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The TrialSmart update is coming along nicely. I just about have it completed. I removed many windows and integrated them into the interface. I’ve also added the Clarity Legal Synch service into the application itself so that will help users take more advantage of the synching service and the low prices Clarity Legal charges.
Stay tuned,
John Callis
Clarity Legal
Recently a client of mine posted a nice description of his practice and his use of technology.
The client is E.J.Simmons from Portland, Oregon who handles complex business litigation. Recently, E.J. used TrialSmart in a mediation and wrote about his experience here.
Business Litigation and Trial Presentation Software
http://simmonstrialpractice.com/business-litigation-and-trial-presentation-software/
Thanks E.J. for the nice comments.
Stay tuned for the new update to TrialSmart, it’s coming out soon!
John Callis
Clarity Legal Software
www.claritylegalllc.com
I added some improvements to the help menu and the collections functions within the applications. Enjoy!
John Callis
Clarity Legal Software LLC
www.claritylegalllc.com
I feel confident that I will be able to release the update to TrialSmart on May 27th. This will be the yearly update to the software and will be a total overhaul of the software with an improved interface. DepoSmart was released 2 weeks ago and the reviews have been unanimous, users love it.
Stay tuned, I will post more about the new update this week.
John Callis
Clarity Legal Software LLC
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
This morning I added 4 more videos to the DepoSmart tutorial compilation. Check them out here. I also will have a minor update coming out today as well. Getting ready for the TrialSmart update so I added a few more features to help with the DepoSmart – TrialSmart integration.
DepoSmart Tutorials
http://www.claritylegalllc.com/support/deposmart-tutorials/
Thanks,
John Callis
Clarity Legal
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
Precisely why I love writing for the worlds best operating system.
Yesterday I received a nice comment from a long time user of TrialSmart, E.Simmons. Here is what I received:
“Yesterday, I had an arbitration, and used TrialSmart to show the arbitration panel my exhibits, during opening statement. I had not used the software for a few months, but it was easy to get up to speed.
Today, went to lunch with a business litigator down the hall, and suggested that his firm get a MacBook Pro just to run TrialSmart. His firm has Sanction, but your stuff is much easier to work. Thanks for the excellent advantage that you give to your users. – Best regards, – E. J.”
I’m almost positive that it is never the software that helps people do well in legal proceedings but the people behind the software. As much as software developers think they have the best and easiest software to use, it really is the users that make the difference, not the software.
Thanks for the nice comments E.Simmons.
John Callis
Clarity Legal LLC
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
I released the biggest upgrade to DepoSmart since it was initially released back in 2006. The app has been totally revamped. There used to be over 45 windows in the application, I have now reduced those in half. The app is more iTunes like and it’s is easier to do just about all functions in the app versus the prior version.
TrialSmart will be out next week, probably end of the week, then a quick release DocSmart and then a few surprises after that.
Here is a list of a few features in no specific order:
1. Easy to install, just drag the application to the applications folder from the installer.
2. Set Margin preferences for Margin Left when printing.
3. Set Margin preferences for Margin Right when printing.
4. Set Margin preferences for Margin Top when printing.
5. Set Margin preferences for Margin Bottom when printing.
6. Set full page transcript font size when printing all full page transcripts.
7. Set condensed transcript font size when printing all condensed transcripts.
8. Set word index font size when printing all word indices of a transcript.
9. Choose from 30 fields to include in transcript cover pages when printing.
10. Include field names when printing cover pages.
11. Include whether to have an outline around the page when printing cover pages.
12. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-left of each full page transcript.
13. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-center of each full page transcript.
14. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-right of each full page transcript.
15. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-left of each full page transcript.
16. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-center of each full page transcript.
17. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-right of each full page transcript.
18. Include field names in headers and footers when printing full page transcripts.
19. Include whether to have an outline around the page when printing full page transcripts.
20. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-left of each condensed transcript.
21. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-center of each condensed transcript.
22. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-right of each condensed transcript.
23. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-left of each condensed transcript.
24. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-center of each condensed transcript.
25. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-right of each condensed transcript.
