Video Insight CCTV DVR Software Features
Video Insight's software loads on your current server and connects to your existing cameras, allowing you to view live or recorded video from anywhere. Our unique peer-to-peer software design supports up to 32 cameras per server, with no limit on the number of servers. You can view live or recorded video from the Video Server, our Network Client or any standard browser. Video Insight's approach allows you to leverage your current IT infrastructure, including servers, cameras, and disk storage systems, which lowers your overall costs.
- Connects directly to standard CCTV cameras with supplied video capture card. (NTSC or PAL format).
- Works with IP based cameras via the network allowing you to view and record IP cameras and Analog cameras on the same screen.
- Does not require Multiplexers or any other special hardware except the provided capture card.
- Advanced Motion Detection records only motion events and provides great optimization for each camera.
- Smart Search technology allows you to draw a box on an image and perform a search based on any motion that occurred within that box.
- Video Search allows you to specify a date and a time and go directly to the recorded events
- Archive recorded video on a scheduled bases by moving it to another location, or recompressing it with Microsoft WMV or trimming extra images.
- Health Monitor assures your Video Insight Servers are always running.
- Enterprise Manager provides the administrator with centralized user, camera and server management.
- DVR's include Multi-plexed video output allowing you to view live, uncompressed video on a standard composite monitor.
- Multi-layered facility maps allow you to graphically display your entire camera infrastructure.
- Easy-to-use standard Windows interface.
- Includes Microsoft SQL Server.
Video Insight Recording Features
- Records up to 240 frames per second and supports up to 32 cameras per server.
- Each camera is individually configurable to capture between 1 and 30 frames per second.
- Select from 12 different camera resolutions ranging all the way to 720x480.
- Variable compression ratio selectable for each camera.
- Continuous, motion-activated, DIO or event-based recording.
- Configure motion sensitivity settings on each camera.
- User defined zones to customized motion detection areas or block motion from activating recording.
- Pre and Post Motion recording ensures you wont miss any activity.
- Software control of Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cameras allows remote control of cameras from the server, network client or Web.
- Intuitive on screen control of the PTZ moves the camera with a click of the mouse.
- Email alerts on motion alarms
- Use our integrated scheduling to start and stop recording at pre-determined times.
- Records up to 16 Channels of Audio that is synchronized to the recorded video and stored in the same AVI file.
- Zoom image up to 400%
- Adjustable brightness, contrast and color controls by individual camera.
- Video is stored in the AVI format so reviewing or exporting video clips is simple.
Video Insight Viewing Features
- View live or recorded video from the Video Server, Network Client, or a standard web browser (the Web Client does not require any software to be loaded or a plug-in).
- View live video from analog cameras on the same display as IP cameras.
- Server continues to record while playing recorded files.
- Familiar Windows interface requires no training.
- Motion Indicator that highlights the camera to alert the viewer of movement.
- Left hand navigation provides intuitive way to viewing of recorded files.
- Intuitive play, pause, rewind functionality.
- Video Search allows the user to specify a date and time and go directly to that section of recorded video.
- Motion Log with quick review features.
- Thumbnail view of recorded files.
- Facility Map that provides quick access to specific cameras to users not familiar with the campus by highlighting the camera name in red during motion.
- Connect multiple maps together to create a multi-layered facility map.
- Drag and drop cameras across your layout.
- View cameras from different servers on the same screen.
- Supports full screen viewing.
- Select cameras from any server with our left-hand side navigation bar.
- Select up to 16 cameras from any server for viewing on the same screen.
- View live video from any location with a standard web browser, without any downloads or plug-ins.
- View 1, 4 or 16 cameras simultaneously from the web browser.
- Ability to block any portion of live camera view while recording full view of camera.
- View Live, uncompressed video on a standard TV connected to our Video Out port. You can use the software to select which camera to view or cycle through all the cameras.
- View Multiplexed video of all your cameras in a 4, 9 or 16 camera setup with a standard TV with the use of our optional video card.
- Individual user accounts grants access on a camera basis preventing unauthorized viewing.
Video Insight Integration, Customization, and Management
- Centralized configuration and management of systems.
- Individually definable camera settings, including capture rates.
- Adjust file and image sizes.
- Configure frames, resolution, recording and motion setting by camera.
- Event copying of individual or a sequence of images.
Video Insight Technology
- Easy-to-use standard Windows interface.
- Developed using Microsoft.net technologies.
- Settings and configuration stored in a SQL server database.
- Supports any Windows-compatible storage device, including CD, DVD, NAS, and SAN.
- Files are stored in a native AVI video format and are compatible with all major media players.
- Interoperable with other applications.
- MJPEG, MPEG4 and WMV image compression (MPEG4 and WMV available in v2.6).
