An annual vPrism license is $1,295 and includes full access to all features. Your subscription also covers all software updates released during the license term, along with direct support from the Lightpoint team.

A vPrism license follows your work, not your hardware. It is not tied to a specific computer or physical dongle, so you can use it on whichever machine you need.

Each license can be active on one device at a time, but it can be easily transferred between devices either manually or through the online customer portal, which makes it easy to switch machines when needed. There is no limit to the number of devices it can be transferred to.

Transfers are limited to 100/year. However, we’re still learning the behaviors and needs of our users, so that may change as we move forward.

Usage needs vary by team, but as a general guideline, we recommend one license for every 2 to 3 users.

vPrism supports 350+ video formats out of the box, including most formats encountered in forensic work. In the majority of cases, evidence can be opened and analyzed directly.

When a format is not yet supported, our engineering team can evaluate and, where feasible, add support for it. For formats that are widely used and practical to implement, we typically share the development cost with the customer. For highly uncommon or niche formats, support may not be offered.

Once a format is added, it becomes part of vPrism for all users in future releases.

vPrism is designed to be usable from day one, and most analysts are productive without formal training. For deeper learning, we provide a full library of tutorials that walk through core workflows and individual tools, which you can access here.

Every license also includes direct support from the Lightpoint team. If you run into a challenge, you will hear back from someone who actively works in forensic video analysis.

• Operating system: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit

• Processor: Recent quad-core CPU (Intel Core i5 or better)

• RAM: Minimum 8 GB, 16 GB recommended for larger cases or multi-camera work

• Graphics: Dedicated GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM, DirectX 11 or higher

• Storage: SSD with at least 20 GB of free space for evidence files and caching

• Display: Full HD (1920 × 1080) or higher recommended

Yes. vPrism is designed for work that may be scrutinized in court.

Analyses are performed using established, independently documented engines, so your methodology can be explained and reproduced rather than relying on opaque, proprietary processes. From the moment a file is opened, vPrism automatically logs each action, and you can verify files with SHA-256, SHA-1, or MD5 hashes, giving you a complete, defensible record of your analysis from ingest to export.

Yes. vPrism processes files locally, and nothing is uploaded to Lightpoint or any cloud service. All video and case materials remain on your organization’s systems and under your chain of custody.

Yes. Updates and new features are included for the full duration of your vPrism license.

vPrism is actively developed, with new capabilities shipping regularly. All updates released during your license term are included at no additional cost. The roadmap is driven by working practitioners, so requesting a feature is one of the most direct ways to influence what we build next.

Yes. You can evaluate the full version of vPrism with a one-week trial license.

Request your trial here, and we will email your download link and license shortly. No payment is required, and the trial includes all features so you can test it on real casework.

vPrism is built to replace the “toolbox” workflow with a single, purpose-built forensic application.

vPrism combines capabilities that often require multiple separate tools, including decoding, metadata inspection, frame-level analysis, and export, into one interface designed specifically for forensic video work. Instead of stitching together different applications and command-line utilities, you can work inside a single, consistent workspace that was built around evidentiary workflows.

On top of that, vPrism adds reliable playback of 350+ formats, true frame-level timing, macroblock overlays, and court-ready exports, all backed by a complete action log for defensible reporting. vPrism also applies its own checks and balances on top of the underlying engines, including additional quality-control steps and independent math to analyze timing, frame counts, and measurements before they go into a report.

Analysts have found that this surfaces issues like frame-timing discrepancies more quickly and reliably than general-purpose tools, and often with far fewer steps.