26. Include field names in headers and footers when printing condensed transcripts.
27. Include whether to have an outline around the page when printing condensed transcripts.
28. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-left of each word index.
29. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-center of each word index.
30. Choose between 30 fields when printing header-right of each word index.
31. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-left of each word index.
32. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-center of each word index.
33. Choose between 30 fields when printing footer-right of each word index.
34. Include field names in headers and footers when printing word indices.
35. Include whether to have an outline around the page when printing word indices.
36. Choose “Noise Words” to exclude when printing word indices.
37. Choose between transcript theme or Clarity Legal’s theme when printing all transcripts. These are preset themes that can make printing easier and quicker.
38. Quickly change the First Name, Last Name, Middle Name, Title, Volume, Date, Start page, Reporter, Type, Final (Yes/No), QC’d (Yes/No) and Other properties of a transcript.
39. Print cover pages, full page transcripts, condensed, and word indices with 1 click of a menu or toolbar button.
40. Find individual words in a transcript and choose to find the word Up or Down in a transcript.
41. Choose to find individual words in a transcript by matching word case.
42. Perform complex queries across a single or multiple transcript.
43. Choose to include the transcript name, volume, transcript date, location, word/phrase, range, and text when running query reports.
44. View the number of query hits per query search.
45. Set how you’d like the query report to show results – List, Q and A, 1-10 Lines above and Below.
46. Check off individual query results and export those results to a file.
47. Choose to filter query by all transcripts, a single transcript, or a preset collection.
48. Copy transcript text to your clipboard.
49. Import Clarity Legal CLT files, LiveNote PTF, RealLegal XML, and Text files into DepoSmart.
50. Save transcripts as Clarity Legal CLT files or Amicus Text files.
51. Batch Import transcripts that are in text format.
52. Batch Export transcripts to CLT format.
53. Connect to a court reporter and create a realtime deposition.
54. Easily delete un-wanted depositions.
55. Go to a specific page in a transcript using 2 different methods in DepoSmart.
56. Create exhibit links within a transcript. Once exhibit links are created, you can double click on the blue hyperlink and the transcript exhibit will open.
57. Add New Issues to a case
58. Delete Existing issues from a case.
59. Rename existing issues within a case.
60. Choose to Auto-Annotate transcripts by pressing Command-A in conjunction with previously selected issues.
61. Import Annotations into a transcript using a simple load file.
62. Toggle whether to show annotation colors in a transcript.
63. Toggle whether to show exhibit links in a transcript.
64. Play video segments from the main transcript interface.
65. Create video clips from the main transcript interface.
66. Import and Export Media clip files for import into TrialSmart.
67. Use the convenient transcript list to quickly view any transcript in the case.
68. Click on the transcript index to quickly view the word index for a transcript. Each word is a toggle that allows you to see where the transcript word appears in a transcript but also the page and line.
69. Click on a transcript’s annotation list drop down to see the annotations associated with a transcript.
70. Edit, Delete, Filter, Export annotations and set annotation report options.
71. Add issues to annotations as well as notes.
72. Click on a transcript’s exhibit list drop down to see the exhibits associated with a transcript.
73. Edit, Delete, Filter, Export exhibits from a transcript and set exhibit report options.
74. Add or Associate video files to a transcript.
75. Replace, Delete, and play all video files associated with a transcript.
76. Play, Delete, and Extract all video clips created for a transcript.
77. Create convenient video clip reports including deponent name, clip range, clip duration, and clip text.
78. Show total running times for all videos associated within a transcript.
79. Create detailed Annotation reports on a single transcript or all transcripts and one, all or, individual issues.
80. Send off synch jobs or video to text to synchronization jobs to Clarity Legal.
Around 70 other additional features as well…
As always, the application works on Mac, Windows, or Linux. Clarity Legal is the only company in the world that has such application strength. This means that you can share files/databases with other DepoSmart users easily regardless of operating system.
Thanks,
John Callis
Clarity Legal LLC
On Monday I will release an update for DepoSmart. This is the biggest update since the app was initially released in 2006. This is the second app update so far this year, the Clarity Viewer was the first large update. The TrialSmart and DocSmart updates are just about done and I will have a release dates for those updates sometime next week. I know everyone is inquiring about the TrialSmart update, so I will get a firm date sometime next week.
