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About For the Record

FTR is the leading developer of recording and multimedia content management systems used by courts, legislative bodies, regulatory boards and law enforcement entities.

Beginning in 1993, FTR got it's start by selling and installing digital audio recording solutions in courtrooms and hearing rooms, and has gradually diversified into other related markets such as legislatures and parliaments, councils, boards and commissions at all levels of government, law enforcement agencies, and educational institutions. Today, FTR sells its products in over 40 countries through a global network of systems integrators (SI) and value added resellers (VAR's).

With over 15,000 systems installed worldwide, FTR's mission is to provide customers with easy to use, reliable, cost effective and innovative solutions and components that capture, access, manage archive and distribute digital audio and video records.

FTR Product Descriptions

FTR Reporter
FTR Reporter™ is a digital recording solution used to capture, play back, annotate and manage audio of court proceedings. FTR Reporter includes FTR Log Notes®, an electronic note taking program court employees can use to create annotations during live proceedings or while listening to previously-recorded audio, FTR Player Plus™, our premier audio play back program, and WordLink™, a Microsoft add-in that gives you the option of creating notes in Microsoft® Word.

The Record Player Description
The Record Player ™ is a premier audio play back program that's available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from the FTR web site for those who need to play back, duplicate or share audio recorded by an FTR digital court recording system. The Record Player offers the most advanced audio play back features available, yet it's easy for court employees to learn and use because its "tape recorder-style" controls are similar to those on analog tape systems with which many court staffers are familiar.

FTR LogNotes Description
FTR Log Notes®is an electronic note taking program used by judges, lawyers, transcribers, court monitors or clerks and electronic court reporters (ECR) to annotate live or recorded court proceedings. It includes FTR Player Plus™, our premier audio play back program and WordLink™, a Microsoft® Word add-in that offers you the option of creating notes in Word, and works in tandem with FTR Reporter™, our digital court recording and play back solution.

FTR Log Notes simplifies the annotation and review process by creating a time stamp for each note with a hyperlink to the exact point in the associated recorded audio where the note was taken. This makes it easy to use annotations you've created to review all or part of a recorded proceeding. All you need to do is play back the recorded audio and click on each time stamp to hear exactly what was happening when each note was created.

Log Notes Datasheet (PDF)

TheRecord Reporter
TheRecord Reporter is a digital recording solution that records, plays back, archives and manages audio and video of trial and hearing proceedings. Included are TheRecord Player™, FTR's premier audio/video play back program, and is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from the FTR web site and TheRecord Annotator™, an electronic note taking program that trial and hearing participants can use to annotate audio/video while listening to live proceedings or previously-recorded audio/video.

The Record Reporter Datasheet (PDF)

TheRecord Player

TheRecord Player™ is used to play back, duplicate and share audio and video recorded by TheRecord Reporter™, our digital court recording solution. Although its audio and video play back features are the most advanced available, the "tape recorder-like" features and functions of TheRecord Player are easy to understand and learn. TheRecord Player gives you complete control of the play back process. You can review an entire proceeding or pinpoint specific segments, increase or decrease the master volume or the volume of individual channels, and isolate individual channels-- all without fast forwarding or rewinding a single cassette. TheRecord Player is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from the FTR web site.

The Record Player Datasheet (PDF)

TheRecord Annotator
TheRecord Annotator is an electronic note taking program for judges, lawyers, transcribers, court monitors and clerks, electronic court reporters, and others who want to annotate live or recorded proceedings. Each note is automatically time-stamped with a hyperlink to the associated audio/video so it's easy to review specific portions of proceedings. TheRecord Annotator also includes time-saving tools to expedite the note taking process such as an internal search engine that instantly locates specific words, phrases, events and case numbers, and customizable "hot keys" to automate data entry. TheRecord Annotator includes WordLink™ a Microsoft® Word add-in, which gives you the option of creating your notes in Word, and Microsoft® Visual Basic™ for Applications so you can integrate TheRecord Annotator with third-party applications and/or customize it to meet specific needs of your court. TheRecord Annotator is part of TheRecord Reporter™ digital court reporting solution, and is also available as a self-standing version that includes WordLink and TheRecord Player™, FTR's premier audio/video play back program.

The Record Annotator Datasheet (PDF)

FTR Hearings
FTR Hearings is a two-channel audio recording and management software solution designed for individuals and organizations that record hearings or meetings of various types. FTR Hearings can save significant time and money by providing a complete, yet simple, recording and rich media management solution.

Unlike standard recording solutions, FTR Hearings will record direcly onto a PC hard drive using TheRecord Recorder2x, or "ingest" audio with that was recorded using a third-party portable digital recorder with TheRecord Producer.

*Please refer to the FTR Hearings section of the FTR Website for a complete listing of approved third-party digital portable recorders.

Hearings Datasheet (PDF)

FTR Minutes
FTR Minutes is a software solution that offers clerks an easy and efficient way to record proceedings of meetings while simultaneously creating minutes. Until now, many clerks have produced meeting minutes by recording the meeting using a cassette tape recorder while taking notes by hand. Then, they create the minutes by referring to the notes and listening to the tape.

With FTR Minutes, a clerk can record meetings (with either TheRecord Recorder 2X software recorder or with various approved third-party portable digital recorders*) while taking notes in Microsoft® Word. Each note automatically generates a time-stamp with a dynamic hyperlink to the related audio. When the meeting is over, the clerk can click on each link, listen to the proceeding, and convert meeting notes into a set of minutes. FTR MinuteMaker also includes "shortcut" features to automatically create speaker lists, take attendance and record voting results.

*Please refer to the FTR Minutes products section of the FTR website for a complete listing of approved third-party portable digital recorders.

Minutes Datasheet (PDF)

FTR Reporter Deck 2
FTR Reporter Deck 2™ is a standalone, 4-channel digital recording solution that consists of a recording unit and an audio unit. Each unit is small and lightweight which provides for space efficiency and versatile, easy installation. Incorporating FTR's "TheRecord Empowered" technology, FTR ReporterDeck2 is a total recording management solution that includes:

  • ReporterDeck2
  • TheRecord Annotator™
  • TheRecord Replicator ™
  • TheRecord Player ™
  • FTR Headset
  • 5-Pack of TheRecord Collection™ CD

FTR ReporterDeck 2 is the ideal "plug and play" solution for courts, hearing rooms and other venues that want to replace outdated, aging analog tape-based recording units. Installation of the FTR ReporterDeck 2 has virtually no impact on existing procedures and is easy to learn and use.

Reporter Deck 2 Datasheet (PDF)

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