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[sonicelyseen]

the video was given to me by the LP of a Home Depot and the VIDEO is very small in size 0.99MB, almost like a picture so really i can send it to you but it was pulled from CCTV system (not high quality) . The license plate number that i need is from the blue 2 door car which you cannot miss on seconds 6-18 if anyone can please help me or give me some suggestions. than you


parking-lot-3_st0618_6550_6560_04212009.rar

[jagabo]

This car?

Ain't gonna happen.

[gadgetguy]

I'd say give it to Grissom, but he doesn't work there anymore...

[filmboss80]

Unlike what we see in the movies and TV shows, there is really no imaging software that can pull out visual information that never got recorded. The camera's optics were not that sharp, the outer lens was dirty, the license tag was overexposed, and the video was extremely low resolution. Thus, there is not enough visual material to extrapolate the information you need. Those of us who have experienced similar losses can sympathize. I hope they catch the bastards. But as for this image, not much can be done.

[Noahtuck]

I'd say give it to Grissom, but he doesn't work there anymore...

CSI: NY does a better job anyways

The license plate number that i need is from the blue 2 door car which you cannot miss on seconds 6-18 if anyone can please help me or give me some suggestions.

Find the car then you will have the LP# :P

Seriously though, if it's a stolen car shouldn't the owner have the LP#

[MOVIEGEEK]

Did the LP person report this to the police?Let them deal with it.
As others have said there's nothing you can do to read the license plate,it does look like a 1990-1995 Ford Taurus or 1991-1993 Ford T-Bird.

[Number Six]

Hey - they did it on Columbo - he blew up a small bright spot on a desk to show that it was an invitation, and you were able to read it perfectly - all done on 1972 era video tape equipment


But back to the REAL world - as others said - it is impossible to get the info that you want.

[lordsmurf]

There is, actually, some forensic methods that could attempt to read this information. However, it would take much time, be costly, and not worth the effort. It would need to be Homeland Security level crime, maybe serial murderer.

[lordsmurf]

Saw this while looking for a similar issue
http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2008/01/can-you-zoom-in-on-that-license-plate.html

There was a well-documented case of some analysts that spent maybe two years writing algorithms that was able to de-blur and clear up several letters from a reflection of a license plate in low-res video, which led to the conviction of a murderer. Or something to that effect. But I can't seem to find it anymore. I've assisted small police labs in the past, helping them setup in-house video+photo.

[Relayerman]

The car looks like about a 1990-1994 Olds Achieva. My daughtere used to have one and the grill/lights look like that.

[minidv2dvd]

not sure what kind of car it is. but i'm pretty sure it's a 4 door, you can see the outline of the rear door as it turns left in a different frame. maybe an older hatchback accord?

[tomlee59]

As jagabo said, ain't gonna happen. Not no way, not no how. I don't care how good your signal-processing skills are. There is no information to be retrieved. The resolution, SNR and sample size are simply too low to work with.

[jagabo]

Not only is the resolution low but the video was compressed with an MJPEG like encoder which removed all the small details.

[lordsmurf]

Shows like CSI and NCIS are based on fact. The fiction is the speed, ease and returned quality. But what they're doing exists -- just slower, more expensive, and with less-impressive results.