DepoSmart will work on Windows, Mac, and Linux – as usual, and there is a Clarity SQL Server application which allows users to concurrently share the same DepoSmart database at the same time. So, you can take any existing desktop/local database and load it up to the Clarity SQL Server and it can then allow everyone with a desktop license to annotate, run reports, issue code, etc. at the same time with other users.
The changes to the app have been substantial.
Thanks for your time,
John Callis
Clarity Legal LLC
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
An internet analyst, Canalys, on Monday issued a report on app downloads at four major mobile stores: Google (GOOG) Play, Apple’s (AAPL) App Store, Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Phone Store and Research in Motion’s (BBRY) BlackBerry World.
Apple and Google dominated the downloads and revenue was up 9% with emerging markets showing the strongest growth. This was the first month that Google beat Apple in the download market. I anticipate that Google Play will distance itself in the download market because emerging markets are going to being use cheaper Android phones vs. Apple’s more expensive iPhone.
Apple’s App store accounted for the largest share of revenue among the four stores, around 74%.
Google saw the greatest number of downloads — about 51% — with Apple close behind.
“Apple’s App Store and Google Play remain the heavyweights in the app store world,” said Canalys’ Tim Shepherd. “In comparison, BlackBerry World and the Windows Phone Store remain distant challengers today, though they still should not be ignored.”
Here is the full article – Tech.Fortune.
I feel pretty sure that I can get an update to DepoSmart out this week. This update will be a major upgrade to the application, and will be the biggest change to the application since it was released in 2007. I will report more details by mid-week but the applications is much easier to use and several windows have been combined into the interface.
Thanks,
John
Clarity Legal
I updated DocSmart today. The update can be downloaded through the Download page. The new update improves the speed of image retrieval across networks using the Clarity SQL Server.
Thanks,
John Callis
Clarity Legal
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
This morning I added the ability to update a Clarity Legal Viewer transcript. A user can now set the transcript properties for the following transcript fields:
First Name
Last Name
Middle Initial
Title
Volume
Date
Start Page
Type of Transcript (Expert, Fact, Other)
Final (Yes or No)
QC’d (Yes or No)
Other (Another name for the transcript)
Reporter: Add the taking reporter
The update will be pushed out by noon today.
John Callis
Clarity Legal
I read a very informative article on Android’s growing market share. There is no denying that Android, Google’s operating system for mobile devices, is big. For example, Android is the OS on 42% of all consumer compute devices.
We have scoured the web for data that will help us show exactly how big Android is in the smartphone world. And in every way we looked at it, Android is ginormous.
Here’s the data that shows current smart phone web traffic, Apple vs Android market shares in the top 5 Android and iOS markets, how Android outpaces growing smartphone market, numbers showing Android is the largest smartphone manufacturer, and Android trends and growth patterns. It’s amazing to see the growth of the Android market.
I’ve never cared for the name though.
DocSmart, Clarity Legal’s production management system for the Mac OS X environment will be getting an update tomorrow. DocSmart is a feature rich application for those users that want to completely manage the discovery and production of documents during the life of a case. DocSmart is specifically designed for law firms that want to manage production and document review! DocSmart is also a cost-efficient way to manage and review scanned paper or electronic documents for cases of all sizes from 100 pages to millions of pages.
If you’ve used Summation or Concordance, then you’ll love DocSmart because you can use Summation and Concordance load files and import them into DocSmart. The app was written for sophisticated document review on the Mac Desktop but the application works on Windows and Linux as well.
As with any new software, which DocSmart is (less than 1.5 years old) there were certain features that needed to be changes and optimized. During the better part of a year, I have been routinely updating the application to simply certain features, add new features, and make the app more powerful in certain areas. The most important additions come in database speed, image loading, and OCR management as well as improvements to tagging and tag querying.
Here is a complete list of all features in the new version of DocSmart for the Desktop:
1. Create new cases in seconds
2. Desktop-single user licenses available as well as client/server licenses available for the same price
3. Easily add columns to your database
4. Set database types for newly added columns to be either small text( 400 characters or under), date, integer, or text (ideal for large text fields such as OCR data).
