1. Prosecution receives the file via airdrop, direct data transfer.
2. Prosecution sends the file via gmail to the defense but it gets compressed in the process.
There are 2 ways to send a vid/pic from ios with gmail
1. from gmail app with attachment function, this pops up a window with "processing" (compresses the video, which is poorly worded imo)
2. from ios photos app > share > gmail, this shows a progress bar at the bottom with "compressing"
both ways are easy to overlook, first one is poorly worded and its a very fast process, my test vid with 25mb took <1s and video in question is only 4s/11mb
the real question is, why is there no proper evidence system in place to submit and review(for all 3 parties), using gmail and dropbox sounds very questionable to me.
Does Gmail automatically compress the video? I would presume it complains about size file first, and an inability to send it via email, and refuses to send.
The iOS mail app did the same for my test video 22mb > 458K, no questions asked. (unlike images where app lets you select resize options)
The malicious explanation is that he intentionally downgraded the video quality with handbrake (or some other means) before handing over the evidence.
Keeping in mind that the video was the only thing shared with Kyle’s lawyer that was not shared via Dropbox, per his lawyer.
The problem is that in the trial, the prosecution actually said "Our versions are much clearer". They also used algorithmic enhancements and blowups on the bad copy to show to the court.
Here's the link (https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1461034426717122572) but I remember watching this in the trial and people were commenting on it in realtime. The defense even mentioned they weren't given the copy.