NCMF Training Courses
I always try to attend at least one NCMF training course each year. Technology is evolving on a daily basis and NCMF continues to keep up with the times and each course is updated accordingly. The courses allow me to keep my skills not only current but also relevant.
–Gretchel Lomboy, Video Specialist II, Seattle Police Department
Training Courses
The National Center for Media Forensics at the University of Colorado Denver is pleased to offer the following training courses.
Advanced Forensic Audio Enhancement
March 16-19, 2026
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (MT) online live video meeting, with 1-2 hours each day of self-guided practice
Instructor: Jeff Smith
Registration Deadline: February 23, 2026
Cost: $1,500
This course builds on knowledge and skills gained in the longstanding Forensic Analysis and Enhancement of Digital Audio course, by exploring deeply the processing of digital multimedia and advanced techniques for enhancing recorded audio through filtering, noise reduction, and cross-channel adaptive filtering. Additional time will be spent on working with audio files from video and batch processing with free command line utilities such as FFmpeg.
Previous completion of one of the following courses is required:
- Forensic Analysis and Enhancement of Digital Audio
- Fundamentals of Forensic Audio Enhancement
Audio Authentication for Forensic Casework
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April 13-16, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (MT) online live video meeting, with 1-2 hours each day of self-guided practice
Instructor: Catalin Grigoras
Registration Deadline: March 23, 2026
Cost: $1,500
Students will explore techniques to address challenges in the authentication of digital audio with regard to evidence admissibility and counterfeit detection. Foundations for forensic audio authentication, digital recording techniques, audio formats, and time domain analyses will be discussed. Students will complete hands-on exercises using real audio examples and forensic casework.
AI-Generated Audio and Python 101
July 7-9, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (MT) in-person meeting in Denver, Colorado
Instructor: Jeff Smith
Registration Deadline: June 15, 2026
Cost: $1,500
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the world in nearly unimaginable ways. From deepfakes to ChatGPT, advances in synthetically generated media open new forms of entertainment, art, and communication while creating new threat vectors for crime and victimization. Forensic practitioners working with digital evidence need to understand the threat of AI generated media by understanding how various techniques work, what their limitations are, and what artifacts or forensic traces are left behind. This course will dig deeply into understanding AI and its application in audio by exploring speech analysis and synthetic voice generation. Attendees will learn the fundamentals of processing and generating audio with Python by using open-source libraries and applications to set the stage for tasks such as forensic audio analysis and authentication.This course will take a hands-on approach to audio and is designed for all skill levels with no previous Python experience needed. The course will cover the basics of Python programming, audio processing, and synthesis. However, students should be familiar with the computer command line (e.g., Mac Terminal, Windows Powershell).
Requirements for Training Courses
In order to secure a spot in a course, payment must be made in full. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that some of the methods and software discussed and presented may only be available for demonstration purposes and/or to law enforcement agencies.
Previous experience/formal training with digital evidence is recommended for all courses.
– – Courses are offered in different modalities: some online and some in-person.– –
Online courses have the following computer requirements to participate:
- Completion of CU Denver access steps including: sponsored user request; account claiming; and multi-factor authentication via Duo Security. Instructions to complete each access step provided after registration.
- Completion of steps to connect to remote desktop. Instructions to complete provided after registration.
- High-speed, stable internet connection.
- Access to Zoom video conferencing software.
- Computer microphone to interact with instructor (video is optional).
- Optional: Multiple screens to more easily manage the Zoom session and hands-on remote computer work concurrently.
In-person courses will be hosted at the National Center for Media Forensics in Denver, Colorado. Travel arrangements and costs are the responsibility of the attendee. It is strongly advised that attendees book refundable travel.
Attendees who successfully complete the exam at the end of each course will receive a letter and certificate of completion of the training. NCMF certificates do not constitute professional certification as a forensic expert.
Email [email protected] with any questions.