Deposition video clips, prepared for your trial presentation.

The files we need

After intake and file-transfer arrangements are agreed, provide the source video, corresponding transcript and the trial team’s designations. Identify the witness and session, the transcript version and any existing synchronization or presentation files. If a deposition spans multiple recordings, include enough information to connect each file to its session.

• Source media and the corresponding transcript.
• Page-and-line references or other agreed excerpt instructions.
• The current designation list and clearly identified revisions.
• The review deadline and intended presentation format.

Do not send case materials through the initial inquiry form.

From designations to reviewed clips

The trial team selects the testimony and provides instructions for the excerpts. Preparation connects those instructions to the video, including synchronization work where needed and included in the scope. Clips are then organized for review and the intended presentation system.

Counsel remains responsible for decisions about designations, objections and what may be played. If an instruction is incomplete or a source reference does not match the available material, resolve that discrepancy before treating the clip as ready. Preparing a file does not establish its admissibility or authorize its use.

A clip list your operator can use

A clip manifest connects the file name to its source and review status. The example below is entirely fictional. It illustrates an organization method, not a client deliverable or testimony from a real proceeding.

Keep track of revisions

Before delivery, the review should resolve whether each excerpt follows the current instructions, whether its beginning and ending are clear, and whether the file can be identified during presentation. Listening to the boundaries matters: an edit can begin at the requested passage yet still interrupt a spoken word.

When instructions change, identify the affected clip and send the replacement instruction with its version or date. Distinguish a new request from an earlier list that remains active. Agree on who consolidates changes and who confirms the version to use, particularly when multiple reviewers are involved.

Check the playback setup

Confirm whether the clips will be incorporated into a presentation database, handed to another operator or supplied in an agreed video format. Review needs and technical requirements should be part of the scope before editing starts. Delivery alone does not replace a playback check on the system intended for court.

If your team also needs someone to present the testimony, see hot seat trial support. For a preparation-only inquiry, send the deadline and general scope. The initial conversation can establish the inputs, review schedule and handoff without sharing confidential case details.