IndigoVision Launches H.264 IP Video Range

Story link: IndigoVision Launches H.264 IP Video Range by Brian Turner

IndigoVision has launched a range of IP Video products supporting H.264. The 9000 range includes updated versions of products currently available in the 8000 range including transmitters, IP domes and Networked Video Recorders (NVRs). The company has updated ‘Control Center’ its video and alarm management software for the 9000 range, allowing users to deploy a complete end-to-end IP Video solution based on the latest H.264 compression technology.

The 9000 range provides the same low-latency video possible with 8000 MPEG-4 based systems but reduces bandwith and storage by up to 50%. It is fully compatible with current 8000 products, ensuring that any existing IndigoVision installations can be upgraded with products from either range.

The 9000 range uses the FPGA-based H.264 hardware codec designed by IndigoVision as a development of the MPEG-4 design used in the 8000. The H.264 hardware codec has been tailored for use in CCTV systems, allowing extra compression to be achieved when there is low activity in the video. Advanced coding techniques allow high-quality video to be maintained during fast-moving activity without frames being dropped.

IndigoVision’s analytics algorithms can be run in real time in the 9000 transmitters and IP domes. CCTV operators can therefore detect events as they happen. Real-time analytics allow reductions in the bandwidth requirement and improvements in incident detection rates.