Vemotion Interactive, the UK supplier of wireless video streaming for systems integrators and OEM manufacturers, has updated its video software and hardware encoders, to include a new Vemotion Streaming Protocol (VSP).
The developers say it has been designed to improve the efficiency of Vemotion’s GPRS, 3G/4G, Wireless 802.n, microwave link, satellite and broadband streaming. The new VSP offers improved efficiency of the video/data stream in normal circumstances but comes into its own when deployed within challenging network environments, according to the firm.
A proprietary protocol developed for live, real-time video streaming, by employing Vemotion’s algorithms VSP removes superfluous data transmission messaging that is not required, reducing the amount of data traffic on the network and offering more bandwidth for the video stream. This delivers streaming HD video and streaming across a variety of general, and harsh operating environments; such as, surveillance cameras on vehicles, drones, helicopters and satellite communication links, the company says.
VSP reduces the amount of data required to send video from the encoder to the video server, increasing the efficiency of the streaming software: allowing better resolution for the same data rate, or the same resolution but allied to lower data costs. A user can decide to use the efficiency to increase the frame rate instead of resolution when required, giving smoother PTZ imaging, which is particularly advantageous when tracking a fast-moving object, such as vehicles.
On data networks where customers are paying per Mb (mobile and satellite), Vemotion says that its streaming can save on data costs. The company can optimise a service for the data bundle and situation, it adds; so for example, if streaming video is required constantly for a month, the product can be configured to make sure that it manages to do so within the limits of the data package purchased.
Thanks to specific algorithms, as well as being able to optimise streaming settings to match a network’s requirements, saving data, efficient use of a network’s bandwidth means that less data is needed for the same image quality. This not only enables savings on data usage when viewing video over any network but can mean the difference between streaming high-quality video, or no image when using latent networks such as satellite.
With VSP’s high-definition video streaming, the option to substitute fibre networks for mobile networks can save money and increase flexibility of service, the firm adds. Being able to relocate cameras to target areas and move them again as situations change, unleashes the surveillance cameras’ investment. Areas previously out of range of a fixed camera network or in an area of poor coverage can now be accessed for video surveillance and using fewer cameras.
Vemotion’s encoders and video streaming work with analogue and IP cameras from the major manufacturers. Being camera agnostic enables users to further extend the capabilities and lifespan of their equipment. Unlike with standard or off-the-shelf wireless video transmission systems, the streaming has been developed to suit low bandwidth or unreliable network conditions, such as satellite or cellular networks, the developers add.
“The new Vemotion Streaming Protocol not only improves the efficiency of the video stream in normal circumstances, but even more so when the network is challenging, dealing with drop out and restarts, or very slow and congested networks with ease,” says Steve Haworth, CEO at Vemotion. “Partner friendly, Vemotion technology can greatly enhance the value of video networks and OEM solutions. As a business, Vemotion is agile and works to innovate with customers to secure successful video surveillance solutions.”
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