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Forensic Uses of Digital Imaging

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This book gives a good overview of forensic image processing, and the challenges that are involved with using this in court. It has many image examples that clarify the text in the book, and was easy to read. The only thing that I did not like was that there are no references to literature sources given in this book.

This book uses scientific knowledge and a bit of mathematics to explain how digital imaging works. It explains how digital filters work, (ie median filter, noise filtering etc). The book also has a unique way of looking at digital imaging through the eye's of Mr John C. Russ the author. The author is very competent in his field of Forensics and how the court system works in determining what type of digital enhancements are acceptable in our court systems.

It's not a beginner's book in this area, I would say about Intermediate level. This book is used for a college course in digital forensics. If the instuctor can help explain some of the material in the book, that would be helpful as well. I would recommend this book to any forensic expert's or individuals who are interested in the field of digital forensics.

"Forensic Uses of Digital Imaging," John C. Russ, NY, CRC Press 2001, ISBN: 0-8493-0903-4, HC 200/183 pgs. text, plus 8 pg. Index, 16 pg. color photos & ample B&W text images.

Author of 12 books & Prof. of Sci. & Engineering at NCSU, Russ is distinguished consultant, writer & teacher of image analyses, etc., "Forensic Uses of Digital Imaging" (FUDI) is a scholarly A to Z valuation of digital imaging (DI) helplful for those in & outside forensic dominions. He provides 5 chapters covering the DI camera, DI Processing, DI Enhancement, DI Identification & DI Expert Witness. Herein, he covers truly relevant elements of how DI & SBI differ, how images are stored, analyzed, compressed, altered, enhanced & used for identification.

The only comparable book I've read is W. J. Mitchell's (1992) "The Reconfigured Eye." Much of the material in FUDI is new, perhaps novel in explanation & is what may be termed an authoritative source book on DI. FUDI is not a book on how to take digital photos but rather an elucidation of how DI cameras capture, store & process images - pitfalls of JPEG compression, extending capabilities of DI imaging & how DI may be used in forensic legal work, & he discusses the Frye rules & the Daubert test.