At the core of our essentialVision solutions lie the patented video compression and transmission technologies that set Essential Viewing apart in the field of real-time low bandwidth video.
The key aspects are delivery of video with extremely low latency using a fixed frame rate over low bandwidth networks, such as GPRS and 3G, as well as satellite and tactical field radios. This real-time video can be distributed to multiple users globally, while at the viewer end the user can pan, tilt and zoom the camera to alter the field of view. The video can also be recorded locally and high resolution still images can be captured from the video for review at a later date.
The scalable architecture and the ability to control cameras from the viewer end make our flexible solutions ideal for diverse security and surveillance applications. essentialVision can also extend existing CCTV systems, enabling video distribution to multiple viewers including delivery to PDA for mobile users.
By enabling the delivery of effective video over low bandwidth networks, the essentialVision solutions enhance decision-making processes without the need to construct expensive high bandwidth communications infrastructures. The standards-based technologies, such as MPEG-4, H.263 and H.264, fail to address the requirements of visual surveillance when operating over low bandwidth networks.
In addition to superior compression, the decoding process is not complex. This means that it can play on devices with limited processor power and battery life, making it ideal for devices such as mobile phones and PDAs, contrasting with competing systems which have higher complexity decodes requiring higher processor power, which in turn decreases battery life.
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