Bosch / Milestone Forensic Search Tested

By: Sean Patton, Published on Jan 08, 2020

Bosch's Forensic Search Milestone plugin integrates Bosch IVA and EVA analytics search in Milestone XProtect, claiming to "gain complete control on how you want to search the data".

This is one of the first expanded metadata searches supported in Milestone's Centralized Search, which we tested recently.

We tested how Forensic Search works, examining:

  • Is it faster than searching motion events in Milestone?
  • How well is it integrated into Milestone's client?
  • How is Forensic Search enabled?
  • What issues were found?
  • What cameras are supported?
  • How does it compare to search offerings like Avigilon and BriefCam?

*****'* ******** ****** ********* plugin********** ***** *** *** EVA ********* ****** ** Milestone ********, ******** ** "gain ******** ******* ** how *** **** ** search *** ****".

**** ** *** ** the ***** ******** ******** searches ********* ***********'* *********** ******, ***** we ****** ********.

** ****** *** ******** Search *****, *********:

  • ** ** ****** **** searching ****** ****** ** Milestone?
  • *** **** ** ** integrated **** *********'* ******?
  • *** ** ******** ****** enabled?
  • **** ****** **** *****?
  • **** ******* *** *********?
  • *** **** ** ******* to ****** ********* **** Avigilon *** ********?

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Executive *******

*** ******* ****** ******** Search ********* ***** ********** search ** *** ******* Centralized ****** ********* (**** *********** ****** ****), *** **** ** works ********, ** ****** more ******** ****** ******* for ****** *** ********, compared ** ******-***** ********. However, *** ****** ******* can **** **** ****** to ****** **** ****** events, *** *** **** as **** ** *** analytics ********* (**************), ***** ****** ***** performance ** *** *******.

************, ** ***** * few ****** *** *********** with *** ********* ****** interface, ***** ***** ***** its *** ** ***** users.

Significant ****** ****** ******* / **** ******** **** ****** ********

** *** *****, ***** were *********** ********* *** limitations:

  • ****** ******** ** *** motion *******:** ******* **** ******* environment ****** *** ****** time ******, ***** ******** Search *** ****** **** basic ****** ******** ******* of *** **** ******** to ****** ****** ******* and ******* *** *** search ** *******.
  • ****** **** **** ******:********* **** ****** ** 6 ***** ** ***** results ** * ****** search *** ****-*** *****. Bosch ********* *** ***** and ******** **** **** fixing *** *****. ** will ****** *** ****** when ** ******* *** fix.
  • *********** ****** ****** *****:******* ** *** *********** the ******** ******** *** take *+ ******* ********* on *** ********** ** the ******* (**+ ********* input *******).
  • ***** ******** **** ** Load:**** * ****** **** a ******** ******** ****** configuration (*.*. ********* ********* on * ********) ** saved *** ********, *** Forensic ****** ****** ***** and ** *** **** to ***.
  • ********* ******* / ******* Clips *** *****:****** ******* ***** ******** events ****** *-** ******* of **** ***** *** to *** ********* ********* the **** ****** ******** times. ************, ***** ** the ****** ****** *** analytic ********, *** ******* search ******** ****** ** the ******* **** ******* the **** *-* ******* of *** *****.

*******, ******** ****** *** several *********:

  • ****** ******** **** ****** event ****** ** ******** cameras:***** ******** ****** *** more ******** **** ********* video **** *********** *********** motion ** ****** *****, across ******** ******* *** multiple ****.
  • ******** ************ *********:********* ******** ********* ************** (e.g. **** ********, *********, etc) ***** ****, *******, there ** *** ** operation ******** (*.*. ***, OR) ** ****** ** 2 ** **** ********** are *** **************.
  • ******** ***** ****** *******:********* *** ****** ***** was ********* ******** ** our ***** ** *** daytime.
  • ** ********** ****:***** ** ** ********* cost *** ******** ****** Plugin. *** ******** ****** Service **** ** *** Milestone ********** ******, ** additional ******* *** ******.
  • ****** *****:****** ************ ***** **** than ** *******, *** there ** * ****** checkbox ** ******** *** metadata ********** *** ***** cameras. *******, **** ****** machine ***** *** ****** plugin *********, ***** ***** take *********** ********* *** large ** ************** ********* customers.

