Introduction to VideoSyncPro Studio > VideoSyncPro versus CCTV

Why should I use VideoSyncPro Studio, instead of a regular CCTV System?

Both can record multiple video streams and CCTV systems are often much cheaper.

Note: CCTV systems are developed for surveillance. Reviewing and exporting surveillance material has a completely different focus than required for detailed observational behavior.

CCTV systems - Videos from surveillance systems are usually causing a lot of trouble. Most of those systems are not able to create videos that are suitable for observation.

Known issues are:

o'Videos' are stored in a special data base like structure of images, which requires you to export the previously recorded videos. This is a time consuming process and seldom successful, due to the issues that follow.

oTime limited export that allows only the export of a few minutes at a time.

oExport limited by file size instead of duration, resulting in videos with different duration, which makes it next to impossible to synchronize them.

oExported videos are created in a CCTV system specific video codec that can only be handled by the system specific player.

oDatabase-based storage of time information, resulting in videos that cannot be controlled accurately without the system specific player, even if a compatible DirectShow codec is available.

oLength of exported video does not match the real time duration, because of variable frame rates that can only be interpreted correctly by the system specific player in combination with the time information mentioned before.

oConversion is hardly ever an option, because of the timing issues listed before. Only an accurate export routine from the CCTV system may result in usable videos.

VideoSyncPro Studio was designed to record videos for behavioral observation, using high quality Axis IP cameras. It can also be used for other network or Windows AV sources, but not all source combinations can be recorded in-sync accurately.

oVideoSyncPro Studio records real videos as WMV or MP4 files directly to your hard-drive.

oThe resulting videos can be played with any regular video player.

oA separate video file is created for each camera.

oThe duration of the video reflects the total time the recording was running.

oVideos can be reviewed simultaneously and in-sync directly within the VideoSyncPro Studio itself, using our Mangold Multimedia Player (Add-on product for VSP), or Mangold INTERACT.

oFor detailed feature list of VideoSyncPro Studio, contact our sales team at sales@mangold-international.com.