Importing Evidence
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      Supported File Types in TrialPad

      Use supported document and multimedia formats for reliable presentation and annotation in TrialPad.

      TrialPad is designed to organize, present, and annotate documents, images, and multimedia exhibits for hearings and trials. Import supported file formats into their respective tabs for best performance and compatibility.

      With TrialPad, you will import Documents to the Documents tab and Multimedia to the Multimedia tab.

      Supported Document Formats

      These file types can all be imported into the Documents tab in TrialPad.

      Document and Text Files

      Remove any password protection before importing, as password-protected files cannot be viewed in TrialPad.

      ✔️Portable Document Format (.PDF) - Recommended

      ✔️Tagged Image File Format (.TIF, .TIFF) 

      ✔️Text File (.TXT) - Formatting is not retained. If a transcript is imported into TrialPad, formatting is not retained, but page and line numbering will match the court reporter’s official transcript.

      Image Files

      ✔️Joint Photographic Experts Group (.JPG, .JPEG)

      ✔️Portable Network Graphics (.PNG)

      ✔️Graphics Interchange Format (.GIF)

      ✔️High Efficiency Image File Format (.HEIC)

      Compressed Files

      ✔️Compressed or Zipped File (.ZIP) - ZIP files can contain multiple files and folders. When imported into TrialPad, the folder structure is preserved, making it an efficient way to transfer large document sets.

      Supported Multimedia Formats

      These file types can all be imported into the Multimedia tab in TrialPad.

      If you experience issues playing audio or video, please review Ensuring Video and Audio Compatibility in our Help Center.

      Video Files

      These are the standard formats for video playback in TrialPad.

      ✔️ QuickTime (.MOV)

      ✔️ MPEG-4 (.MP4)

      ✔️ M4V (.M4V)

      Audio Files

      These are the standard formats for audio playback in TrialPad.

      ✔️ Waveform Audio (.WAV)

      ✔️ MPEG Layer-3 (.MP3)

      ✔️ M4A (.M4A)

      ✔️ Audio Interchange File Format (.AIF, .AIFF)

      ✔️ Core Audio Format (.CAF)

      Compressed Files

      ✔️ Compressed or Zipped File (.ZIP) - ZIP files can contain multiple files and folders. When imported into DocReviewPad, the folder structure is preserved, making it an efficient way to transfer large document sets.

      Dropbox Files: If a video plays correctly in the Dropbox app but not in TrialPad, it may not actually be in a compatible file format. Dropbox transcodes video as it streams to make it viewable on any device, but only supported formats are accessible from within TrialPad.

      Unsupported File Types

      TrialPad does not support Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, or other file types not listed above. 

      For more information on converting Microsoft Office files, please review Converting Microsoft Office Files in our Help Center.

       

      For more information on the supported file types, please review Supported File Types in LIT SUITE in our Help Center.