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NDWIDTH HERO
which, in most cases, is going to give you what you need while dropping a significant amount of bandwidth usage.
Axis Communications, in response to this need for higher resolution and lower bandwidth, has developed Axis’ Zipstream Technology. This technology reduces the overall bit rate by automatically applying a low level of compression to the regions of interest in a scene and applying a greater amount of compression to areas of less interest. If nothing is happening in a scene, users have the option for further bandwidth savings by reducing the framerate until an event does occur. Many of Axis’s top selling M, P, and Q series cameras feature Zipstream Technology built right into the cameras.
Ryan Zatolokin, Senior Technologist at Axis Communications, Inc. explains further. “Compatible with just about every product category in Axis’ portfolio as well as with our software and our partners’ video management software (VMS), users can choose
bandwidth and storage saving products from our fixed cameras, thermal cameras, fixed dome cameras, and more! Cameras with built-in Zipstream Technology can be added into any existing security solution. They are easily integrated with existing VMS because the bit rate reductions happen in the camera and not the software.”
He summarized the value by saying, “On top of a savings of up to 50% or more on storage, users of Axis’s Zipstream Technology can save tons on network bandwidth, another one of those costs that make installing a new or updated video surveillance system seem out of financial reach.”
The advances, it seems, in video technology don’t only focus on sharper definition and higher frame rates. The manufacturers are taking into consideration the whole solution and the full network. These advances allow you to maximize efficiency as well as performance, and act as the hero you always knew you were.
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