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Can You Use A DVR As A Video Encoder?

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Johnathan Powell
•Feb 01, 2020

I run a 128 analog camera system on a jail that currently uses a stack of eight 16-channel Ganz FX series DVRs for recording. I'm currently looking at Exacqvision and Milestone as VMS candidates to start phasing in digital. Being that we can't afford to switch all 128 cameras over at once, I'd like to move the analog cameras to the VMS and switch them to digital as the budget allows.

I see that I can buy 16 channel video encoders, and in most cases use one camera license to connect it to the VMS. I would likely purchase these used, as they're really a temporary measure. I was curious though if there was any way to use the network outputs on these Ganz recorders and run them through the VMS directly, instead of purchasing additional hardware.

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John Honovich
•Feb 01, 2020
IPVM

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Johnathan Powell
•Feb 01, 2020
In reply to John Honovich

***** ***, ****. ***'** ***** ** a **** ****-*** *****.

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****** *****!

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•Feb 06, 2020
In reply to Johnathan Powell

*** *** **** **** *** *-******* Milestone *********+ ******** *** **** ** well. ** **** ** ******** *** Legacy ****** **** ** *** **** the ******* *** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Feb 01, 2020

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
•Feb 02, 2020

*** ****** ** *****. ********* ** the ***, **** ******** ******* ******** in **** (*** **** ** *** support ****). ****, *** ***** ** able ** **** *** **** **** for **** ******* *** ***** ** the ***** **** ***.

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Yam Matsumoto
•Feb 03, 2020

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** **** ***** * **** *********** VMS ******** ****** *******, ** ***** you *** **** *** **** ******* from *** ***’* **** *** ***.

** *** ***** ****, **** *******, and *** ** **** *** ***** you * ***** ******** ** *********’* your ********* ****** *** *********, *** offers *** * ********* **** **** analog, ** ******, ** **!

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Yam Matsumoto
•Feb 04, 2020
In reply to Yam Matsumoto

***** *********, **** ** *** **** Ganz *****. *****, * *** *** include ** *******. ****** **** **** to ***** ** ************@**********.***

* ***** ** ***** ** ******* further, *** *** *** *** *** FX ****** ***'* **** * ***, by *** ** *** ***'* **** streams. ******** ** *** * ************* for ****** ** ****.

***** *** **** ****.

JH
John Honovich
•Feb 04, 2020
IPVM
In reply to Yam Matsumoto

* ****** ** ******* *** **** CBC (****) ******* ** ** *** not ***********.

***** ******** ** ***** ****, **** is * ****** ******** ********.

** ******* ****** (*** **************) ****** here, ****** "****** ** **************" **** would ** *********** *** ************ ***** it ***** *** ** ********** ** Jonathan's *****.

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Steven Ballard
•Feb 04, 2020
IPVMU Certified

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Undisclosed #4
•Feb 07, 2020

*** ***** **** ** **** **** the *********** *** *** *** ****** and ****** ******* *******. **** *** the ****** *** *** *******, ** other ******** ****** *** ********* *** viewing *******.

***.*******.***

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John Honovich
•Feb 07, 2020
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In reply to Undisclosed #4

#*, ******* ***** ********, **** ***** comment ** ****-*********? **** ***. ** fairness, **'* ********* **-*****.

******* ** *** ********!

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Johnathan Powell
•Feb 07, 2020
In reply to Undisclosed #4

* ******** *** **** * ******* camera **** ****, *** ** *** not **** ** *****. ** ******* rollout ** *** *** *******, *** all-in ** **** ** *** ******* by *** *** ** **** ****. Not ** ******* *** ** ** so **** ********** ******** ******** *** these *******.

**** **** ** ***** **** ***'* where ******* ******. * **** ** system ** *** ** **** ** the ******** ** *** *** *** my *** ******* ** *** ** functionally ******* ** ******* **** ******** and ***** ****. ******* ****, * just ******'* **** *** ***** ****.

***** *** ** *** ******, *** it's *** ***** *** *********** *** yet.

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John Honovich
•Feb 07, 2020
IPVM
In reply to Johnathan Powell

********, ****** *** *** ******** ** Verkada. **** *******, *********, *** *** you **** ***** ****? *** *** reach *** ** **** *** *** Yeti ******* ******* ** *** **** reach *** ** ***?

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Johnathan Powell
•Feb 07, 2020
In reply to John Honovich

* *** *** ** *** ******** from * ******** **. * *** I ******* ***** ********* ******* *** more **** * *****. *** ********** is ********** ***********, *** **** ***'* feasible *** * ****** ***** **** down **** ** * ****.

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Undisclosed #4
•Feb 07, 2020

***** *** *** **** ******** *********, and ***** *** *** ******* *** our *********!

******* **** ****** ** **-**** ******* station ******** **** ****** ** *** camera ***** **** ** *** ******** goes ****.

*****, ***** *** *** ******* ******* out!

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