Importing Evidence
      Back to home
      1. Help Center
      2. TrialPad
      3. Importing Evidence

      Supported File Types in TrialPad

      Use standard formats like PDF, JPG, and MP4 to ensure compatibility when importing files into TrialPad.

      Adobe Acrobat PDF is the standard format for document production. Our best practices recommendation is to use PDF files for all documents and photographs whenever possible.

      If you import a folder of files with mixed file types, the unsupported files will automatically be skipped.

      Adobe Acrobat

      .PDF

      Adobe Acrobat PDF is the standard format for document production. Our best practice recommendation is to use PDF files for all documents and photographs whenever possible.

      NOTE: Password protected files need to have the password removed in order to be viewable in TrialPad.

      Tagged Image File Format

      .TIF .TIFF

      An older bitmap image standard for document production.

      NOTE: TrialPad can import single-page or multi-page TIFF files.

      Joint Photography Experts Group

      .JPG .JPEG

      Bitmap image format used primarily for photos or images.

      Portable Network Graphics

      .PNG

      Bitmap image format used primarily for photos or images.

      Graphic Interchange Format

      .GIF

      Bitmap image format used primarily for photos or images.

      High Efficiency Image File

      .HEIC

      HEIC is a new image file format created by Apple which is based on the High Efficiency Image File (HEIF) standard.

      Text File

      .TXT

      Lightweight files used for deposition and trial transcripts in TranscriptPad. If a TXT file is imported into TrialPad the page formatting will be lost, but page and line numbering will match the court reporter’s official transcript.

      Compressed or Zipped File

      .ZIP

      Compressed files that can contain multiple files and folders which will retain the file and folder structure when imported into TrialPad.

      Video File Formats

      .MOV .MP4 .M4V

      If you have any difficulty with a video file we suggest using the free Handbrake desktop program (http://www.handbrake.fr) to convert video into one of the supported formats. It has an iPad preset to make the conversion process easy. Please see more information below.

      Audio File Formats

      .WAV .MP3 .M4A .AIF .AIFF .CAF

      1

      Video File Formats

      TrialPad can import and play almost all videos that are compatible with the iPad. If your video files seem unusually large, or you are having issues with the compatibility of a video file, you can use the free Handbrake desktop program which is available for macOS and Windows (https://handbrake.fr) to convert the video into a smaller size in a compatible format.

      Handbrake has various presets to make the conversion process easy, with the Apple 1080p30 Surround option being a good choice for most situations.

      Handbrake

      Note Regarding Dropbox: If you’re viewing the video in the Dropbox app on your iPad, and it plays back without an issue, it still may not be in a compatible file format to work on the iPad. The reason for this is that Dropbox transcodes the video as it’s being streamed to make it viewable on any device. If you access Dropbox from within TrialPad you will only see the compatible file types.