Fully ********** ****** ******

******** ****** ** ***** integrated **** *********'* *********** Search *** ** ******** where ******, *****, *** other ****** ********* ****** features *** *******. ** can ** *** ** parallel **** ***** ********, and ******** ***** ********* can ** ******** **************.

******** **********,********* **** ***, ** ***** *** party ******** ******** **** have ***** *** ****** in *** ********* ******, Forensic ****** ** * much ******* *********** ** part ** ********* *********** search.

*** ********* *-****** ***** overviews *** **** *** cons ** ******** ******:

Color ****** ******** **** ** *******

** *** *****, ********* for ****** ***** *** accurate ****** *** ***, but ************* ********* ** moderately *** *****. ****** colors **** *** **** accurate, ***** ****, *****, and ***** **** ******** less ********.

**** ***** ************ ********* for ******** ***** ******* crossing * ****:

Calendar ****** *****

** ***** * *********** problem **** ***** *** "Last * *****" *** "Last * *****" **** filters ** ********* ****** with ***** ******** ******. When ********* ***** **** frames, ******** ****** ******* no ******* *** *** search *****-***, *******, ** "Last * *****" ** any ****** **** ******* are ********, *** ******* are *****, ********* ***** within *** **** * hours:

***** ********* ** ** an ***** **** *** Forensic ****** ******, *** they ***** **** ********. We **** **** ** when ** ** ********.

Search ****** ***** *** *****

********* ** *** ******** search, **** ****** *** take * **** ****** of **** ** ******* (e.g. ********* ******), *** with ******** ****** **** a ***** ****** ** time ** *** *** of *** ****** ** shown.

** **** *******, **** with * ***** **-****** loitering ******, * *-****** clip ** ********:

***** **** **** **** is ****** ** * combination ** *** ***** Client ***** ** *** detection ***** *******:

*** ***** *********, ** general, ** **** ** the ***** ******, ***** on *** ********* ***** point **** *** ******** search ********. *** ***** start **** ** *** by ********* ** *** detection **** *** ** you *** *** ***** playback **** *** *** preview *** **** ****** should ** ****** *** the **** ** **** this ***** *** *** context ** *** *****.

**** ** * ********* issue **** **** *** party ************, ********** **** a ******* ******* **** video ********* ***** ****** and *******.

Complicated ****** ********

******** ****** ******** ******** search ******* *** ********** to ****** *** ******** objects. *******, *** ****** of ********** *** ***** descriptions *** *** ******* depending ** *** **** of ***** ***** ******** (e.g. **** ********, ****** entering, *********, **** ********, etc.). **** *** ** confusing *** ***-******** ***** of *** ******, ******* of *** ******** ******* and **********:

Duplicate ******* ****** **** **** ********

**** ********* *** ******* following * ****, *** loitering, ** ******** ******** results, ****** *-* ******* of **** *****, ** the ****** **** ******** analytic ****** ** *********:

**** ** ** ****** way ** ********* ***** duplicates. ***** ***** ** a "********" *********, ** found **** ***** * setting ***** *-* ******* was *** ****** ** cause ****** ***** ******** depending ** *** ********.

Saving ******** *****

*** ** *** ***** features ** *********** ** our *********** ****** **** was *** ****** ** save ****** *******. *******, we ***** **** ****** a ****** ****** **** Forensic ****** ** *** of *** ********** ****** the ******** ****** ****** to ****.

