RapidStream Bandwidth Manager From 3xlogic

3xLOGIC, Inc., developer of video surveillance solutions, announced the VIGIL System 7 Video Management Software – behind line of VIGIL hybrid digital video recorders (DVRs), and network video recorders (NVRs).

VIGIL System 7 incorporates game-changing enhancements including its RapidStream Bandwidth Manager, enabling users to remotely stream and view storage-intense high-definition video files with minimal impact on network bandwidth resources. Leveraging the company’s proprietary AZTECH compression codec, RapidStream allows users to view multiple remote video feeds on a single monitor at full frame rates-an essential capability for multi-location central monitoring.

RapidStream enables users to toggle between a bandwidth-conserving compressed video and the native high-resolution video with the click of their mouse. VIGIL System 7’s interface enables users to control live view, recording and playback of all video-both RapidStream compressed and high-resolution video streams-with simple-to-understand, easy-to-use controls in an environment that supports any combination of analog, megapixel and IP cameras. While RapidStream Bandwidth Manager is a 3xLOGIC proprietary technology, it supports most IP cameras currently on the market including 180° and 360° panoramic megapixel models.

According to recent IMS Research forecasts, IP video adoption continues to grow, accounting for nearly 30% of all surveillance installations in 2011. This growing adoption of high-definition megapixel cameras comes with the concern that available network bandwidth will not be able to support the storage-intense files these cameras are capable of producing.

Advances in compression codecs such as H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) and Motion JPEG have lessened the impact these files have on corporate infrastructures, but have not alleviated the challenge of remotely accessing these files. This fact has not gone unnoticed by Arecont Vision, manufacturer of megapixel technology whose cameras supporting up to 20MP are currently being distributed.

"Megapixel technology uniquely addresses the demand for increased coverage and image detail achieved with a reduced number of cameras," states Jason Schimpf, director of Partner Relations with Arecont Vision. "The challenge has been being able to squeeze these high-resolution files into a manageable size for remote access in multi-location environments. 3xLOGIC distinguishes themselves in their ability to make high-definition video files truly accessible across the extended network, even on hand-held devices like iPhones and Androids, utilizing a minimum of available bandwidth."

While users of mobile devices benefit from the bandwidth-conserving capabilities found in RapidStream’s compression technology, it is central monitoring stations that see the greatest impact.

"Moving to megapixel has been a challenge for many monitoring stations," says Jon Bolen, chief product officer for Westec Intelligent Surveillance, an intelligent business monitoring solution serving Fortune 500 companies and smaller owner/operators throughout the U.S. "Working with 3xLOGIC and their RapidStream Bandwidth Manager has allowed us to continue to monitor video in low-bandwidth situations with the added benefit of viewing high-definition video when needed. Pulling up multiple multi-megapixel cameras streaming video, while viewing multiple cameras in both live and playback modes provides our operators with functionality we haven’t previously had without straining resources. When the situation requires us to zoom in or remotely capture an event we can easily toggle to the high-definition video providing the best of all worlds."

"The VIGIL System platform continues to evolve in response to the ever-changing requirements faced by our partners and customers," says Dave Nieweg, VP of 3xLOGIC, Inc. "VIGIL System 7 represents a unique balance of innovative functionality accessed through an interface and design approach that makes it extremely easy to use and manage."

Additional Features in VIGIL System 7

• Advanced Video Analytics and Reporting – VIGIL’s video analytics automatically detects, classifies and tracks to user-defined and system configured parameters, and then alerts you when thresholds, exceptions, or anomalies are encountered. VIGIL Trends then captures and assimilates all relevant analytic data making it accessible through either a server- or web-based protocol.
• Expanded Hybrid (IP and Analog) Camera Support – VIGIL Server supports simultaneous recording of an expanded list of both analog and network cameras including a wide array of megapixel and panoramic 180° and 360° hemispheric cameras.
• X-VIEW Panoramic De-warping – Allows for single pane image viewing in both live and playback modes. Users can pan, tilt and zoom into any distortion corrected image while retaining all of the high-definition details.
• PCI Build – Addressing the need for a secure network environment, 3xLOGIC provides hardware and software configured to be PCI-compliant.
• HD Viewer – Allows users to pull images for public view display (VGA, HDMI, or DVI) from any combination of analog, IP, or high-definition IP cameras.
• Enhanced POS Reporting – POS reports are created based on exact matches for receipt numbers, register numbers and quantities for report accuracy. Allowing for integration with Video Analytics module, VIGIL POS can be configured to respond to alarms, exceptions, and rules further enhancing the functionality of this module.
• VIGIL Central Management – It lets administrators schedule and deploy mass software updates; capture settings of all cameras so they can be re-applied in the event the settings change; manage all of user permissions and site access rules; and provide health monitoring to ensure the system does not overheat or go offline.