STARWITNESS  INTERVIEWER
“We have conducted over 188 recorded interviews with the StarWitness system and we are very pleased. The simplicity of the system is a plus and every Investigator can operate it. We also appreciate the technical support provided with the system.”  
Michael Herbert, Louisiana
With the StarWitness® Interviewer you can stream a live interview right to your desk. The user-friendly web interface makes it easy to view live interviews, view previously recorded interviews or share interviews with anyone on your network.
  • Simple, one-touch recording
  • Online access
  • Live stream viewing
  • Fast downloads
  • In-room light indicates recording status
  • Live remote view in web browser
  • Robust security
  • Chain-of-evidence tracking
  • Export to DVD, USB, or external hard drive. 
  • Records up to 1000 hours

​When you require absolute, accurate representation of audio and video during an interview, StarWitness Interviewer is the solution you need.

​CAPTURING ABSOLUTE AND ACCURATE AUDIO

Built-in Failsafes

  • Monitoring station displays exactly what is being recorded. 
  • Live view instantly shows any potential hardware issues during the interview. 
  • In-room light indicates recording status so the interviewer knows it's being recorded. 
  • Continuous hard-drive backup with Raid 1 disc-drive technology.
  • Records up to 1000 hours. Archive of all interviews are held on the system. If a DVD disc is scratched or otherwise damaged, just go to the system console and burn another one.
  • View interviews while burning DVDs.

Powerful, Easy-to-Use Software
​Simplifies Your Court Date

Interview recordings are only as good as the output needed for the justice system.  Not only was the Interviewer created from the ground up with the best audio capturing technology, we also designed the software for users to easily export the interview so it will hold up in court.  Our software includes:
  • User accounts. 
  • Audit trail functionality.
  • Visible video watermarks.
  • Authentication codes.
  • Account management tools.
With the Interviewer software users can: 
  • Bookmark specific points in an interview for later reference.
  • Export to DVD or USB thumb drive, no proprietary software needed for playback​.
  • Pause and seek in an active recording just like a TV DVR.
  • Play back or burn recordings while recording an interview.
  • Archive interviews with case info and bookmarks.​
  • Easily upload interviews to major video evidence management and case management systems

Technical Specifications

Recording
Recording capacity: Almost 1000 hours
Video/audio quality: Full-frame-rate video recording synchronized with high-quality audio recording
DVD video format: MPEG-2 1.2 Mbps (3h per DVD) to 3.3 Mbps (2h video per DVD)
DVD audio format: LPCM 16-bit 48KhZ
Export video and audio of interviews to DVR-MS format
Export interview audio to WAV and WMA file formats
Supported video standards: NTSC
Security
User accounts to protect against unauthorized access.  Each interview is logged and tagged with an owner allowing users with administrator access to easily analyze and verify the chain of evidence.
Cameras
​Primary suspect-view camera and room-overview cameras: Dome cameras with vari-focal lens for adjustment of zoom and three-axes adjustment for setting custom position of the camera angle. High-resolution color camera with 700 lines at 0.0003 lux.
​Concealed camera option:
Concealed room-overview camera: Smoke detector high-resolution hidden camera with realistic smoke detector enclosure including working red LED light. High-resolution color camera with 600 lines at 0.5 lux and 3.7mm focal length for wide angle overview of interview  room.

Concealed suspect-view camera: Covert thermostat with high-resolution hidden camera. High-resolution color camera with 700 lines of resolution at 0.0001 lux low-light rating and 3.6mm focal length with 90 degrees maximum field of view.
Network Viewing
Remote monitoring of live interviews via web browser from any PC on your local network. 
​Maximum simultaneous viewers per room: Seven
Streaming bandwidth: 800 K bits/second
Audio
Microphones: Two microphones wall-mount microphones, resembling light switches, provide stereo, low-impedance, balanced audio for clear audio recording without hum pickup or high-frequency loss even for long cable runs.
One Touch Operation and Monitoring
​The system features two sets of indicator lights, one set in the interview room and one set outside the room.  The In-room indicator light before the recording is started (left) and while a recording is in progress (right).  

Recordings can not be stopped using the push button on the indicator light.  The push button is used to start a recording.  In order to stop a recording, you must click the Recording Stop button in the Interviewer software program.
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In-Room Indicator Lights
Outside of Room
Indicator Lights
Recorder
​Operating system: Windows 10 Professional 64-bit DSP
Video storage hard drive array: RAID 1 (mirrored) fault-tolerant array of two 3TB 3.5 SATA 6G 7200 drives, hot swappable, seen by system as a single 3TB drive
Optical: DVD-RW Dual Layer SATA Drive
Audio capture: Balanced and unbalanced
Primary video capture: Composite NTSC
Picture-in-picture video capture: Composite NTSC 
Audio output: Integrated High-Definition Audio
Speakers: Stereo Sound Bar
Headphones: Full-ear
Display: 22" flat panel display (other options available)
USB Keyboard and USB Optical Mouse

Planning Your Interview Room

Setting up your interview room is one of the key aspects for securing a good interview.  Where will you place the cameras, microphones, and other components for recording?  See below for an example of a room layout and check out our 'Getting the Most Out of Your Interview Room' guide.

CUSTOMER reviews

GROVER BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
"The StarWitness recording system has worked out really well for my agency. It’s a valuable tool in our evidence collection process. The officers like how relatively easy it is to record an interview and copy that interview to disc. Great system!"
Commander Angelo Limon, Grover Beach Police Department
​DEWITT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
"Everything with our interview room system is working out absolutely wonderfully! We were very thankful for the system, and its ease of use, over one weekend in September, in particular. In a span of less than 48 hours, we had a homicide and a shooting in one of the small towns in our jurisdiction (neither related to the other). The system and its ease of use were invaluable to these cases. Aside from that, we are finding that our agency is recording nearly every interview conducted. I can not stress how important the ease of operation has been. Every officer is comfortable using the system."
Detective Sergeant A.J. Monaghan, DeWitt County Sheriff's Office
​BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
"We are extremely pleased with the Star Witness Interview system since we purchased it several months ago. We have conducted almost two hundred flawless interviews utilizing the system. It is extremely simple to use, with one button recording. In fact, several local police departments have asked us to utilize our system to assist them in their criminal investigations. I would recommend this system, and have several times, to any law enforcement agency looking for a simple yet complete system to record interviews for criminal investigations."
Lt. Todd Trupp, Berks County DA's Office, Pennsylvania