My Cognitech Cloud

What My Cognitech Cloud is

My Cognitech Cloud provides remote access to forensic video investigation software through a computer web browser or the AWS AppStream 2.0 Client. Video Investigator Cloud offers tools to deblur, denoise, enhance, reconstruct, redact, and correct views in video, as well as zooming and rescaling video and images. Its listed professional features include FrameFusion and 3D FaceFusion. A separate plan, Forensic Image Authentication Cloud, is described as systematically detecting forged or doctored digital image evidence. Users upload data for processing in the cloud and download files to a local device. The product page says no trace of data remains in the cloud afterward; its terms say user content is not stored after a session ends and each new session starts with a fresh cloud workstation memory space. The service is built on Amazon Web Services, with online server regions listed in North America and East Asia. Cognitech lists Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, or 11, Mac OSX, or Linux for web login, and Windows 10 or 11 for desktop login. Mobile and touch devices are not supported. The product is intended for trained professionals, and access applications are limited to government agencies, qualified organizations or businesses, and their designated specialists.

Who it suits

My Cognitech Cloud is aimed at trained forensic professionals working through eligible government agencies, organizations, or businesses. It may suit specialists who need remote video investigation tools or digital image authentication and can use a supported computer setup.

Limits

Video Investigator Cloud costs $1,399 a year, and Forensic Image Authentication Cloud costs $1,499 a year. Each individual software requires its own one-year subscription or purchase, and subscriptions do not automatically renew.

Getting started

1. Visit https://cognitech.com/cloud/.
2. Use a supported computer operating system for browser access, or Windows 10 or 11 for desktop login.
3. Apply for access as a government agency, qualified organization or business, or designated specialist.
4. Choose Video Investigator Cloud for video investigation tools or Forensic Image Authentication Cloud for image authentication.
5. Purchase the relevant one-year subscription; each individual software requires its own subscription or purchase.
6. Upload data for cloud processing, then download the resulting files to your local device.

Verdict

Choose My Cognitech Cloud if you are a trained professional at an eligible organization and need its remote forensic video tools or image authentication plan. Consider another route if you need mobile or touch-device access, or if the annual plan prices do not fit your needs.