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    High Criteria Inc. Announces Liberty Court Recorder Version 7.3

    High Criteria Inc, a world leader in computer audio / video recording systems, today announced the immediate availability of the newest version of the Liberty Court Recording system for recording courtroom and other legal proceedings. The Liberty Court Recorder is a digital recording application that runs on a PC or laptop and records multiple audio channels directly to the computer hard drive.

    The Liberty System offers an economical, state-of-the-art alternative for those wanting to move away from tape systems such as the Sony BM 246 and incorporate the benefits of a digital audio / video recording system into the courtroom.

    Enhancements in this release include:
    • Support for Windows 10.
    • Multiple copies of the application can execute at one time on the same PC. Each instance of Liberty Court Recorder can have its own profile that will usually relate to a specific courtroom. This enables you to record multiple courtrooms on a single PC and use a different profile for each of your rooms.
    • A mobile phone application can be used to enter information, such as bookmarks, and to start/stop recording.
    • When using the "Find in Files" search facility, you can display the details of the docket fields or file information without opening each file and optionally copy all or some of this information to the Clipboard.
    • Support for an LR-101 device that supports LEDs to identify if recording is active, switches to remotely start and stop recording, and pushbuttons to remotely add bookmarks.
    • You can choose which bookmarks you want to print, copy to the Clipboard, or export.
    • A new Windows service has been introduced to handle communications with external devices, such as an iBoot device, an LR-101 device or a mobile phone. This service must be installed, configured, and started if you want to use such external devices with Liberty Court Recorder.
    • The "Find in Files" search facility has been updated to support Windows Search which is the successor to the Indexing Service.
    • A conference with a remote agent can be muted which stops transmission of the audio and video coming from the agent.
    • Video from an additional channel of a multi-channel Axis camera, such as an F44 or M7014, can be received.
    • Support the capture of an additional view from an Axis camera with digital PTZ, such as an M3007.
    • Automatic encryption of the remote agent data across the Internet provided both sides of the connection have the required versions of the software. This requires Liberty Court Recorder 7.3 or above and Liberty Remote Agent 1.4 or above.
    • Support for higher monitor resolutions.
    • A 64-bit version of the program is available.
    • A number of other internal updates and enhancements.

    ​Version 7.3 of both the Liberty Recorder and the no-cost Player are available immediately. The Player may be downloaded from the High Criteria web site at www.LibertyRecording.com.
    Portable configurations suitable for use with a laptop computer are also available.
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    High Criteria Announces Liberty Interview Recorder Version 2.8

    High Criteria Inc., today announced the availability of the Liberty Police Interview Recorder (LIR), V2.8.

    The Liberty Police Interview Recorder is designed with recording features that address the needs of police and other law enforcement services. Specifically, the application records the audio, video and associated notes directly to the hard drive of a recording PC. Thereafter, the file may be managed, just as is any other data file. Integrating the interview recording with the computer environment allows the police service to leverage their existing investment in computing services and make use of current facilities for security, backup and recovery and long-term archival of the data.

    The Liberty Interview system allows services to eliminate older DVR and VHS machines. The player program facilitates transcription, and the recording file may also be saved in a format that plays in Windows Media Player on an PC.

    The system facilitates the addition of meta-data to the recordings. Later, this meta-data may be used as search criteria when looking for a specific recording file. Extensive search facilities are included with the application.
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    Among other updates, the Liberty Police Interview Recorder V2.8 includes the following new features:
    • The configuration of Case Fields has been enhanced. You can now specify the number of fields that will be available in case-style bookmarks, define different types of fields (i.e. standard, date, fixed list, or text), and enable users to choose from a drop-down list of possible values.
    • The "Pause" button can be removed from the Recorder’s user interface.
    • Pan/tilt/zoom controls are available on the Video Preview window when these are supported by the camera.
    • Support for higher resolutions of video.
    • Support for the Epiphan VGADVI Broadcaster. This device can capture various video sources, including SD video and HDMI.
    • Support for the Axis P8221 audio module.
    • Support for some Pelco IP cameras.
    • Support for the capture of a second stream from the same Axis camera. This allows a single camera to provide both a wide-angle view and a tight view.
    • Video from an additional channel of a multi-channel Axis camera, such as an F44 or M7014, can be received.
    • Audio monitoring can now be available at all times even when recording is not active.
    • Ability to make a backup of each recording onto the SD card of an IP camera.
    • Numerous other minor enhancements.
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    High Criteria Inc. Announces Liberty Meeting Recorder Version 4.2

    High Criteria Inc, a world leader in computer audio / video recording systems, today announced the immediate availability of an updated version of the Liberty Meeting Recorder for recording city councils and other meetings. The Liberty Meeting Recorder is a digital recording application that runs on a PC or laptop and records multiple audio channels directly to the computer hard drive.

    The Liberty System offers an economical, state-of-the-art alternative for those wanting to move away from tape systems such as the Sony BM 246 and incorporate the benefits of a digital audio / video recording system onto a personal computer.
    Enhancements in this release include:
    • Support for the Axis P8221 Audio Unit
    • Support for the Axis M70 Series video encoders.
    • Support for recording multiple streams thru a single Axis IP camera.
    • Support for the Epiphan VGADVI Broadcaster. This device can capture various video sources, including SD video and HDMI.
    • Support for some Pelco IP cameras.
    • A number of other internal updates and enhancements.

