How do video compression standards affect the encoding process?

Explains, Katharina Geutebruck, managing director of Geutebruck GmbH  which manufactures and develops intelligent video security solutions.

 Whenever a new video standard is introduced, a wave of uncertainty goes through the security community, and a few manufacturers see an easy marketing opportunity among disconcerted buyers.

So, if you are currently thinking: ”Should I be demanding H.264 or the latest standard?”, “It’s new, so is it better than previous ones?” or “Does that mean other digital video standards will soon be obsolete?”- then you should read on.

 The first thing to recognize is that a standard does not define the specific process which is used to encode the data. This could be contrary to what you might expect. Just because the two systems use the same standard, it does not indicate that the video output result will be of equal quality or similar utility, in fact it may vary generally.

 The encoding process is defined by the developer’s expertise rather than the video compression standard.

 You can read more in depth about this covering topics like

1. Video compression standard – a set of tools
2. Differences between video compression standards
3. Evaluating video standard selection process

Here: http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-750-ga.3011.html

Yu Kitamura of Sony Professional Solutions Europe explains the benefits of H.264 – the latest video compression technology.  Covering areas like Video compression standards - JPEG / M-JPEG / MPEG-4, Benefits of high-performance video compression technology and H.264 – coding standard of choice.

Read indepth about h.264 here http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-3289-ga.2806.html

CCTV Camera records man repeatedly punching his friend

A MAN was caught on a CCTV camera repeatedly punched a friend outside a hostel for the homeless. Christopher Giddings was caught on CCTV camera launching an attack on Steven Fellows in front of other residents. The footage, shown at Worcester Magistrates Court, caught Giddings aggressively point at Mr Fellows while he was sitting on a bench outside St Paul’s Hostel in October. 

Giddings, a 26 year old, later moved close to Mr Fellows quickly and opened up a number of punches on his head and body as recorded by the CCTV camera installed at the location. 

Read the complete story here: http://www.berrowsjournal.co.uk/news/local/4098340.Man_repeatedly_punched_friend/

Colchester: CCTV cameras for station parking shed

A customer, David Bibby of Chaucer Way, is calling for better security whose new bike worth £200 was stolen on the very first day he used it, from Colchester railway station.

London based IT consultant wants better security coverage for bike parking sheds at station by using CCTV Cameras.

As quoted in the article, he was quiet annoyed as after a long time he had sold his old bike & had brought a new one & it was stolen so easily.

National Express East Anglia, which is responsible for the security of the station, is working on improving the security & installing CCTV Cameras at the parking areas with the local authorities as well as the British Transport Police & other partners.

 

Source: http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/3818314.Colchester__Call_for_CCTV_after_cycle_is_stolen/