5. Set length of all small text fields to your preference.
6. Delete columns from your current database.
7. Rename columns in your current database.
8. Change database column types from one type to another.
9. Index specific text fields to increase searching speed. Indexing database fields creates a word index as well so you can see specific words and the occurrences of each word.
10. Attach field lists or coding fields to specific database fields. This helps in standardizing coding of your database.
11. Use the column list window to sort and view specific columns in your column view.
12. Choose to select all columns in the column list to view or only one field (Doc_Id).
13. Convenient toolbar icons for getting to specific functions in the database.
14. Single toolbar button press shows all the records in a database.
15. Single toolbar button press shows the images associated with a specific record.
16. Single toolbar button press shows the tag manager.
17. Single toolbar button shows the coding window so users can code specific records.
18. Single toolbar button for global editing records in a database.
19. Single toolbar button allows users to go to a specific record in the current view.
20. Single toolbar button shows Form Search for searching a database.
21. Single toolbar button shows a Dictionary associated with a database which is a collection of all the indexed columns and their words.
22. Export the current database view to a text file.
23. Export the current database view to an Excel spreadsheet.
24. Single toolbar button shows the image information window which shows the image piece of a database.
25. Single toolbar button shows the OCR table which shows the OCR table in a database.
26. Single toolbar button shows the DB manager.
27. Single toolbar button press allows the user to delete records or the entire database’s current record set.
28. Import OCR text files in folder or load file manner.
29. Ability to copy tags made for a specific record into a text field. This is helpful for situations where you need to search a database for tags in conjunction with information located in a field.
30. Ability to append text to a database field.
32. Ability to clear a database column.
33. Ability to copy field from one field to another.
34. Ability to prepend text to a database field.
35. Ability to remove lines and words from a specific field.
36. Ability to trim initial text from a field.
37. Ability to extract OCR from a field to a text file.
38. Ability to add empty records to a database.
39. Ability to export one or more columns to an excel spreadsheet.
40. Ability to import CSV or DAT records into a database.
41. Ability to set the import delimite when importing CSV and DAT fields.
42. Ability to overlay records ONTO existing records by matching a field in the import field vs a field in the current database.
43. Ability to expand and shrink the view.
44. Ability to perform 2 types of searches – Form Searches and Full Text Query searches (for advanced users).
46. Ability to import Concordance OPT and LOG files from Windows versions of Concordance into an existing DocSmart database.
47. Ability to filter images using certain criteria.
48. Ability to batch edit images information such as path, breaks, pages, or type.
49. Ability to manually edit a specific image record in a database.
50. Ability to export information from an image information table to a text file.
51. Ability to export information from an image information table to an Excel file.
52. Ability to verify that images are at the proper location, and to show a report of what files are missing.
53. Ability to find duplicates in an image database.
54. Ability to show just those images that have annotations saved to them from within the image viewer.
55. Ability to calculate the total pages in a database
56. Ability to calculate the total documents in a database.
57. Ability to Launch a image from the image information.
58. Ability to delete specific records or an entire image database.
59. Ability to magnify/zoom a specific part of an image
60. Ability to highlight and save a specific part of an image.
61. Ability to add a rectangle to a specific part of an image.
62. Ability to add an arrow to a specific part of an image.
63. Ability to add a circle to a specific part of an image.
64. Ability to add a free hand mark to a specific part of an image.
65. Ability to add a line to a specific part of an image.
66. Ability to redact a specific part of an image.
67. Ability to save all redactions.
68. Ability to toggle the stroke and transparency of an annotation.
69. Ability to remove all the annotations located on an image.
70. Ability to find and replace text in a coding window.
71. View a coded record either in edit mode or in full view.
72. Ability to export an image to a file.
73. Ability to export images with annotations.
74. Ability to print the current viewable image.
75. Ability to print the current document’s image.
76. Ability to take a screenshot of an image.
Dozens of other features and nuances within the application. If you have any questions regarding DocSmart, contact me.
