Video Analysis for
Collision Reconstruction

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TRAINING RESULTS

Analyzing videos using forensically sound methods is a critical skillset for the modern reconstructionist as cameras become ubiquitous. To be confident in such analyses, practitioners must have a solid foundation, understanding the nature of light, the human eye, how camera sensors work, and how the data is compressed and presented.

Since the majority of our analyses are performed in pursuit of determining vehicle positions and speeds, it’s also vital to understand all available photogrammetry techniques and know how to implement them.

This course will provide attendees with the information and tools they need to confidently analyze videos and determine vehicle positions and speeds. To do so, we’ll perform hands-on exercises using CloudCompare, PhotoModeler, PFTrack, forensic video tools, and 3D CAD.


Throughout the course, attendees will learn how to:

  • Understand how the human eye, cameras, and codecs function

  • Navigate DVR systems and the basics of interrogation

  • Utilize forensic video tools using any software (macroblock analyses, deinterlacing, re-sizing, exposure adjustment, etc.)

  • Analyze a video’s metadata

  • Establish frame timing using metadata, vehicle dynamics, and lightboards

  • Perform site inspections to support a detailed photogrammetry analysis

  • Photogrammetrically establish vehicle positions using passing points, line of sight, pixel tracking, surface drawing, and reverse projection.

  • Calculate a vehicle’s speed and acceleration

  • Perform sensitivity analyses

  • Confidently testify to your results

By the end of this course, you'll not only understand the fundamental principles of video analysis, but also how to apply them effectively in real-world scenarios.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Lou Peck is a Professional Engineer and ACTAR-accredited collision reconstructionist with 20+ years of experience.

He is the Principal Engineer at Lightpoint, where he has developed novel photogrammetric methods and related products. He has authored many papers in the field of collision reconstruction, including two SAE papers on utilizing photogrammetry for vehicle modeling and video analysis. Lou holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and has been a PhotoModeler Ambassador since the inception of the program in 2015.

HIGH QUALITY LECTURES

Lectures are recorded in our in-house studio, equipped with a professional video camera and microphones. Several days are devoted to editing the content, to offer the attendee a smooth experience balancing presentation of the instructor, materials, and hands-on projects.

FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OFFICE

Over the last decade, Lou has developed and refined these materials while teaching to reconstructionists around the world. Prospective attendees can now access this course from the comfort of their office without the need to pay for expensive travel and lodging. 



The course spans three full days and allows the student to complete each day's lectures and exercises at a time that is convenient to them. Each day the students have the opportunity to meet with Lou, and each other, to discuss the previous day's material, ask questions, and be provided with one-on-one support, offering the best of both online and in-person learning.