New from Bosch Security Systems are two new decoders for the company’s VIDEOJET family. These products are for streaming video from IP cameras in high definition (HD) onto large flat-screen monitors or monitor walls.
While providing various display options, both decoders are designed for operation without the need for an extra PC or software to decode the video signals. They thus support an update of video systems during the transition to IP. Firmware can be upgraded remotely, so that the decoders are always up-to-date.
The VIDEOJET decoder 3000 addresses an issue increasingly found in CCTV, the makers say: the use of the latest IP camera as the source, while analogue is still being used in the viewing monitors. VIDEOJET 3000 enables full HD quality at the decoding stage.
The VIDEOJET 3000 enables the display of H.264-encoded video at up to 60 images per second from PAL, NTSC, or HD sources over IP networks. It is capable of decoding a single HD video stream in full-screen format or up to four SD video streams simultaneously in quad-mode. Since it directly drives an HDMI display, the decoder is the firm says suited for such applications as flat-screen monitors. Or, it can be connected to an analog monitor via the composite video BNC output. Also, the decoder provides one-channel of bi-directional audio communication in parallel to the video stream.
With its optional IP Matrix license, support for an IntuiKey keyboard, as well as integration into video clients and video management systems, the VIDEOJET decoder 3000 is suited the makers claim to solutions ranging from the smallest stand-alone, right up to large or distributed but centrally controlled applications.
The VIDEOJET decoder 7000 displays high and standard definition video from cameras and encoders. Besides features offered by the VIDEOJET decoder 3000, it can drive two HD displays directly, each with an independently configurable screen layout, and so it is the company says suitable for flat-screen monitor walls. Any type of stream and resolution can be decoded and scaled to the desired video window with the highest degree of clarity. The system runs on an embedded operating system, together with Monitor Wall software based on HD-capable VideoSDK 5, both of which are tailored to high-definition video decoding.
Harold van den Oetelaar, Product Marketing Manager at Bosch Security Systems, says: “These new members of our VIDEOJET decoder family support the comfortable viewing of IP video streams in high resolution and thus enhance the situational awareness of the monitoring staff. And by eliminating the need for an additional PC and software, we additionally free up resources for other security investments, such as the migration from analog to new digital HD monitors.”
The two decoders replace their VIP-XD and VIP-XDHD predecessors, and will be available from September 2013. They are supported by the Bosch Integration Partner Program (IPP) and are capable of being integrated by many systems.
