Axis Zipstream Claims Average 50% Savings

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Mar 25, 2015

Axis claims that its new Zipstream compression technology can "lower bandwidth and storage requirements by an average 50% or more."

That is quite an audacious claim for such a fundamental element of video surveillance systems.

In this note, we explain how Zipstream works and how it matches up against other bandwidth 'saving' technologies and rival products:

  • Dynamic Scene Compression - How It Works
  • Dynamic I Frame Interval - What It Does
  • Axis Best and Worst Case Zipstream Scenarios
  • Axis Availability Restrictions
  • Zipstream vs H.265
  • Zipstream vs Vivotek Smart Stream and Arecont Bandwidth Savings Mode
  • Zipstream vs Ambarella
  • Zipstream vs Dahua and Hikvision
  • Zipstream Marketing Impact

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Dynamic ***** *********** - *** ** *****

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Dynamic I ***** Interval - **** ** ****

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Axis **** *** ***** **** ********* *********

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*** ************** ** ****:

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Axis ************ ************

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Zipstream ** *.***

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Zipstream ** ******* ***** ****** *** ******* ********* ******* ****

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Zipstream ** *********

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Zipstream ** ***** *** *********

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Zipstream ********* ******

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Comments (22)

Luke Maslen

IPVMU Certified | 03/26/15 12:41am

** *****, ***** *** *** * **** *********** ******. * will ** **** ********** ** ******* ****'* **** ****** ** bandwidth ******* *** ***** ******* **** *** **** ********* ******* is ********.

* ****** **** ***** ****** ** **** **** ***** ********* feature ** *********** **** *.*** ***********? *'* * ****** ********* they ****'* ************ **** ************ *** ****** **** ******* ******* year ** ******* *.***. ** ***** **** *** **** ** a ****** *********** ******** **** ***** *** **** ******** ******* to ******* *** *.*** *******. ** **** ** *********** ** see *** *** ************ ******* ** ***** *** ********* **** out ***** *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Luke Maslen | 03/26/15 02:52am

**** *** ******* ****** **** ********* *** ** **** **** H.265. *** **** ******** ** **** **** ******** *.***? ** it **** *****? **** ****?

***, *** ***** ******** ********* *** *.*** ******? * *** believe **'* ******, * **** *** *** **** * ****** one.

Luke Maslen

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 03/26/15 05:39am

***** ****** **** ******** **** ****** ****** * ******** ****** to *** *** ********* ******* ** * ******* ****, ********* new ********* ******* ******* *.*** ******** *** ** **** ** the ********* ** **:
• *.*** ***** ***** ** *** ***** *** *** ***** to ******* ** *** *****.
• *****-******* *** ** **** ***** *.***.
• **** ** *********** ******** ***/** ********** ** ********* **** Zipstream *** *.***.
• ******* ******* *****, *.*. ** *** *** * *.*** Zipstream ****** *** *** **** *.***, ***'** **** ** *** another ***** ** ****** **** ** ** ******** ** ****.

******* ****** **** *** *********** **** *******, ** ******* **** Zipstream ** * ********* *********** ***** ****** **** ****** **** differentiate *** ******* **** ********* *********. ******* * ******* *** emerging ******* ** *.*** ******* *** ************* ******* ** ***** the ********* *********. ** *** ***, *** **** ******** ** when **** **** ******* *.***? ******* ******** ** *** **** will *** *** *.*** ******* ******* **** ***** *************? **'* going ** ** ** ******** ****!

* *** * ***** *.*** *** **** **** ********* *** announcement ** *** *.*** **** ** ***** *******. * *****'* seen *** ***** *.*** ******* ** ***** ** *** ****** announcements ***.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 03/26/15 03:19pm

***, **** **** **** **** *.*** ****.

Undisclosed #1

03/26/15 07:49am

********, * ****** *********** ***** ** ******* ** ** ****** video ******.

***'* * ****** *** ** *** *********** ****** *** *********** level?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/26/15 02:35pm

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

*** *******, ***** ***** ****** *** ** ***/* ***:

(*) ***** ****, ** ******, ************ *** *** ***** *****/****** might ** *** ** **

(*) ***** ****, **** ******* ** **** *** ***/******, ************ for *** ***** *****/****** ***** ** ** **, **** ** half ** *** ***** ** ***** * ********** ***** ****.

** ********, **** ********* *** ***** ******* ****** *********** ************ are ******** ** **** **** ***** *** ************ ** *** 27 *** *** **** **** *** **** *** ** *** the ***** **** ** *** ***** ****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 03/26/15 06:46pm

******, ** ***.

** ********* ** *********** ******** *** * ** *** ******* dimension *** *** ** *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/26/15 06:47pm

***.

johan Schorreel

03/26/15 09:54am

**** ******, ***** ** ** * **** **** ** ******* it ** **** ********* *** ******* **** ***** **** ?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to johan Schorreel | 03/26/15 02:37pm

** ***** **** * **** ** *** ***, *** ********* difference ******* *** ** *** ***** ** ** - **%, which ** ****** **********. ****, ** *** *** ******* ** considered ** *****. ** ********* ******** ** *** ******** *************, we'd ******** ******* ** *****.

johan Schorreel

In reply to John Honovich | 03/26/15 04:41pm

****, *'* ********** ** **** *** ****. *** *** **** me *** **** ?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to johan Schorreel | 03/26/15 04:45pm

