Friday 19 February 2016

Why Security Market Needs H.265 IP Camera & H.265 NVR

Moment, H.265 is very hot, the major manufacturers in China,for example,Hikvision, Sysvideo launched a number of models, a variety of types of H.265 products. Meanwhile, H.265 video compression as a technology emerging in the various security magazine, filled with our eyes. So why security market need H.265?

Progress and development of video coding technology


Let's take a look at the security of the development process. In the year 2000, the first DVR come out, marking CCTV video surveillance from analog age to the digital age. Thereafter digitization process out of control, and directly contributed to the subsequent network. By the year 2007, Histream introduced the industry's first high-definition IP camera, opened the video surveillance network, high definition prelude. In 2013, Hikvision launched the world's first Smart IPC, marking intelligent video surveillance formally entered the era. From the morphological evolution of the product, technical route, we can clearly see a thread - that is IP-based. At the same time, along with the development of IP-based security products, video encoding technology is also in constant progress.

If we sort out the context of video compression standards development, video compression technology is a time to change the history of security monitoring, and promote the development of the depth of the security industry. In the early stages of security monitoring, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 algorithms is introduced into the field of security monitoring, security prompted the arrival of the digital age. In the late stage of digitization, respectively, by the two organizations launched a H.263 and MPEG4-P2, but also cause a variety of video compression standards flooded the security chaos. As we all know, the standard's purpose is to establish a common standard, we abide by in order to save resources, reduce costs, however, the more common standard means no standard to follow; and because of these standards is not perfect, we can not promote better security the network development, which means unity and the urgent need to improve standards. H.264 video compression emergence of multi-standard end of an era, and its advantages in coding performance, so that the whole network security industry on its way forward. The development stage, H.264 video compression standard has been more clear unbearable pressure, slow the pace of development and advancement of security, security requires a far more powerful force to promote the development of a large network. At this time, as a new video compression technology H.265 emerged.

H.265, gives the most intuitive feeling seems to be "it will enhance the coding efficiency more than doubled, effectively reducing output video bit rate." Indeed, comparative tests have shown repeatedly in the same picture quality as compared to in H.264, H.265 coded by the size of the video stream reduced by about 39-44% compared to H.264. Due to the different measurement methods of quality control, this data will be a corresponding change. In the current mainstream resolution as an example, 1080p full-time only need about 1.5 ~ 2M rate. In addition, with the upgrading of the resolution, H.265 rate will decrease more, several tests showed, H.265 network camera at 4K ultra-HD resolution can be obtained as compared to H.264 reduced by 50% to 60 percent rate. In terms of functionality and performance, H.265 to H.264 has almost comprehensive progress for comprehensive than the current video compression standard, which makes H.265 become the undisputed current "the strongest."

Using the strongest video compression technology is necessary to have supporting hardware performance to meet demand, and security hardware and just ready to H.265. From security monitoring hardware development, when the arrival of the digital stage, is widely used in ASIC architecture, the application for the later DSP architecture algorithms such as MPEG-4 provides a good application environment. With the development of technology, with stronger performance SOC architecture into the mainstream, with an initial approach is the integration of ARM and 1-2 functional hardware, low cost, good performance, so that H.264 can flex its muscles in the security, but also It prompted the network security monitoring process. SOC architecture development up to now, has been integrated into the big stage, a variety of functions can be integrated hardware ARM, DSP, ISP, encoding options, namely multi-core processors. Currently, multi-core processors with high performance, low power consumption and other advantages are gradually replacing traditional single-core processors become mainstream market. Security has also been the development of hardware as "a more efficient video compression algorithm" ready.

Throughout the development of security monitoring, video compression technology directly contributed to advancing the security industry, and the development of hardware technology is well protected video compression technology applications, three of the same strain, making H.265 inevitable future development trend, just like the original HD IP network camera appears the same.

It can be found that technological innovation leading the progress of the times, pay attention to efficiency in the present era, H.265 is undoubtedly the best choice.

H.265 encoding and technology has obvious advantages


H.265 NVR (network video recorder) can effectively reduce the cost of video surveillance storage and space applications, enabling ultra high-definition video surveillance to become a reality. As users of the surveillance video quality have become increasingly demanding, high-definition video applications in the security monitoring is becoming increasingly popular, and the resulting sharp rise in the cost of storage and space. Compared with H.264 encoding technology is now being used, the characteristics of H.265 high compression ratio can save about half the storage space, thereby significantly reducing storage costs of the video. With the development of semiconductor technology to solve the bottleneck of the computational complexity of H.265, the ultra-high-definition monitor applications, like H.264 replace the previous MPEG-2, like, H.265 will inevitably replace the current H.264 technology.