    ​Version 4.2 of the Liberty Meeting Recorder is available immediately.
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    High Criteria Inc. Announces Liberty Court Recorder Version 7.2

    High Criteria Inc, a world leader in computer audio / video recording systems, today announced the immediate availability of the newest version of the Liberty Court Recording system for recording courtroom and other legal proceedings. The Liberty Court Recorder is a digital recording application that runs on a PC or laptop and records multiple audio channels directly to the computer hard drive.

    The Liberty System offers an economical, state-of-the-art alternative for those wanting to move away from tape systems such as the Sony BM 246 and incorporate the benefits of a digital audio / video recording system into the courtroom.
    Enhancements in this release include:
    • Support for our Remote Agent thru the Liberty Remote Agent Server. The Remote Agent facility allows remote sessions with the recording application that may be seen and heard in the courtroom.
    • Enhancements for the Split File facility, including the manual "Split Now" facility.
    • Support for the Axis P8221 Audio Module.
    • Support for the Axis M70 series module that allows the user to select from a number of analog video streams.
    • Support for capturing multiple video streams from Axis Multi-Stream cameras.
    • Support for the Epiphan VGADVI Broadcaster.
    • Support for allowing the Player program to attach files to the recording file.
    • A number of other internal updates and enhancements.

    ​Version 7.2 of both the Liberty Recorder and the no-cost Player are available immediately. The Player may be downloaded from the High Criteria web site at www.LibertyRecording.com.
    Portable configurations suitable for use with a laptop computer are also available.
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    High Criteria Inc. Announces Liberty Court Recorder Version 7.0

    High Criteria Inc, a world leader in computer audio / video recording systems, today announced the immediate availability of an updated version of the Liberty Court Recording system for recording courtroom and other legal proceedings. The Liberty Court Recorder is a digital recording application that runs on a PC or laptop and records multiple audio channels directly to the computer hard drive.

    The Liberty System offers an economical, state-of-the-art alternative for those wanting to move away from tape systems such as the Sony BM 246 and incorporate the benefits of a digital audio / video recording system into the courtroom.

    Enhancements in this release include:
    • Support for a Remote Agent that may be used to connect across the Internet to the Recording PC where the audio and optional video are captured.
    • Support for both Panasonic and Pelco IP cameras has been added to the Recorder program.
    • Support for the simultaneous recording of up to 8 video feeds.
    • Support for the use of the integrated H.264 video codec that comes as part of the Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems.
    • Support for a new command line install setting to allow for the specification of an input configuration file at install time.
    • Certified as W8 Compliant by Microsoft.
    • A number of other internal updates and enhancements.

    ​Version 7.0 of both the Liberty Recorder and the no-cost Player are available immediately. The Player may be downloaded from the High Criteria web site at www.LibertyRecording.com.
    Portable configurations suitable for use with a laptop computer are also available.
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    High Criteria Announces Liberty Interview Recorder Version 2.7

    High Criteria Inc., today announced the availability of the Liberty Police Interview Recorder (LIR), V2.7.
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    The Liberty Police Interview Recorder is designed with recording features that address the needs of police and other law enforcement services. Specifically, the application records the audio, video and associated notes directly to the hard drive of a recording PC. Thereafter, the file may be managed, just as is any other data file. Integrating the interview recording with the computer environment allows the police service to leverage their existing investment in computing services and make use of current facilities for security, backup and recovery and long-term archival of the data.

    The Liberty Interview system allows services to eliminate older DVR and VHS machines. The player program facilitates transcription, and the recording file may also be saved in a format that plays in Windows Media Player on an PC.

    The system facilitates the addition of meta-data to the recordings. Later, this meta-data may be used as search criteria when looking for a specific recording file. Extensive search facilities are included with the application.

    Among other updates, the Liberty Police Interview Recorder V2.7 includes the following new features:
    • The Liberty Interview Recorder can now create MPEG-2 format files on the fly, allowing for the burning of MPEG-2 format DVDs immediately at the end of the recording session. This new facility eliminates the delay required to convert the recordings into an MPEG-2 format, at the end of a recording session. For installations that require MPEG-2 format DVDs, this new feature will eliminate the conversion time previously required at the end of a recording session.
    • A new Liberty Service has been introduced that coordinates the activities of remote devices with the recording program. The Liberty Helper Service provides support for the LR-101 USB controller that supports push-button bookmarks, a recording ON/OFF switch and the LED recording indicator light. This new service also supports an Android application that can control the recording application and create bookmarks in the recording file. The LHS must be installed to provide support for the LR-101 or for the Android remote control program.
    • Support for duplicate webcam cameras of the same make and model is now provided.
    • When installing the program from the command line, a new switch lets you point to an exported configuration file. This is useful when you are installing the program on multiple PCs and want to reuse many of the same settings.
    • A profile can now be associated with a room name. This can simplify the selection of a profiles based on the room and it is also used as an identifier for communication with the Liberty Helper Service that manages communication with external devices.
    • A prompt can be issued automatically to print the bookmarks when a recording is stopped.
    • Certified by Microsoft as Windows 8 compliant.
    • Numerous other minor enhancements.