Here is what we are going to cover in this session: Transcripts Searching through your transcripts Working With Designations Working with Issue Codes Transcript Annotations Creating Clips from your Synchronized Depositions Playlists v. Workbooks Exports & Reports

1. Endless Horizons: Tips on
How to Prepare Your
Depositions

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Deposition Clips
Issues & Annotations
The Itinerary
Exports & Reports
Transcripts

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Loading your Depositions
Scenario: You have just received a Hard Drive from the court reporter from your
deposition with Ricky Sarkisian (RS113015). When you plug in the hard drive, you find
that you have the following file types:
• PDF
• CMS
• DVT
• TXT
• XMEF
During import, media and exhibits should be included.
Which file should you import to accomplish this?

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Supported Transcript File Formats
DVT
DepoView (Proprietary TrialDirector 360 File)
ASCII (Text File)
Amicus (Text File)
CMS (TrialDirector 6 Transcript Database*)
MDB (From Sanction)
XMEF (Text Only*)
XML

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Loading your Depositions: Let’s Go!
Now that we have established the file type needed to include all media and
exhibits, Import the DVT file located in the RS113015 folder within your sample
data.
Make sure that your media files and linked exhibits are properly pathed before
importing.
How many media files and linked exhibits were imported?
Where can I find my linked exhibits after import?

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What can you do?
Transcripts:
• Quick Marks
• Notes
• Redactions
• Issue Codes
• Link to Exhibits
• Create Clips
• Searching

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Searching
Search for key terms within your transcripts
Word Index
Vs.
Quick Find

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Transcript Searching
Your lead attorney has asked you to find all instances
where the term Exhibit pops up throughout the
transcripts in your case.
How would you accomplish this?
How many instances in each transcript did you find?

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Designations
Keep track of each what portions of your case’s
transcripts each party plans of bringing up in
trial.
❑ Create Designation Types in Case Manager
❑ Apply Designations within Evidence

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Using Designations
You have received a list of page and line designations
from opposing counsel (ATLN Energy – Defense) that
indicate the exact portions of the Michael Poli
deposition they plan on bringing up during trial. Your
attorney has asked that you mark up your transcript so
that you can keep track of those designations.
Hint: The list is located in the MP072195 folder within
your sample data

11. Cruising on to Fun!

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Relay Race:
You just imported a last minute deposition into your case (Michael Poli), and the lead attorney has
handed you a list of action items to perform on it ASAP. Alternating between each individual in your
row on the same computer for each task, complete the following list:
• Create a designation type named Relay
• Conduct a search for the term Coasters
• Apply a designation to the Q&A thread your search result falls within
• Conduct a search for the term GFC/Finova
• Redact your search result
RAISE YOUR HANDS WHEN COMPLETED!

13. Clip Creation

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Clips
Create clips from your
synchronized depositions to be
presented in the courtroom.

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Next Stop: Clip Creation
Your lead attorney has handed you a list of page and line designations that need to be made into
clips from Michael Poli’s deposition. The list is as follows:
Clip MP02: 05:18 – 06:06
Clip MP03: 07:20 – 08:08
Clip MP04: 11:07 – 12:04; 15:12 – 16:02;
16:07 – 16:14
What if there is an objection in the
testimony?
What if the audio/video doesn’t match up
with my transcript?
How can I create a multi-segmented clip?

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Grouping Clips From Multiple Deponents
Workbooks
Playlists
Grouping allows for organization,
consecutive clip presentation, or exporting
multiple clips into a single video file.

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Exports & Reports

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Questions?

19. Thank you for
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