigation report. Enables sharing with legal counsel, HR, insurance adjusters, or law enforcement without requiring a VidForgeX account.