Redacting audio

2024-08-09Last updated

You can apply masks to redact voices, noises, or other audio content in a video file.

Before you begin

Upload a file to a case.

Procedure

  1. From a case, navigate to the file you want to redact, click More () in the Files, and then click Trim and Redact.
    Tip: You can also start a redaction from the File page or from the Evidence preview window when previewing evidence in a case.
    The Trim video window opens.
  2. (Optional) Move your cursor over the start or end of the file timeline and drag the its borders to fit your desired time range or adjust the From and To time values.
    The video trimming window showing the video timeline being dragged to trim the video.
  3. Click New mask ().
    1. To change the duration of the audio mask, adjust the start and end points of the mask in the timeline.
      The audio timeline showing a section highlighted for redaction.
      Tip: To zoom in or out on the timeline, click Zoom in or Zoom out ()
  4. (Optional) Modify your masks if required.
    1. Click New mask () to create additional masks.
    2. Click delete () to remove any masks that you no longer require.
  5. Click Create video to generate the redacted file.
    1. (Optional) Click View details to track the progress.
      The Creating redacted video notification showing the new file name and case the file was saved to.
    2. (Optional) Click Back to projects to close the progress dialog while redaction continues in the background.
The redacted video or audio clip is saved as a separate file.

Example

Watch this video to learn more. Click the Captions icon (CC) to turn on video captions in one of the available languages.

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After you finish

Before sharing the case with third parties or guests, restrict access to the original file by changing the access policy for the file.