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Put images and videos side by side, enhance them and document what you find
Kirby is a desktop tool for side-by-side visual comparison and analysis of images and videos. Files drop into a configurable grid, every cell is adjusted on its own, and the result is annotated and exported as a report from the same screen.
Free for law enforcement.
Everything needed to examine visual evidence, in one view
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Examining images and video for a case means more than opening them. An investigator needs to see files next to each other, bring out detail in dark or low-contrast frames, step through video one frame at a time, and record what was found in a form that can be shown to others.
Kirby puts the files in front of the analyst together. Each cell in the grid is adjusted independently, a single video frame can be pulled out and analysed as a still, and two images can be overlaid at adjustable opacity and drawn on to spot the differences. Keyboard shortcuts cover every major action.
Where Kirby sits in a case
- Images and video from a seizure or a tip need examining
- Open the files side by side, enhance and step through them together
- Annotate the finding in the report view and export it for the case file
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Tell us who you are, the agency you work for and what you are investigating. We vet every request, and someone at GEN will follow up with you by email.
Request accessKirby ships as a Windows installer. Each release carries its SHA-256 on the download row so a file can be verified before it is used in evidence.
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