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H.264
H.264, also known as MPEG-4 part 10/AVC, is the latest MPEG video compression
standard. Without affecting image quality, H.264 can reduce the size of a digital video
file by more than 80% as compared with motion JPEG format, and by more than 50%
as compared with MPEG-4 standard.
H.264 delivers excellent video quality across an entire bandwidth spectrum from 3G
to HD and everything in between (from 40 Kbps to upwards of 10 Mbps).
The improved compression performance of H.264 comes at the price of greater
computational cost. H.264 is more sophisticated than earlier compression methods.
The highly efficient compression technology of H.264 is expected to support the
adaptation of higher performance network cameras such as megapixel camera.
IP Surveillance Essential
• Compression
MPEG-2 MPEG-4 H.264
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Compression Format Comparison
IP Surveillance Essential
• Compression
Video Compression Type
MJPEG MPEG-4 H.264
Low bit rate streams No Yes Yes
Stream size @ 30fps D1 1800KBps 60KBps 60KBps
Stream size @ 2fps D1 60KBps 50KBps 50KBps
Compression quality Standard Good Excellent
Computational
requirement
Low Medium High
Applications Security
surveillance
DVD, Digital TV,
Satellite TV, Personal
video recorders, mobile
streaming, internet
streaming, camcorders
Security surveillance,
video phone, video
conferencing, digital
TV, satellite TV, mobile
streaming
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Frame Rate
Frame rate is the measurement of number of frames or images that an
imaging device produces in one second.
Video with higher frame rate has a higher quality image and smoother
object movement, but has a larger file size.
NTSC frame rate is 60 interlaced field per second or approximately 29.87
frame per second. (2 fields will combine into 1 frame)
PAL frame rate is 50 interlaced field per second or 25 frame per second. (2
fields will combine into 1 frame).
IP Surveillance Essential
• Compression
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Audio Support
In traditional analog surveillance system, implementation of audio support
needs two separate cables for audio and video data.
IP surveillance supports audio implementation in the system. IP camera
with audio support can process and send both audio and video data over
the same IP network infrastructure for monitoring, recording or any other
audio/video processing.
IP Surveillance Essential
• Audio
Audio Stream
Video Stream
Analog Surveillance System
Audio Stream
Video Stream
IP Surveillance System
DVR
Monitor
Analog Camera
IP Camera
Management Server
IP Network
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