Volume 1: First Arrival Chapter 080 HD Picture
Nate has reviewed all the evidence in the case over a dozen times, re-sorting it out and re-investigating it, trying to confirm his strange feeling.
So, Nate wasn't surprised when Kirk pressed play again to rewatch the surveillance video, and he remained patient as he reviewed it once more.
However, the problem is that people have blind spots and are often easily trapped in them. No matter how many times they watch it again, it is still difficult to break the routine.
In such cases, a third party perspective is needed to bring some fresh ideas.
But things seemed... a little different from what I had imagined in my mind.
"Nate, the image quality of your computer screen is too poor. Project it onto the TV screen and see."
Kirk's first comment had nothing to do with the surveillance video, but rather complained about the equipment, catching Nate off guard.
Nate thought Kirk was complaining and subconsciously retorted.
"Kirk, you're just like those losers. You blame your shoes for your poor basketball skills, and you blame your equipment for your poor work."
"Not just anyone can become Jordan by wearing AJs, okay?"
Crackling, full of anger——
It can be seen at once that Nate is under a lot of pressure and the situation is indeed tricky.
Kirk didn't mind, pointing to the computer screen, "Isn't the equipment in your prosecutor's office an old one from the 1990s?"
"This screen has such a low resolution that it's hard to see clearly."
"And there are light spots and color differences. It's really blinding. Do you think this is the correct way to open the key evidence?"
Just a few words, and it hits the mark.
Nate took a deep breath and wanted to say that the prosecutor's office simply didn't have the funds to update the equipment and maintain its working environment; but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them and argued instead, "The Crime Scene Division has already fully tested this video."
"Obviously, they didn't find anything abnormal, otherwise it would have been listed in the test report."
Although he said this, Nate still obediently walked towards the TV with his laptop, searched around, and connected the computer to the TV.
Kirk stretched lazily, finally changed his posture, sat up straight, and looked at the TV screen again. "The workload of the guys in the Crime Scene Division is seriously overloaded. If you didn't request the relevant tests, how could they ask for trouble and conduct other unnecessary tests?"
In the series, the Crime Scene Division often has omnipotent abilities and can investigate even the smallest and most trivial evidence to help detectives find the truth. Forensic medicine also plays a vital role.
But in real life, it is another situation:
Firstly, they are not as powerful and high-end as in the drama; secondly, the workload is far beyond imagination. Due to insufficient manpower, they often find it difficult to devote all their energy to a case. The scope of the investigation must be narrowed, and omissions are basically the norm.
Ultimately, it still requires cooperation among the police, prosecutors, and forensic scientists.
As he was talking, Nate had already connected and was playing the video on the TV screen.
For a high-definition screen, the entire color saturation is completely different, not to mention the clarity and resolution, which are simply two different things.
Nate was also very surprised.
He was already very familiar with this surveillance video, but when he watched it on the TV screen, it seemed like a completely new image he had never seen before. The details that he could capture were completely different, and the information conveyed by the picture was completely new, and his entire brain started working again.
Nate couldn't help but glance at Kirk.
In the entire prosecutor's office, no one had really thought about the resolution and clarity of the video. They subconsciously thought that this was a focus that did not need to be concerned about, but it suddenly took on a whole new look before their eyes.
Kirk, not paying attention to Nate, had his eyes firmly fixed on the TV screen.
When watching it on his laptop just now, Kirk felt that the picture was a little weird, the color distribution was uneven, and the contrast between light and dark was not right.
This is also the reason why he suggested switching the screen. He needed to confirm whether this was a problem with the equipment or the situation with the surveillance video itself.
It was clear, indeed clearer, and without the interference of impurities; however, the TV screen was not a device for professional analysis, and the details were still not accurate enough. But for Kirk, this level of picture quality was enough, at least to confirm those weird parts.
"Play it again."
"Well, do it again."
Nate could sense that Kirk's expression had slightly changed. He no longer looked as cheerful and playful as usual, and the concentration in his eyes had completely calmed down.
Until the third time——
"here!"
Kirk spoke loudly, took a step forward, pressed the pause button, then rewound five seconds, played it again, and pressed the pause button again.
Finally, Kirk found the picture he needed.
"Here, pay attention to the projection in the background."
Here, it is very close to the end of the video, and there is only the cheap projection in the picture, and MacDonald and Fisher are completely invisible; but Kirk pauses here, stands up, and outlines the right third of the picture with his finger.
Nate changed his position and came to the right side of the TV.
"Pay attention to this area, this tall building, this neon light, this light and shadow, pay attention to it."
Kirk used his finger to mark an area, from the top to the bottom of the screen, like a cross section.
Then, play it again——
This feeling is like playing the "spot the difference" game, looking for changes in each frame, but the difference is that the video images are flowing, and the changes in light and color are more obvious, which is easier than the static "spot the difference" game.
Especially since Kirk has already circled the area.
"A shadow!"
Nate saw it, too.
At this point, you can notice that in a vertical section from top to bottom, the brightness of the light changes from the building to the neon lights to the street.
"Wait, this is supposed to be a cloud, right?"
"Clouds pass by, blocking the sun, which naturally causes changes in the light that's projected."
Nate made a guess.
I turned around and saw Kirk didn't move or speak, his eyes were fixed on the screen -
He wasn't prepared to give an answer, as that might be a person's prejudice, and he needed Nate to observe and discover for himself to confirm his own ideas.
Nate also reacted and looked back at the TV screen, paying close attention to the shadow:
Are they really clouds?
"etc!"
Nate exclaimed, "Kirk, back off, back off a little...play...here, yes, here!"
Nate finally discovered it, but he still didn't dare to believe it. He didn't make a judgment immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
After reopening his eyes, he looked around carefully.
At this point you can see that the shadow has contours and curves, and from top to bottom, you can see the side of a figure.
Of course, this is not enough, after all, the side view of a human figure and the cloud projection may be very similar.
However, in the shadow located in the upper third of the picture, in the gap slightly offset from the high-rise buildings, you can see the projection of a square frame, and you can even vaguely see the chromatic aberration caused by the light flowing on the lens.
That's a pair of glasses!
