Bulk actions

Bulk video redaction

Public disclosure requests can be time consuming, especially when large volumes of videos must be reviewed and potentially redacted. To aid with these large requests, the Bulk Redaction feature allows you to queue video evidence for bulk redaction.

Bulk redaction creates a copy of the original video and applies a blur filter over the entire copied video. It can also remove audio for the duration of that copy as well. The blur over the entire video allows requestors to see what happened in the video without potentially revealing personally identifiable details such as faces, addresses, or license plates. This presents an opportunity for agencies to fulfill the public disclosure request in the least amount of time.

It is recommended that you verify bulk-redacted videos to ensure the proper level of blur is applied prior to releasing the redacted videos.

  1. Search for the video evidence that you want to include in the bulk redaction.
  2. For each video evidence file that you want to redact, select the check box to the left of the evidence ID. If you want to redact all evidence shown in search results, select the check box at the top left of the search results.
  3. Select the … (more actions) menu and select Redact.

The Bulk Redaction dialog box appears. The number of files selected and estimated download file size is shown in the upper right of the dialog box.

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Under Download format, select the file format you want to use when downloading the completed redacted video files:

  • ZIP — Axon Evidence includes the redacted videos in a ZIP file.
  • ISO — Axon Evidence includes the redacted videos in an ISO image, which can be used to create a CD-ROM or DVD.

Under Blur Level, select the degree of blurring that you want Axon Evidence to apply to the video files.

Select If you want Axon Evidence to remove all audio from the redacted video files.

If you want the original audio of all video files to be preserved in the redacted video files, set the Redact Audio toggle button to OFF.

  1. Select Redact.
  2. On the confirmation message box, select OK.

When bulk redaction service is complete, Axon Evidence sends you an email with a download link for the ISO or ZIP file.

  1. In the notification email, select the download link.

A web browser opens your Axon Evidence agency.

  1. If the sign-in page appears, enter your Axon Evidence credentials and select Sign In.

Axon Evidence opens or downloads the bulk-redacted video evidence file. The exact behavior depends on the browser you use and its download settings for files.

Bulk download evidence

Users who are allowed the Download permission for evidence can download multiple evidence files at a time. After selecting files for download, the user receives an email with a download link to a single file containing all of their requested evidence. Axon Evidence supports the following file types for the download file:

  • ZIP — Axon Evidence includes the selected evidence files in a ZIP file.
  • ISO — Axon Evidence includes the selected evidence files in an ISO image, which can be used to create a CD-ROM or DVD.
  1. Search for the evidence that you want to download.
  2. For each evidence file that you want to include in the download, select the check box to the left of the evidence ID. If you want to include all evidence shown in search results, select the check box at the top left of the search results.
  3. Select the … (more actions) menu and select Download.

The Bulk Redaction dialog box lists all the files you selected. At the bottom of the dialog box are options for including audit trails, download file type, and the Download button.

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  1. Select the Download Format to set the file type that you want as the download file.
  2. If you want to include audit trails for the selected evidence files, select the Audit Trail check box.
  3. If you want to include a table of contents file for the download, select the Table of Contents check box.

The table of contents will accompany the bulk download as an Excel spreadsheet and includes the fields: File Name (with a link to the evidence file), Evidence ID, Evidence Title, File Type, File Size, Evidence Duration, Date Recorded, Uploader-First Name, Uploader-Last Name, Uploader-Badge ID, Assignee-First Name, Assignee-Last Name, Assignee-Badge ID, and Agency Name.

  1. Select Download. If the Download button is not visible, scroll down to the bottom of the dialog box.

When the files are ready to download, you receive an email with a link to download the ZIP or ISO file.

  1. In the notification email, select the download link.

A web browser opens your Axon Evidence agency.

  1. If the sign-in page appears, enter your Axon Evidence credentials and select Sign In.

Axon Evidence opens or downloads the file. The exact behavior depends on the browser you use and its download settings. For more information about download speed, see the Download Speed Information topic.