Monthly Archives: June 2006

When the Exacq team initially set out to design the exacqVision system, they stumbled upon a brilliant idea–make the system useful to the user! This “idea” is implemented in the use of Groups and Views.

While it may be convenient for the administrator or the security integrator to see cameras organized by the servers they are connected to, users need to get to cameras in the way that makes the most sense to their organization. A security professional may want to have a Group that includes all cameras from the first floor, or all outside cameras, or all cameras from a particular office location (see image at right), etc. He or she does not care which exacqVision server they are connected to as long as they can access them quickly and easily from the client software.

The Exacq eDVR board is the video compression engine behind our exacqVision Network DVR. Designed by Exacq engineers from the ground up, the eDVR allows for 16 video channels to be recorded in real-time (at a full 30 images per second per camera), at up to D1 resolution. All of the compression is done in hardware, enabling the use of low-cost and low heat-generating host processors for more efficient and reliable DVR systems. Multiple eDVR boards can co-exist in the same system, enabling 32, 48, 64, or even 128 cameras recording in real-time in a single system.

The Exacq eDVR is also sold separately on an OEM basis to manufacturers around the world who need this capability for specialty systems they are designing, and we provide a full SDK (Software Developers Kit) for these OEMs to integrate the eDVR into their product. We have customers using the eDVR to power products that range from video analysis and tracking systems to specialty security inspection systems.

We have updated the manual to the eDVR board, which includes the complete software developers documentation. This latest eDVR manual, dated July 2006, is available here.

The online publication ATMmarketplace.com highlights the exacqVision Financial system that was announced at the FSPA conference in San Antonio earlier this month.

exacqVision Financial is a version of our Network DVR system designed specifically for financial institutions, and is available through FSPA systems integrators.

exacqVision Financial provides a video security system that can connect seamlessly with both analog and IP cameras, can connect to any number of ATM machines and provide searching on transactional information. One of the key features of interest is the exacqRecall button, which can be pressed in the case of an incident, and automatically records video from all cameras, as well as a video player, onto DVD or CD for immediate transfer to law enforcement.

Our previous post about exacqVision Financial is here. Information about the Financial & Security Products Association is here.

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed The Systems Group, based in Wickford, RI, as our as our newest Manufacturers Representative to offer the exacqVision Network DVR line of products in the Northeast States of MA, CT, VT, RI, NH, and ME.

The Systems Group can be reached by calling toll-free 877-294-0077 or by e-mail here.

John Ketzenberger’s column in the business section of today’s Indianapolis Star profiles Exacq Technologies as it updates the storyline of the hotbed of digital video technology development and entrepreneurism that has been occurring in Indianapolis for over 20 years.

Way back in 1983, starting as an business venture within Bell Labs, Truevision was born, creating the legendary TARGA video capture boards that revolutionized desktop video production in the broadcast market in the mid 1980s. After Truevision was sold, many of the founders of that group went on to create Integral Technologies, which pioneered the use of desktop video capture for Photo ID and License systems in the mid 1990s. After selling Integral, many of the founders went on to create Exacq Technologies, which offers a whole new generation of products for the digital video recording of security cameras, combining traditional analog-camera digital video recording and network, IP-based video recording.

John spoke with us on Thursday, and his article came out today, focusing on the “serial entrepreneurism” aspect of the Exacq founders. It makes for interesting reading.

The exacqVision Network DVR was shown at this week’s National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference in Orlando to great reception. The combination of features: analog and IP cameras, secure client-server architecture, ease of use, and, especially, high video quality, generated a high level of interest among the attendees.

The ability to seamlessly add IP cameras means that larger views: common areas, holding cells, and perimeter cameras can take advantage of the higher resolution of the IP-based megapixel cameras for more detail.

The Privacy Box function guarantees privacy by preventing selected areas of the video view from being recorded or viewed, even on the spot monitor output.

Scalability and security of the client-server architecture enables exacqVision to work in facilities with a few cameras or hundreds of cameras, and to be fully monitored and administered from any client at any location, providing a new level of flexibility and usability for digital video surveillance.

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Valenti Sales, Inc. as our as our newest Manufacturers Representative to offer the exacqVision Network DVR line of products in New York and northern New Jersey.

Valenti Sales can be reached at 1-973-949-3677 or by e-mail here.

Exacq Technologies introduces powerful exacqVision system
Hybrid Network DVR security surveillance system merges analog cameras with IP network cameras

[INDIANAPOLIS] Exacq Technologies is proud to introduce the new exacqVision network digital video recorder (NDVR). The exacqVision system is a digital video surveillance system that incorporates video from traditional analog security cameras and the latest IP network cameras on a single system. ExacqVision is one of the first products designed from the ground up to merge analog and network cameras in a single system using a common user interface.

Designed around Exacq Technologies’ own eDVR security system engine, exacqVision seamlessly records both analog and IP cameras. The 2U (3 ½ inches tall) rack mount system is available with up to 16 or 32 analog cameras plus 8 or more IP cameras. Systems record real-time video for security applications—up to 480 ips (images per second) for a 16 camera server or 960 ips for a 32 camera server. Client servers are seamlessly connected to create an enterprise class system featuring a virtually unlimited number of analog and IP cameras.

Read the whole press release here

A new exacqVision Disk Calculator has just been posted to our downloads page. This disk calculator enables you to enter the number of cameras, the frame rate, resolution, compression type and activity for each camera and will return the estimated number of days of storage based on the various exacqVision hard drive configurations. It works for all types and resolutions of analog and IP cameras. This is a great tool to use for estimating days of storage, or in specifying the amount of hard drive storage needed.

The exacqVision Disk Calculator is in Microsoft Excel format.

Saturday was the Manufacturer’s Showcase at this year’s FSPA conference in San Antonio. We showed the new exacqVision Financial (press release here), a version of our exacqVision Network Digital Video Recorder specifically designed for the security and reporting needs of financial institutions.

ExacqVision Financial adds features for digital video surveillance that are important for financial institutions:

• exacqRecall button for a single-press automatic burning of video footage to CD or DVD after an incident
• bank alarm system integration for automatic burning of video footage to CD or DVD when the alarm is activated
• ATM Search enabling easy ATM transactional information search (card number, account number, etc) and viewing of video footage from associated cameras. The exacqVision ATM interface is available through serial or IP.
• Privacy Box function allowing sensitive areas in the viewable screen (e.g., combination entry pads) to be blocked from viewing and recording
• ability to add IP cameras seamlessly, enabling low-cost means of adding video at remote ATMs and drive-thru’s. The ability to add megapixel IP cameras enhances detail in large viewing areas such as a lobby.

There was a great deal of interest from the leading financial security integrators in FSPA and we remain impressed with the entire FSPA organization. Thank you to all who visited our booth, and we’re already looking forward to next year’s conference in Las Vegas!