John Callis
Clarity Legal LLC
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
We get several of these a month (3rd one this month) and occasionally I post them, this one is from a long time client, Kern Lewis. Kern was one of my first clients back in 2005, when I introduced TrialSmart on Mac OS 9 (long time ago). I was living in Dallas at the time and Clarity Legal was just a startup. I had just left Thompson and Knight where I worked for 8 years as Litigation Support Director and Trial Support Coordinator. Since Kern was so close to Dallas, I drove to Grapevine and trained him for an afternoon. Mostly we talked shop, trial methods, and how he did trials. I was instantly impressed with his office and his firm’s total support of Macs. Everyone had everything Mac. We laughed that between us we’d been in trial over 150 times. Basically, you couldn’t BS Kern. He knew how to go to trial so we instantly hit it off.
Kern is what I consider a specialist at trial work. Most trial lawyers are one in name only but Kern Lewis is actually hired to just go to trial. That is his practice. He gets called 3-4 weeks before a trial and takes over from the previous trial team. His firm is Lewis-Foreman-Daphinot.
About 3 weeks ago I received an email from Kern, he’d just updated TrialSmart and was ready for trial and had a few questions about moving databases from one system to another. Then a few days later he had some questions about a problem pdf that was not saving. I showed him how to handle the pesky pdf outside of TrialSmart since it was a Preview issue (not all pdfs are created equally). A few days later I received this email from him in the subject header:
“John – THIS IS SO FREAKING AWESOME!”
As Kern was in trial I got another email from him, he was having issues with using dual monitors at trial and couldn’t figure out why the OS was not recognizing the second monitor. I showed him a few tricks to get it to work (you need the second monitor on the right in your system preferences). Then I didn’t hear from him for 2 weeks, then I got this email this morning:
John
Just wanted to say thanks again for your help during my three week trial. TrialSmart worked wonderfully and as usual, my only complaint is that I wasnt using the program for weeks before trial, to be more organized than I was. It was a wonderful feeling for me to be able to make an equal to or better trial presentation than the opposition consisting of three lawyers and a technology guy!
Happy to report I got a 5.1 million dollar verdict in my trucking accident – mild traumatic brain injury case.
Thanks again!!!
Kern
Lots of times as developers we like to tout our software, but really the software is a small fraction of what goes into a win – I can’t take much credit and I never do. The credit needs to go to the trial team, their staff, and their client’s faith and trust in them to take risks and present a great case to a jury.
Kern, congratulations to you and your client.
John Callis
Clarity Legal
To coincide with the latest release of the updated Clarity Viewer for Mac, Windows, and Linux on the desktop, I am just about finished with the code for the web version. The web version is very simple and elegant.
Basically, using any WebKit enabled browser, you’ll be able to head to the Clarity Legal website using your browser and click on a drop-down menu on the main screen. Then enter your email address and the website will create a database for you to store your transcripts (you’ll never see any of this). Then you’ll be presented with a screen for loading CLT transcripts to your database. Once loaded you can then click on a transcript to view it in your browser. All the typical needs are there just like in the desktop version:
Clarity Viewer Web Features:
1. You can store an unlimited number of CLT transcripts in the web version.
2. You can highlight segments of a transcript and save the highlight in yellow.
3. You can add note segments to a transcript which are saved in blue.
4. Under each transcript there are now 3 sub-actions – Highlights, Notes, and Index.
5. You can view a transcript’s word index. For each transcript a list of words is listed and the count is provided. Toggle on the word, and the hits for each word will appear, click on it and go directly to the transcript location.
6. Share transcripts, highlights, and notes with other DepoSmart users by exporting to a CLT file that contains the transcripts, your notes and highlights included.
7. Plus and Minus button at bottom left of screen allow user to add and remove transcripts from the transcript list.
8. Left and Right buttons at the bottom center of the viewer screen allow users to toggle up and down index word hits in a transcript.