** ****'* ******* **, ***** ******* ** ****'* * **** significant ****** *** ********* *** *** ******** ** **** ****.

Richard Williams

IPVMU Certified | 03/26/15 07:08pm

******* ******** ***** ** *** **** *** ***** ************ ****** the ********* ****** ***. ***** *** *********** ** *** ***** between ********, ****, *** **** ******** ** *.***, ** * would ***** ** ***** ** ********* ** ********* ****. *** will **** ********** ****** * ***** ** ******* ****** ** recorded ******* ** ** ******** ********? **** ********* * ******, we *** *** **** **** ** **** **** ******* ********* and *******, *** *********** *** ******* **** **** ** **** on **** ****** ** **** **** *** ******** ***** ****'* can ****** *** **** *** ** ********, ***** *** ** x ****** ** *********. ** ***** ******* ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Richard Williams | 03/26/15 07:34pm

** **** **** ****** / ****** **** ****. **** **** Axis ****** *** **** ** *** ***, ****, ** *** all ** *** *********** **** ** ** *** ****** ****.

Steve Mitchell

03/26/15 07:58pm

**** ** * ***** ******** *** *’* **** **** ** commercializing **. ** *** ***** * *** ** **** ** something ******* ** *** *** *** * ****** ****** ******* [VENDOR] **** **** ******* ****** ****** ************ **** *** ********** at * ********* ***** **** **** *** ****** ********** *******. Using * ********* *-***** *** ********** ** * ***** *** since *** ****** ******** ** *** ***** ****** ******** ***** well. *** ******** *** **********/********** **** ********* *** ********** ** much **** ***** * ********* ***** ****—**** **** *********.

*** ******** *** ** ****** ********* *********** *** ****** ********** objects **** ***’* ***** **** **** *** ********** ** *** frames. *** * **** **** **** ***** ** ** ** acceptable ******** ** *** ******** (** ******** ** *************—***** ** what * *** ** *** *********** ********** ** ****** *******). To ** **** ***** *********** ************* ***** ********* ************ *** use ***** ** ************ ***** *** *** ***** **** ******** for **** ***** ** ******** **** **** *** *** ***** and ** ******** *******—*********** **** *** ************* ******** *****’* **** to ******* **** ** ****.

** ****** *** **** ******** ** ****** ************ *** ********** subtraction ** *************** ********* *** ** ******* ***** ****** *** imager. *** * **** ************** ******** ***** ************ **** *** compression ********. ** * ******** ***** ************** ***** *****.

*** ************ ** **** ** ****/**** *** ** ********. ** impression ** **** ******** *********** ******* ***** *** ** *** static ********** ** ***’** ******* **** ** ****** *** **** picture ** *** ********** ***** *****. **** *** ********* *** rates *** ***. *** *** ***** ******* “******” *** ***********. So ************* **** ****/**** ** ********* ** *** ******. ** answer *** ******** ** *** ****’* **** ***** **** **** H265 ***** ** ******* **** ******** *** ***** *** ****** available ** *** ****** *** ****** ****’* ***** ***. ** other *****, **** *** **** *** **** **** ****** ****, and *** ******** ***’* ***** *** **** ******..

John Honovich

IPVM | 03/31/15 01:57am

**** *** ***** * ****** ** ****** ********* **** *****:

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

04/06/15 08:58am

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

** * ******** ********* **** ****** * **** ** ******** saving. **** **** ** "***** ***" ****://***.****.**/****/?*=**********&*=**********&*=*&*=**

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

04/08/15 04:26pm

**** ******* ** ** ********* ** *** **** ** *** day ** *******, ***** ****. *** *-****** **** ******* ** a ***** ********** **** *** *-******. ** *** ****** *******, targets **** ****** ****** * "******" ** ****** **********. ** worked **** *** ****** *****. ********* **** ******* **** ******** to ***** **** ***** ***** ***** *** *** * ******** picture. ***** **** ** ****** ** **, **** ** *** customers ***'* ********** ****. ****** ** ******* ** **** *** a **** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

04/08/15 04:34pm

**** ****** ***** **** "***** *************" ****** **** ********** *****. I ******** **** ***** ** *.*** **** *** *** **** people ******* **** ** ******'* ** ********** ** ***** ******* of *** *********** **********. ** ******, ***** **** ****** **** that ***** *** ** - ***** ** **** **********, **** not *****-***** ********** ***********.

* ***** ***** **** ***** **** ****** ******* *.*** ***** hate *** **** **** *** ****** ** ************ *** *****, possibly ******* ** ***** ******...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 04/08/15 04:36pm

**, *** * **** ***** ***** ** ****** *** ******** did **** ****** ***** ******.

****** **** *** **** ******** **** ****** ****. ******** ******** before **** ****** ********?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 04/08/15 05:03pm

* *** **** ****:

***** **********, * ****-*****, ****-********* ***** ******** ******, ** * response ** ** ***** ** **** *****, *** *** ********* comments:

"...***** ********** *** ***** ** *************** ** **** ***** *** based ** ****, *** *******. ******** ******* **** * ****** of ********** ******** ***** **** (****** **** *, *, *, and ** *** ***** ****** *** *****), ** *** *** state **** **** ** ** ********** ******" (*********, ****).

*********

*********, *. (****, ***** **). *** ************* ** **** ******* video.******** ********.

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

Robert Beachler

In reply to John Honovich | 04/08/15 05:11pm

****** ****, ****** ** *****.

*** *** ** ***** - *'* ******* *** ** ***** lanyards ;-).

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