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Court Reporting Services
 

Realtime Reporters: Our court reporters have the skills necessary to make an instant readable transcript of the spoken word. Realtime can be as basic as receiving a rough draft hardcopy, or computer file, immediately following a proceeding or as advanced as text streaming a realtime feed to your colleagues and experts around the world. Instant final transcripts are also available. We are certified by LiveNote and are proficient realtime providers for Summation and Bridge software users.  We also offer wireless technology including CaseViewNet.  Realtime Tips

Transcript Delivery: When our prompt regular turnaround time is not soon enough, we can produce a transcript in an expedited manner to meet your schedule. You can also receive password protected transcripts via e-mail.  E-Transcript, E-Publisher, SBF and ASCII files are available.  Digitizing services include photo and document scanning formats such as JPG, TIF, and PDF. 

Deposition Videography: Our certified in-house videographers can assist you with preserving your witness’s testimony on video.  Delivery formats include, but are not limited to, MPEG1, Video CD, MPEG2, DVD, WMV, AVI, and DivX.  We provide enhanced video services such as video digitization and video synchronization performed in-house.  Expedited delivery of video is also available.  Please see Legal Video Services for additional information.

Conference Rooms: Experience Southern hospitality. Our conference rooms are available for your convenience. We can also utilize text streaming and other technologies to create a secure, encrypted virtual conference room.  Our videoconferencing facility can provide you with face-to-face interaction with public applicants, co-counsel, clients, and experts around the world without the costs and loss of work productivity associated with travel.  So whether it's interviewing a law student at Emory, a deposition in Germany or a specialist in Silicon Valley, CompuScripts is the videoconferencing solution for legal professionals.

Legal Video Tips

If you use trial prep software: 

Ask for MPEG1 as your video format. Other formats like MPEG2 or WMV also work. Don’t ask for a DVD. They’re hard to edit.

If you want to video sync:

MPEG1 works best, especially if you want to fit all the video on one disk. MPEG2 can be synced if you want better video quality.

If you want to just view the video:

Ask for a DVD.

We also offer:

MPEG4, DivX, Flash (FLV), AVI, and iPod-compatable files.

Videoconferencing Tips 

 ▪  Columbia Videoconference Center can provide global connection by receiving or initializing a call.  Scheduling and bridging services are also available.

 ▪  When scheduling, please indicate if you will be sharing your laptop screen with remote sites.

 ▪  Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to familiarize yourself with the equipment and services offered.

 ▪   Avoid wearing bold colors, prints, stripes or patterns.  Pastels are a great option.  If you wear a white shirt, please put on a dark jacket to avoid a possible glare effect.

Realtime Tips

Realtime is simply the spoken word being instantaneously captured in a format that can be displayed, shared, and saved.  Realtime is a premium service with a per page add-on charge to the classic transcript fee.  Please specify realtime when scheduling a deposition to ensure your access to the services below.

If you need to prepare for the next day:
A realtime rough draft is available immediately after the deposition or proceeding.  This rough draft can be handed to you before you leave or emailed upon the reporter’s return to the office.  The text can be imported into your discovery software.   

If you want instant access while at the deposition:
Realtime software must be loaded on your  laptop before you arrive at the deposition.  Call us.  We can help you with this. You locally connect via a cable or wireless device to the realtime reporter’s text feed at the same time the written record is being captured.  You and/or your assistant can instantly access the electronic text by scrolling and marking up testimony as it’s being given.

If you have someone in another location who wants instant access:
Internet connections can accommodate remote participants. A secure server can be utilized to stream the text and/or video to a remote browser.  In addition to markup options, remote attendees can utilize secure and private instant messaging offered by various software packages.