9. Use the page search field to go to a specific page in a transcript.
10. Print single page transcripts from CLT transcripts.
11. Print cover sheets from CLT transcripts.
12. Print condensed transcripts from CLT transcripts in left to right or up down format.
13. Print word indexes from CLT transcripts.
14. Each transcript has questions bolded for easier viewing.
15. Toolbar icons for Printing, Sharing, Annotating, Notes, Information, and Help.
16. Automatic update checking to tell you if you have the latest version of the app or not.
17. Print setup window allows you to set the right settings for accurate transcript printing.
18. Set Margin Left Setting.
19. Set Margin Right Setting.
20. Set Margin Top Setting.
21. Set Margin Bottom.
22. Set Transcript Font Size.
23. Set Condensed Font Size.
24. Set Index Font Size.
25. Check which fields you would like on the cover page cover pages.
26. Choose to have an outline on the page when printing cover pages.
27. Choose whether to include fields names when printing cover pages.
28. Choose which fields to have at the header left of the full transcript page.
29. Choose which fields to have at the header middle of the full transcript page.
30. Choose which fields to have at the header right of the full transcript page.
31. Choose which fields to have at the footer left of the full transcript page.
32. Choose which fields to have at the footer middle of the full transcript page.
33. Choose which fields to have at the footer right of the full transcript page.
34. Choose which fields to have at the header left of the condensed transcript page.
35. Choose which fields to have at the header middle of the condensed transcript page.
36. Choose which fields to have at the header right of the condensed transcript page.
37. Choose which fields to have at the footer left of the condensed transcript page.
38. Choose which fields to have at the footer middle of the condensed transcript page.
39. Choose which fields to have at the footer right of the condensed transcript page.
40. Choose which fields to have at the header left of the transcript index page.
41. Choose which fields to have at the header middle of the transcript index page.
42. Choose which fields to have at the header right of the transcript index page.
43. Choose which fields to have at the footer left of the transcript index page.
44. Choose which fields to have at the footer middle of the transcript index page.
45. Choose which fields to have at the footer right of the transcript index page.
46. Choose which words to exclude when printing indices to transcripts.
47. Save transcripts as pdf.
Stay tuned over the next couple of days.
Thanks,
John Callis
Clarity Legal
I’m happy to announce the release of the FREE Clarity Legal Viewer version 1.4.7 for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
The viewer allows users to view CLT or Clarity Legal Transcripts which can be used on 3 different platforms, as well as the web version to be released in less than 2 weeks. CLT files are the only transcript you can use on any system. The Clarity Legal Viewer web version will have 95% of the features you see below except you can’t print a transcript, only download it to pdf which many prefer anyway. So, basically you can view the transcript now on any frickin’ system you want, another first for the industry.
The new viewer has these features (some new and some come from the prior version):
1. You can now store an unlimited number of CLT transcripts in the viewer application. In the past you could only view 1 transcript at a time which was done by loading the app into the program. Now there is a list of transcripts to the left of the Main Viewer window that allows you to view transcripts you have loaded.
2. You can highlight segments of a transcript and save the highlight in yellow.
3. You can add note segments to a transcript which are saved in blue.
4. Under each transcript there are now 3 sub-actions – Highlights, Notes, and Index.
5. The index is improved and easier to use. For each transcript a list of words is listed and the count is provided. Toggle on the word, and the hits for each word will appear, click on it and go directly to the transcript location.
6. Share transcripts, highlights, and notes with other DepoSmart users by exporting to a CLT file that contains the transcripts, your notes and highlights included.
7. Plus and Minus button at bottom left of screen allow user to add and remove transcripts from the transcript list.
8. Left and Right buttons at the bottom center of the viewer screen allow users to toggle up and down index word hits in a transcript.
