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Video Insight continues to add features to the product at a dramatic pace. Each product includes the first year software maintenance allowing you to upgrade to the newest version for free. The following is a partial listing of our features.

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Video Insight 4.2

• Camera Support
  • Support for 650 camera models from 50 manufacturers
  • Supports Megapixel cameras including live and recorded zoom
  • New Universal camera driver supports most other cameras with HTTP or RTSP connections
  • Supports motion detection at the camera level and server level
  • Scalable to over 100 cameras per server and unlimited servers
  • Multi resolution support
  • Supports H.264, MJPEG, MPEG4, and Wavelet based compression
  • Automated camera discovery
  • Support virtual cameras from IQEye and Arecont
• Live Video
  • Full featured Windows and Web Client
  • Requires little or no end user training
  • Centralized viewing of live and recorded images from any client
  • Quickly navigate between cameras from any server using standard windows explorer tree structure
  • Unlimited users can view live and recorded video simultaneously
  • Digital zoom
  • High resolution DirectShow live display
  • Centrally stored customized layouts with camera sequencing that can pull cameras from multiple servers on the same display
  • Live and Recorded Audio
  • Integrated multi-layered facilities maps provide an overview of camera placement for quick access
  • Facility map setup requires no programming; simply import jpegs or Gif's and drag and drop cameras
  • High speed viewing over web interface via streaming MPEG4
  • Privacy zones on live and recorded video
  • Cycle cameras
  • Supports an unlimited number of PTZ presets and cycling through presets
  • PTZ Panning
  • Axis PTZ Joystick Control
  • Digital PTZ Option
  • Motion Zone labels
  • Up to 30 fps per camera
  • Hide all menus from users
  • Web Client supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome
  • PDA support for Windows CE, and Opera Mini allows live, recorded, and PTZ control
  • Web client supports video streams from JPEG, MPEG4 and H.264 cameras
  • Support for Video walls via Axis Video decoder
• Recorded Video
  • Motion activated recording for JPEG, MPEG4, and H.264 cameras with sensitivity and privacy zones
  • Record always, on motion, on a schedule or on a trigger basis
  • Motion activated recording supports an unlimited number of Motion Zones that each have unique sensitivity settings.
  • Watermark recorded video to identify tampering
  • Intuitive play, pause, and rewind functionality
  • Frame by frame or variable play back speeds
  • Motion Event logs allow quick review of video associated with motion or alarm events
  • Timeline search of motion events
  • Synchronized playback of multiple cameras
  • Two Click process to create an AVI file to export to CD
  • Consistent date/timestamp on all recorded images
  • Option to see last 30 seconds of recording via mouse select
  • Larger buffer playback for easy scrolling after download
  • Progressive download speeds video retrieval over slow speed connection
  • Recorded frame rates changes can be triggered by motion or alarm events
  • Automatically manages files and disk space to ensure continuous recording
  • AVI Format is compatible with all major media players
  • Customizable by camera pre and post motion buffers
  • Zoom and view recorded video
  • 70% storage reduction when using JPEG with our transcoding technology
  • Video can be saved in cameras native format of JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264
• Multi Location support
  • View live and recorded video from multiple locations in a single display
  • Monitor Station provides centralized configuration for all servers and cameras
  • Hybrid integration with the Video Insight analog cards for support of analog cameras without video servers
  • Customizable layouts can include cameras from multiple locations
  • Multi level facility maps make it easy to pick locations and facilities using a graphical representation
  • No extra licensing cost per multiple viewers
  • Unlimited servers and cameras
  • Health Monitor ensures all servers and cameras are operational
  • Detailed information about each camera including phone numbers to call in case of an event
• Audio
  • Synchronized audio with playback
  • Buffer audio in low speed environments
  • Review recorded audio from any server
• Automation Features
  • Easy to use automation tools allow the system to take actions after an event.
  • Rules manager for setting up trigger events and resulting actions
    • Triggers include any combination of alarm inputs, motion detection, schedules, Software Development Kit (SDK), TCP/IP inputs
    • Resulting actions can include change camera settings, cycle spot monitor, change frame rates, email custom message, email AVI clip, move PTZ cameras to presets, record with audio, switch camera.
  • Email notifications
    • With attached video images on motion and alarm activation
    • On operational interruption due to camera or server malfunction
    • On recording storage exceeded
    • On systems errors
    • On disabled recording
  • Automatic upgrade of Monitor Station upon startup
  • Dynamic add and removing of cameras to the servers
• Storage
  • Supports external storage devices including servers, NAS, and SAN
  • Recordings from each camera can be stored on different devices
  • By default will use all available disk space and overwrite the oldest files
  • Specify maximum days to store by camera
  • Specify maximum file size for each camera
  • Archive manager recompresses video, moves, and trims video, doubling storage capacity
  • Delete files after specified number of days
• Security
  • Remove all Windows command including the Start button
  • Runs as a Windows Service
  • Integrates with Active Directory
  • Multi level security including server level, camera level and PTZ control
  • 5 user levels
  • PTZ control user priority
  • Support for SSL
  • Privacy Zones
  • Support for groups of users
  • Pass protected shutdown
  • Password protected user settings
  • Comprehensive log of all changes to system
  • Create clips with Watermarks
  • Ability to block IP addresses from connecting remotely or to only accept certain IP addresses
• Technology
  • Proprietary transcoding technology saves up to 10X bandwidth and 3X storage
  • Developed in open technologies including .Net Support for WMV recording formats
  • Application runs as a Windows Service
  • High performance server based motion detection
  • Stores recordings to multiple data paths
  • Monitor Station recorded video playback only needs a single port open
  • SQL Based
    • Settings and event log stored in the SQL database
    • Microsoft SQL Server is automatically installed during setup included with the product
    • Multiple servers can share a single database
    • The SQL Server can be anywhere on the network
    • Backup database can be setup on a remote server
    • Easy integration with self explanatory tables and field names
  • IIS Load Balancing
  • Support for dynamic DNS
  • Easy integration with access control and other applications
  • Built for Windows XP, 2003 and 2008 Server
  • Full Software Development Kit (SDK)
  • Single or multiple database support
  • System backup created in XML each time server is shut down.
• Accessory Products
  • Health Monitor – Comprehensive remote monitoring of system status. Each server, on a customizable interval, can send an outbound message to the Health Monitor with operational statistics. The communication is only outbound from the server and will work behind firewall's without opening ports.
    • Monitoring options include System status, camera status, recording status, no video has been detected, low disk space
    • Notifications include;
      • Customizable levels of warnings: warnings and error messages depend on the severity of the condition
      • Quick dashboard view of the status of all servers and cameras
    • System runs as a Windows Service
    • Access via the server or via the internet with a browser

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