Posts with the tag ‘Arecont’
Continuing the exacqVision Version 2.9 new feature preview: Another of the major new features in Version 2.9 is Megapixel Camera Cropping.
The IP megapixel cameras from IQeye and Arecont Vision can produce spectacular images with great detail. With those increased-resolution images also comes increased file sizes and increased network bandwidth usage.
In many cases, there are areas in each megapixel camera image that are not necessary to view or record. For example, an exterior camera aimed at a parking lot may also include sky or buildings or landscaping in the view, which you do not need to record. With the new Cropping feature of exacqVision, you can crop out those areas you don’t wish to record, thereby maintaining the high-resolution for the areas you do want to see, but reducing file sizes and network bandwidth usage.
This feature is particularly useful for systems that may have a large number of IP megapixel cameras connected.
Dan and Roger created a YouTube video for this feature as well:
A full Blog post on all of the Version 2.9 features will hit when we release the new version.
December 31st, 2007
We’re always testing the network loading and throughput on our exacqVision NVR servers. It is important that when large numbers of megapixel IP cameras are connected to either a single server or to an enterprise that we can maintain our specified throughput and frame rates. There are a variety of ways for testing, including virtual camera software, but nothing is more accurate in a real-world scenario than connecting actual cameras and running the servers in a worst-case scenario: continuous free-run at 100% motion on all cameras.
Last week, TJ and Matthew traveled to California to perform just such qualification and testing at the Arecont Vision headquarters. Using our stock exacqVision server, used in our rackmount NVR systems and rackmount Hybrid systems, Arecont furnished more than 64 megapixel cameras which TJ and Matthew connected to the server through standard NETGEAR Smart Switches. The cameras were primarily AV2100 2-Mpixel (1600×1200) IP cameras, but there were also a mixture of other cameras, including AV3100 3-Mpixel (2040×1530) cameras and AV8360 360-degree panoramic IP cameras.
Our real-world testing once again confirmed our virtual testing. The exacqVision system achieved expected frame rates and network throughput, while maintaining a low processor load. We were able to specifically and definitively qualify a number of pending installations in which large numbers of megapixel cameras have been specified by our resellers for use with our NVR video surveillance systems.
Our thanks to Arecont Vision for hosting us at their facility and for providing all of the cameras and lenses we used for testing. Below are some pictures from the testing.
December 10th, 2007
Our friends at Arecont Vision, who manufacture a full line of megapixel IP video cameras, sent out on Friday the inaugural edition of MegaConnect, a monthly e-newsletter for their customers and channel. We are very pleased that Exacq Technologies was chosen as their first “NVR Partner of the Month”. Here’s what they wrote:
We are pleased to announce Exacq Technologies as our featured NVR partner of the month. The Exacq platform is easy to use and reasonably priced. In addition, all Arecont Vision cameras work well with their software, including Arecont’s popular 8360 and 8180 Panoramic 8 Megapixel IP Video Cameras.
According to Exacq President, Dave Underwood, “Arecont Vision has burst onto the scene with a robust line of powerful, cost-efficient network cameras. The demand for this type of quality and value in the marketplace made them an instant target for us as an integration partner. We now work hand in hand with them to present the power and convenience of the exacqVision solution with Arecont Vision’s megapixel cameras.”
Started by a group that pioneered digital video surveillance, Exacq Technologies designs and manufactures complete IP video surveillance solutions and OEM products. exacqVision IP is an easy to use network video recorder for any size installation. The software installs on an off-the-shelf PC or is available as a complete system. exacqVision Pro is a hybrid system that allows security professionals to leverage existing analog infrastructure and cutting-edge IP cameras on one system.
exacqVision supports the full line of Arecont megapixel IP video cameras. Our complete list of supported IP cameras is here:
www.exacq.com/ipcameras.html
Arecont Vision can be reached on the web here:
www.arecontvision.com
September 11th, 2007
One of our exacqVision IP camera integration partners is Arecont Vision, a privately-held company based in Altadena, CA. Arecont manufacturers a line of aggressively-priced megapixel IP cameras, from 2 Mpixel to 5 Mpixel, plus a unique 3 Mpixel DayNight camera. A number of our systems integrators in North America and Europe are resellers of Arecont Vision cameras.
Arecont just got a good write-up in the June, 2007, issue of Security Systems News. Sam Pfeifle, editor of SSN, wrote about Arecont:
Arecont Vision, manufacturer of IP megapixel cameras, has announced in past months a slew of agreements with command and control software manufacturers whereby its cameras can be integrated into their operating systems. … Exacq now supports Arecont with all of its exacqVision NVR products.
Why the sudden rush to integrate with Arecont? “They have spectacular image quality,” said Roger Shuman, vice president of marketing at Exacq. Plus, “one of our reps had a potentially significant deal on the table that required Arecont cameras. They were already on our list, so that moved them to the top of the list.”
Steven Sarfati, VP of Sales & Marketing for Arecont, goes on in the article to explain how advances in technology have eliminated the cost barriers of storage and networking bandwidth for megapixel video surveillance systems.
Our exacqVision IP software supports Arecont’s AV1300 1.3 Mpixel camera, the AV2100 2 Mpixel camera, the AV3100 3 Mpixel camera, and the AV3130 3 Mpixel DayNight camera. Support is forthcoming for the AV5100 5 Mpixel camera.
One of the cool features we’ve added for these megapixel cameras is the ability to use the unique digital PTZ in the exacqVision client to pan and zoom these hi-res images in both live and playback modes. In addition, we enable multiple camera views from a single megapixel camera, providing wide views and digital PTZ close shots, all from a single camera, all recorded as if they were separate cameras. In one bank drive-thru installation, a single Arecont megapixel camera provides a wide view, a close-up of the driver view, and a close-up of the license plate view, all independently recorded and searchable.
Congratulations to Arecont for a great write-up.
June 1st, 2007