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13 Reasons to use Optical for Archive
May 6, 2022

13 Reasons to use Optical for Archive

We cover all the reasons why optical should be considered for archive storage. In 2022 optical media ranges from 650MB to 5.5TB for a individual disc or cartridge. Optical is an ideal media for a second copy and provides a different technology to Hard disks, cloud or tape.

Categories: optical
S3 Object Storage direct to tape 102GB/s
Feb 4, 2021

S3 Object Storage direct to tape 102GB/s

We demonstrate s3 object storage directly writing to tape using PoINT Archive Gateway.

Categories: S3 Tape
Forensic Photography Evidence Transfer from Memory Card to Cloud
Feb 22, 2021

Forensic Photography Evidence Transfer from Memory Card to Cloud

We demonstrate the MediaStation a forensic photography memory card copier.

Windows Search Metadata simple syntax to find files fast
Jun 17, 2022

Windows Search Metadata simple syntax to find files fast

We demonstrate windows search to find text within metadata using OR and NOT the Parentheses ( ) and quotations " ".

Categories: digital imaging
How to use metadata and create pdfs of images using ImageMagick
Jun 10, 2022

How to use metadata and create pdfs of images using ImageMagick

Read metadata IPTC and EXIF directly from images and then covert to another format. We demonstrate turning a load of JPEGs into a PDF.

Categories: digital imaging how to
How to mount ISO file on Linux
Jun 3, 2022

How to mount ISO file on Linux

We mount an iso disc using the Ubuntu GUI, the command line, and then with our script to mount over 500 images at the same time.

Categories: lab how to
How To Mount Loads of ISOs
May 27, 2022

How To Mount Loads of ISOs

Mount iso image directly in windows with no third party software, I show you how to access the iso images without using a drive letter to overcome the 26 drive letter limitation

Categories: optical how to
Self Destructing Memory Stick
May 25, 2022

Self Destructing Memory Stick

We take an istorage DatAshur Pro 2 and show the various functions. We have integrated support for this into our forensic product the MediaStation We thought it would be a nice idea to show how the datashur pro2 works and some of the features it has.

Categories: lab misc
5 Explorer GUI’s for S3
May 20, 2022

5 Explorer GUI’s for S3

We take a brief look at 5 different Explorer style GUI's to access and manage S3 storage.

Categories: S3
How to Read a Damaged Disc
Apr 29, 2022

How to Read a Damaged Disc

We use DDRescue on Windows installed with Cygwin to read a badly scratched DVD disc. We then use the Parity Volumes/erasure encoding to recover the data that would not read from the scratched area on the disc.

Categories: how to Optical