Lou sits down with Jeff Suway of JS Forensics to discuss how he got into recon, the current state of his firm, Jeff's real love: retroreflective tape, quantifying luminance with a camera, video analysis, and much more. The podcast is available to watch here. -- Connect with Jeff JS Forensics Nitere -- Timeline of Topics 00:00:00 – Jeff’s background and introduction to forensics 00:20:16 – JS Forensics: Jeff’s vision for the company and his current team 00:31:45 - Jeff’s fascination with retroreflective tape 00:44:35 – Quantifying luminance with a consumer grade camera 00:59:00 – Presenting in the courtroom 01:02:26 – How to take contrast measurements 01:19:53 – Nitere applications 01:28:11 – Necessities for a recon trying to do nighttime analysis 01:39:57 – Methods and tools Jeff’s experimenting with 01:43:06 – How Jeff stays in touch with the latest tech in the industry 01:47:11 – Rapid fire: What Jeff uses point clouds for, best investment under 5k, and most used papers -- Papers Discussed (in order of appearance)Suway, J., Suway, S., “A Method for digital Video Camera Calibration for Luminance Estimation” Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress and Exhibition, 2017, SAE Paper No. 2017-01-1368Suway, J., Suway, S., "A More Robust Method for Digital Video Camera Calibration for Luminance Estimation" SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0802, 2022Muttart, J., "Factors that Influence Drivers' Response Choice Decisions in Video Recorded Crashes," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-0426, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-0426.Cipriani, A., Bayan, F., Woodhouse, M., Cornetto, A. et al., "Low Speed Collinear Impact Severity: A Comparison Between Full Scale Testing and Analytical Prediction Tools with Restitution Analysis," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0540, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0540.Suway, J., Welcher, J., “A Quantitative Method for Accurately Depicting still photographs or video of a night-time scene Utilizing Equivalent Contrast” Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress and Exhibition, 2016, SAE Paper No. 2016-01-1463.