More evidence of Channel 4 doctored images

by Shanika SRIYANANDA

Further evidence has surfaced of Channel 4's digital manipulation of pictures for its controversial Killing Fields documentary.

Siri Hewavitharana, an internationally renowned expert in broadcast video systems and Executive Director IPTV Systems Australia, said while further analysing the Channel 4 Videos, he came across a video grab that shows a boy's head blown off and a pool of blood nearby which is clearly a fake.

Hewavitharana said he isolated pixel mapping to indicate pixels that have been manipulated using a digital paint brush to show blood. There is a whole fake pixel line from the neck up.

Channel 4 screened its documentary on June 14 in the UK and since then there have been a spate of testimonies by local and foreign video experts that the videos used by the Channel have been made up. Many international journalists have also questioned Channel 4's ethical and journalistic standards.

Hewavitharana, former Head of Cisco's global broadcast and digital video practice and former Head of Systems Engineering for Star TV Hong Kong, said this was further proof that the video was a totally fake, misleading attempt to make a fresh breath for survival.

There are many other factors that prove the fake nature of the video, he added.