9. Use the page search field to go to a specific page in a transcript.
10. Print single page transcripts from CLT transcripts.
11. Print cover sheets from CLT transcripts.
12. Print condensed transcripts from CLT transcripts in left to right or up down format.
13. Print word indexes from CLT transcripts.
14. Each transcript has questions bolded for easier viewing.
15. Toolbar icons for Printing, Sharing, Annotating, Notes, Information, and Help.
16. Automatic update checking to tell you if you have the latest version of the app or not.
17. Print setup window allows you to set the right settings for accurate transcript printing.
18. Set Margin Left Setting.
19. Set Margin Right Setting.
20. Set Margin Top Setting.
21. Set Margin Bottom.
22. Set Transcript Font Size.
23. Set Condensed Font Size.
24. Set Index Font Size.
25. Check which fields you would like on the cover page cover pages.
26. Choose to have an outline on the page when printing cover pages.
27. Choose whether to include fields names when printing cover pages.
28. Choose which fields to have at the header left of the full transcript page.
29. Choose which fields to have at the header middle of the full transcript page.
30. Choose which fields to have at the header right of the full transcript page.
31. Choose which fields to have at the footer left of the full transcript page.
32. Choose which fields to have at the footer middle of the full transcript page.
33. Choose which fields to have at the footer right of the full transcript page.
34. Choose which fields to have at the header left of the condensed transcript page.
35. Choose which fields to have at the header middle of the condensed transcript page.
36. Choose which fields to have at the header right of the condensed transcript page.
37. Choose which fields to have at the footer left of the condensed transcript page.
38. Choose which fields to have at the footer middle of the condensed transcript page.
39. Choose which fields to have at the footer right of the condensed transcript page.
40. Choose which fields to have at the header left of the transcript index page.
41. Choose which fields to have at the header middle of the transcript index page.
42. Choose which fields to have at the header right of the transcript index page.
43. Choose which fields to have at the footer left of the transcript index page.
44. Choose which fields to have at the footer middle of the transcript index page.
45. Choose which fields to have at the footer right of the transcript index page.
46. Choose which words to exclude when printing indices to transcripts.
47. Choose whether to use the Clarity Viewer’s default theme when printing (works for 95%) of printing needs or the Transcripts Theme Properties set by a court reporter.
You can download the free transcript viewer at the Clarity Legal website under the Download tab.
Thanks for the time,
John Callis
Clarity Legal
www.claritylegalsoftware.com
I recently gave a speech at the Tennessee Bar Association about how to better manage documents for trial and depositions and I focused on several areas. One of those areas was the image file requirements one should request and send from and to opposing counsel.
I received a couple of emails last week from a customer who was using a trial presentation app on the iPad and had it lock up twice during a hearing. It was strange they were coming to me to ask for help (the developer has no phone number to call). When I inquired what was the DPI of the images, the user said most of the images were 300 DPI. So, after searching some blogs I discovered that this iPad in particular loses memory when displaying images over 150 dpi. The iPads simply don’t have enough memory to display larger images than 8×11, and the developer isn’t doing some coding magic to get around this problem.
This is an issue in my opinion, because the industry HAS specific specs most commercial cases follow. Here are the image specs one should request during a commercial production:
Image Requirements
1. Minimum image resolutions of 200 DPI for black and white images, 300 DPI is preferred for use at trial. You’ll see the difference when blowing up exhibits at trial.
2. All images should be named for the beginning bates number;
3. Single-page Group IV TIFF files. This is the required format for black and white images;
4. Single page JPG files. This is the preferred format for color images. JPG files will not be accepted for black and white images; No color TIFF images will be accepted for color images;
5. Bates numbers shall be branded to the images so that the numbers print; and
6. Each image shall have branded on it any applicable confidentiality language pursuant to the parties’ protective order;
7. If PDF files are used as a last resort, please use single page pdf files in black and white. All color PDF files should be converted to JPG format and specs set above.
Using specifications like the ones above will only help standardize your productions and reviews and reduce time spent reviewing docs and reduce cost associated with reviews.
Thanks,
John
Clarity Legal
You can read the full MailOnline article here
Facebook has made the startling admission that teenagers are becoming bored with the social networking giant. Facing competition from younger, more agile and ‘cooler’ apps such as Snapchat and Instagram, Facebook fears its long-term business could be harmed.
And as Facebook approaches its tenth anniversary the firm published its annual 10-K report last month revealing that its younger users are increasingly turning away from the multi-billion dollar business.
Published last month, the annual company report states, ‘We believe that some of our users, particularly our younger users, are aware of and actively engaging with other products and services similar to, or as a substitute for, Facebook.
I’ve never cared for Facebook at all and I barely use Twitter but I was surprised to read this article and hear Facebook be so candid about it’s business model and future.
John
Clarity Legal