Compression performance improvements, reduced output rate, this also means that H.265 will further promote HD even ultra-smooth HD video transmission in 4G network. In today's world, increasingly mobile, there is a growing need for anywhere, anytime, can more easily access the desired content and services via any terminal. 4G wireless technology can lower the cost of a single bit support higher data capacity, and thus significantly improve the commercial viability of video services. Is expected that this trend will continue in the coming years, the bandwidth requirements of video content will be further reduced, operators will obtain the necessary solutions and network flexibility to cost-effectively deliver true mobile video and multimedia experience to the user. On the other hand, the display technology of the mobile terminal is toward ultra-ultra-HD resolution and ppi direction. Therefore, H.265 high compression rate characteristics, will further promote the ultra-high-definition video in HD even under 4G network application popularity smooth transmission.


Conclusion


As mentioned above, the hardware development has matured, H.265 network cameras will quickly achieve on multicore processors terminals. Multicore processors with its high performance, low power consumption advantages are gradually replacing traditional single processor into the mainstream market. With the progress of technology and application needs expand, the more powerful multicore will demonstrate its performance advantages. H.265 video coding technology in the design of parallel implementation will be taken into account. Tile division mechanism so that the newly added previous slice, frame or GOP coarse-grained data parallelism units more flexible, more suitable for parallel on the same structure of multicore processors to achieve. Dependentslice and WPP mechanism to solve the problem in the past H.264 entropy coding and other aspects of encoding techniques can not be implemented in parallel, making the whole process of encoding and decoding DCT, motion estimation, motion compensation division, deblocking filter, entropy coding module task more balanced thereby significantly improve the speedup.

H.265, with the perspective of development of high-definition future conditions are ripe, history has arrived.

Friday 12 February 2016

2015 China Security Industry Research Report


Chinese well-known security media: CPS and CCTV vender Dahua jointly issued the 2015 China Security Security Industry Report.
The report shows that:


In 2015 China's security industry output value reached 486.1 billion yuan (approximately equal 77 billion US Dollar), of which 180 billion yuan output value of security products, video surveillance products output value of 870 billion yuan, accounting for 40%, in 2015 China's security market growth rate of 15%, more than the global security market growth (11%). The civil security market for home and small business is the fastest growing market, with a total of 360 billion yuan, the growth rate of more than 50%.


China security industry companies quantity and geographical distribution: At present the total number of Chinese security industry security companies to 23,400, of which 33% in southern China, 23% in East China.


China security products manufacturers: China's total security manufacturer 8400, company size less than 50 workers, 55%, 50 to 100 persons, 30%, both of which add up to 85% from the region for distribution. 58% of Chinese security manufacturer concentrated in southern China, the most concentrated area in Shenzhen. Sales of 1,000 yuan accounted for 97% of small and medium companies, and these data show that the vast majority China security products factory are small and medium companies.


2015 Chinese security projects are concentrated in the city's financial industry average gross margin of safety and intelligent transportation projects is 20% -30%, security projects, mainly through direct contact manufacturers to buy products.


2015 Annual China Security Industry major product innovation

UAV thermal imaging


Thermal imaging is detected by a non-contact infrared energy (heat) and converts it into an electrical signal, thereby generating thermal images and temperature on the display, and temperature values ​​can be a testing equipment were calculated. UAVs equipped with infrared thermal imager with true night vision, can penetrate smoke, fog, haze and other adverse circumstances, visual distance of several kilometers, can be normal during the day and night operation.

In addition to use on the battlefield, but with UAV technology and infrared thermal imaging technology matures, in many areas of national life UAVs equipped with infrared thermal imager has been successfully applied, UAV thermal imager in a further popularize the use. Infrared thermal imager to detect the object itself issued on the scene temperature distribution imaging provides more information than visible light cameras, night vision and can be used in unmanned aerial vehicles with tracking, search and rescue, equipment inspection, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery and many other aspects.


Composite Camera



In nature, insects and some crustaceans and other arthropods have compound eyes, compound eyes animal small eyes by a majority, each ommatidium is an independent photosensitive units, each eye can only form a small dot, many small eye image formed by an image synthesis fight. When the light is weak, small eyes each incident light can also carry other small refractive eye, so close to each small rod eye of a few small eyes refracted light felt adjacent, so when in low light, objects can also be imaged.


