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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified (www.wired.com)

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Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.

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[-] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 25 points 3 months ago

They literally said they color corrected and enhanced parts of it for visibility. So yes, the footage was modified.

[-] Zombie@feddit.uk 52 points 3 months ago

But why? News agencies can do that if they wish, for the viewers, but why would a government agency releasing video evidence touch it up in any way? That's just asking for questions.