Real Time Court Reporting Using Caseview
Realtime Court Reporting
Realtime allows you to see testimony on your laptop computer as it is spoken. As this rough draft appears on your computer, you can make notes and annotations in preparation for follow-up examination or for transcript summary. Longhand note taking becomes a thing of the past, as a simple tap on the spacebar allows you to highlight portions of the realtime text for later reference. Realtime court reporting is the ability of the court reporter to use a computer-assisted stenograph machine which allows the testimony of the witness to appear on a computer monitor in plain English text within a matter of seconds from the time the words are spoken. This is accomplished by the matching of the reporter's stenographic keystrokes with the same stroking already stored in the reporter's computer dictionary and associated with a specific English word. If a "match" occurs, the English word appears on the computer monitor. If a match does not occur, an "untranslate" appears on the screen in the form of either a phonetic spelling of the word or the reporter's stenographic keystrokes which, of course, are unreadable to the untrained eye but which can later be corrected by the court reporter. Ordinarily "untranslates" will occur when new words are presented to the court reporter which are not already in her computer dictionary. This English text is then sent to the attorney's computer where it is "captured" by the attorney's realtime software. CaseView is the software program that allows the attorney to "capture" the court reporter's English text. Realtime translation can permit hearing-impaired litigants and jurors to take part in the proceedings in a new and more meaningful way. By providing the hearing-impaired individual with a computer monitor, the realtime presentation permits enhanced participation in all aspects of the proceedings.
CaseView II
In courtrooms and deposition suites, CaseView is the critical link between the reporter and anyone who desires instant access to testimony. An easy to use, versatile, realtime litigation support system, CaseView is the forerunner in making the court reporter further indispensable. With CaseView and a reporter's realtime capabilities, attorneys and judges can easily review the transcript with advanced searching and marking capabilities as well as attach note, thus making more effective use of their time before, during and after the proceedings. CaseView II provides courtroom and deposition participants instant online access to current and past testimony. As the reporter’s steno notes are translated on the CAT (computer aided transcription) system, the text is instantly transmitted to one or more CaseView II systems. CaseView II allows you to read, scroll, search, mark for later reference, and annotate realtime and/or previous testimony.CaseView II has brand new productivity tools, reports, and many other enhancements, but we haven’t forgotten what made the original CaseView so popular… simplicity. Like our original DOS version, CaseView II is designed for quick start-up and instant productivity. Its intuitive features and online tutorials, combined with the benefits of the Windows interface, provide the ultimate in productivity.
Features of CaseView II
- Windows 95/98/ME compatible.
- Can run on Windows NT/2000. Click here for more information.
- Mark testimony instantly for quick and easy review during or after the proceeding.
- Search testimony for previous question or answer, specific words or phrases, marked lines, time or notes, allowing full concentration on proceedings during testimony.
- Notes are written on-screen and linked to specific testimony for later review by council or legal assistants.
- Issue codes assign categories to testimony for on-screen review and/or printing.
- Quick Issues can be set up for the case and assigned by the touch of a key simplifying usage and improving consistency in coding.
- Time-stamping optionally displays time on each line of testimony for finding time-specific segments to reference.
- Split screens (tile) to simultaneously view current testimony and previous testimony without having to refer to bulky printed transcripts.
- Save realtime transcript in CaseView format so that review can occur after the proceeding without switching to another program. Annotations appear in context to maintain coherence.
- Save realtime transcript in text (ASCII) format for use with WordPerfect®, Word for Windows, Summation®, Discovery Pro™, or virtually any word processing or litigation support software. Annotations remain in context providing continuity.
- Synchronize the final certified transcript from the court reporter with notes, issues and marks from the realtime transcript so that they remain attached to the appropriate testimony.
- Custom character size and screen colors improve readability on notebook computers and/or large monitors used for group viewing.
- Modems, long-distance and short-distance (wireless, RF technology) are supported for off-site viewing of testimony by other members of the litigation team or remote participants.
- Report writing of full and/or annotated text directly to a printer or file for immediate use.
- QuickTour online tutorial provides an overview of features and functions used most.
- Advanced Online Tutorial shows more powerful and easy-to-use features.
- CaseView system requirements:
- 386 Processor, 4 MB RAM, Windows 3.1 or higher and one available serial port (486 or higher and 8+ MB RAM is recommended).
- Court reporter requirements: Case CATalyst™ or other computer aided transcription software that is capable of transmitting an ASCII data stream via a second serial port.
Stenograph, CaseView and Case CATalyst are trademarks and registered trademarks of Stenograph. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. WordPerfect is registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation. Discovery Pro is a trademark of Discovery Products, Inc. Summation is a registered trademark of Summation Legal Technologies, Inc.
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