Traditional high-power zoom camera somewhere when viewing details, other details will be missed in the original scope of monitoring. And relying on the "fly-eye imaging system", the compound eye camera, you can ensure that all the details of real-time and post-call back to see (even in the region at that time did not see the details) in the panoramic scope. This technology can achieve a resolution without limits, such as the million-pixel resolution or higher, and any wide field of view, any distance, any illumination.



Smart Patrol robot



combinesvideosurveillance,intelligence analysis, face recognition, IOT sensing, artificial intelligence, cloud platform and other core technologies,issecuritybig,big things together, the combination of big data. A security technology and the depth of integration of intelligent robotics patrol robots can be populated in the commercial complex to play its double value.


With security personnel need to continue to increase, increase in the number of security personnel, resulting into increasing security costs. The intelligent robot patrol, with the human senses, analysis, judgment and ability to execute, you can automatically perform a specific task or receiving human instruction, instead of doing so to a certain extent, reduce Baocheng this.



Mobile Police Device


combines video surveillance, intelligence analysis, face recognition, IOT sensing, artificial intelligence, cloud platform and other core technologies, security is big, big things together, the combination of big data. A security technology and the depth of integration of intelligent robotics patrol robots can be populated in the commercial complex to play its double value.


With security personnel need to continue to increase, increase in the number of security personnel, resulting into increasing security costs. The intelligent robot patrol, with the human senses, analysis, judgment and ability to execute, you can automatically perform a specific task or receiving human instruction, instead of doing so to a certain extent, reduce Baocheng this.


perceive three-dimensional



For individuals camera,three-dimensional video brought shock screen, ultra-strong visual impact, such as immersive true only in a special three-dimensional theater or the use of specialized equipment stereoscopic viewing can feel. By place, program production and the high cost of equipment, technology and other restrictions, people still can not customize content to watch, let alone their own production. Compared to the traditional three-dimensional products with better flexibility, portability and practicality. It can be said that the three-dimensional perception of the camera appears to fill the public good user-generated 3D video works gaps. We have reason to believe that the three-dimensional perception of future cameras will have more room for development, is bound to its rapid potential to create a more brilliant 3D world to contribute!


transparent LED large screen



Transparent LED display screen as a rising star in the field, just a to enter the market will shine, a time fame. Compared to conventional LED display, transparent screen thinner, without steel structure, can save a lot of installation and maintenance costs, the operation is extremely simple, and excellent permeability. Especially used in glass curtain wall, its advantages will become more prominent. Transparent LED display with a high permeation rate, to ensure that the original glass walls feature perspective, lighting and viewing angle range, and do not take up space, without changing the structure of the building ......



Hawkeye Camera


With growing security requirements and security products surveillance cameras escalating single or local angle to a certain extent, can not meet the security requirements, Hawkeye camera can play a very helpful role in these areas. Perspective "Eagle Eye" Camera greater (close to 180 degrees). Viewed from the perspective of the road, the existing cameras can only look at a junction, and this "Eagle Eye" camera time traffic conditions will be almost three blocks, while income ......



10K display



June 3 news, BOE (BOE) world premiere 82 inches 10K ultra-high-definition display, which is the world's first ultra-high resolution up to 10K-level LCD display. Which 10K level LCD display with a resolution up to 10240 × 4320, is currently the mainstream HDTV resolutions of 21 times, the color gamut of 90%.



With 4K matures, the rise 8K technology and products, coupled with Japan's NHK will use 8K be broadcast at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the ultra high-definition display products burgeoning limelight, is increasing rapidly. In addition, the large size of the display market trend is irreversible.



2015 China Security Industry major innovations



in 2015 about the past, there have been a number of new security industry companies, some new concepts, a series of integration and a large number of new products and new technologies. Among them, the security technology as the fundamental survival and development of business and industry, the change faster and faster, let us recall what year technical support from the development of China's security industry, leveraging the competitive landscape of the industry in China.


1, Zipstream compression technology



Zipstream video compression technology designed to detect applications, ie in the network camera video compression in the engine adds a new module, the video stream is an important image details are not lost, useless data is compressed, while the reduces bandwidth and storage requirements by more than 50%. And Zipstream compression technology optimized video streaming and real-time analysis of network cameras, scene of important details in accordance with the highest image quality and resolution storage, other important areas will be filtered, optimize bandwidth and storage efficiency.


2, Depth study



depth study of the "depth", in essence, "multi-multi-level" concept, which allows algorithms mimic the human visual system processes information classification process, from low to high, the layers of iterations, gradually abstract achieve semantic representation. Its motivation is to build, simulate the human brain to analyze learning neural network, which mimics the mechanism of the human brain to interpret the data, such as images, sound and text. In recent years, the depth of learning achieved remarkable results in speech recognition, image recognition, natural language processing and other applications. But in the security industry, just starting to learn the depth, the depth of learning is affecting the security companies, affecting intelligent video analysis technology. Currently studying in depth the security industry recognition and vehicle use mainly feature recognition.


3, Star-class low-light technology



in the dim light (moonlight, starlight) environment captured video, image processing, so that the original image is not clear to the naked eye looks dark becomes clear, star light IP camera is mainly used in the surveillance industry. In the surveillance industry, usually use the "minimum illumination" value to represent the camera's sensitivity or sensitivity, the nominal value can be used in a multi-camera dark conditions can also see the available images. In normal operation the camera illumination range is divided into ordinary type, the minimum illumination value 0.1-1Lux between; moonlight type, its minimum illumination value of about 0.01Lux; and the stars need to type the following 0.001Lux reached the. Under the same lighting conditions, compared with ordinary illumination cameras, Star Ultra low-light camera can render brighter images.


4, Augmented Reality



Augmented Reality is to really combine and virtual environments, augmented reality a system requires a display technology, tracking and positioning technology, interface and visualization technology, calibration technology. Augmented reality technology used in cameras inside, it's real-time video "reality" and Digital label "enhanced" information combine to make the monitor when the user monitor real-time images, the first time will be able to obtain information of the target object. All cameras within a city up networking, information equivalent to the entire city were put into the camcorder. If the camera can be networked world, the equivalent of the entire planet information is put into the camera.



5, Three-dimensional computer vision technology



three-dimensional computer vision technology using three-dimensional and three-dimensional visual sensor vision algorithms, combined with deep learning, real-time capture and analysis of three-dimensional scene information, to solve the traditional two-dimensional image blocking each other, the shadow as people move, the proportion of confusion the problem, to achieve human detection, tracking and recognition, making intelligent higher accuracy and complexity of analysis a reality. Over the years, intelligent analysis of the video surveillance industry is based on two-dimensional image processing technology, the first three-dimensional scene is converted to two-dimensional static images, and then use some advanced algorithms to optimize the two-dimensional information, so that information reaches the pseudo-three-dimensional image level. But in the process, we lost the "depth" of this important dimension of information so that the computer is difficult to determine the size of the object, distance, speed and other information.


6, Multi-screen splicing technology panoramic camera


panoramic camera multi-screen splicing technology that is more panoramic fusion, it will disperse the panoramic camera on the basis of map coordinates and fusion splicing more panoramic picture, achieve tight integration of 360-degree no dead no blind spot monitor. At the same time can be achieved through a plurality of switching panoramic camera, you can switch from one to the next panorama Camera combines a panoramic camera, enhanced camera intermediate linkage, interaction.




7, H.265



H.265 is a new video coding standard ITU-T VCEG Following H.264 enacted. In the field of security monitoring, with the user demand for low-bandwidth, high-definition, high intelligence escalating, H.265 with its higher compression ratio, faster processing speeds, better adaptability and robustness, in the field of security monitoring the rapid development and promotion. H.265 security industry had a major impact, push toward high-definition video surveillance, intelligent direction. Compared with H.264, H.265 application value lies: high compression coding efficiency, convenience store, information sharing efficiency, high-resolution. Several leading China manufacturer of network video surveillance products, like Sysvideo etc., released H.265 network cameras and H.265 NVR (H.265 network video recorder).


8, Intelligent technology



Currently China intelligence analysis technology are two major categories: First class intelligent alarm, the picture is detected in the target motion information corresponding to the output signal in response to an alarm condition; the second is the class of intelligent perception, that perception and recognition screen the target category information and a variety of features, while the output semantic description. The former output simple, single application; the latter type of information-rich output, by combining with the large data can be derived from the depth of large data-rich video applications, such as search, comparison, and other judgments. Since 2014, Kodak launched products in 2015, there are more vendors to join the ranks. We believe that the perception of smart technology will usher in rapid development, application development prospects of depth and far-reaching, broad market.