Bosch *** *** *** *********

** ****** **** ***** 7000 *** **** *******, which ******* *** *** EVA ************.

*****'* *********** ***** ********* is ********* ** ****, 8000, *** **** ****** cameras, ***** ******* * second ********* *** ***** analytics. **** ******** ****** such ** ******** ********* ********* ************** *** *********.

*** ****** ***** ******** many ** *** **** rules, *** ***** **** features, **** ** **** detection, *** ** **** susceptible ** ******* *** vibration ********* *******'* *************.

Compared ** ******** *** ********

***** ******** ** ************* more ********* *** ******** dedicated ******/*** ********, ** offers **** *********** *** analytic *********** **** ******** than ***** *** ** most ************. *******, ******** is *** ***** ********** into ********* *********** ****** (alarm ******** ****) *** requires * ********* ******** window ** ********.

******** ********** ****** **** requires ********** *** ******** and *** ********** ***, and *********** ********* ******* ********* to ***** ***, *** ******** ************* less ************* **** *****. Additionally, ******** ****** **** detection ** ********** ****** and ******* ****** ************** and ***** ***********. ******** also ****** **** *********** through********** ******, ***** **** ** additional $*** *** *******.

Versions ******

  • ********* ******** **** **
  • ***** ******** ****** ****** v1.0.70.2934

Comments (11)

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Lasse Sørensen

01/08/20 11:04pm

***** ****, * **** installed ** ** ****, and ****** *** ******** field ** ********** ******. But **** ******** * bosch ****** ** *** search ***, **** ****** and ******** ** *********. Im ****** **** **** I ********* *** ******** in *** ***** ******** pack, *** ** *** a ********* *******, * installation ***** ****** ** zip. *** ** ****** file ******* ** ** something ***** ** ** installed ****** *******. *** no *********** ***** *** files, ****** ************ ** license. ** ** *** regular ***** ******* **** to ******* ** ** it * ******* **** team?

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Lasse Sørensen | 01/09/20 02:27pm

*********** ********, * *** no ****** **** ************ and ***** ** *************** with * ********* *** the ********** ****** *** 1 *** *** ******.

*** *** ******* *** regular ***** ******* ****, according ** *** ******** at *****:

**** ** ** ******* a ******* **** ** Bosch **** *** **** probably *** **** ***** hit ** **** ****** in *** ******* *****

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Lasse Sørensen

In reply to Sean Patton | 01/09/20 10:41pm

*'* ******* ****** ************+

* *** *** **** Professional+ ***'* *********. ** that ********* ** **** article?

- *** *** *** file * ********** **** Bosch *** ********* * files:

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** ****** **** ** describing *********, *'* **** installed ** ***, ***'* know ***** *** ** the ******/****** ******.

*'* ****** **** **** i ********** *** *** file ****** ** *****'* webpage. *** ****'* *** the **** ***** ************* as ******** ** *** Milestone ***********.

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Kestutis Nagys

In reply to Lasse Sørensen | 01/09/20 02:35pm

** *****,

**** ******** ******* *** are *****? ****** ****, that *** ***** ****** is ********* **** ** Expert *** *********. ***** you **** ************+, ** only ****** *** ********* search ** *********.

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Morten Tor Nielsen

prescienta.com | 01/09/20 07:23pm

** ** *******, **** shows *** ******** ** "open *********" (****** ******* it's *************, *** ****'* ******* story).

*** **** **** ***** plugin, **** * ** that *****, *****, ***** like *** **** ** the ***, *** *** quite. *****'* ***** (******), and ******** **** **** out ***'* ****, *** some **** ** *** work ** ******** "******* of *** ***". ** the *********** ** ******* not ** ***** ** it ******* **. ** uneducated ***-**** ***** ******** that "**** ********* ***** is * ****, **** bad **" ****** ******* they ******** *** ****** an ******** **** ** the ******** (***** ** the ******** ******* ** a ***** ***********).

* **** *** **** told ** **** ********* want******* ** *****, *** between *********, *****, *** dealer *** *** ***** themselves ***** *** ***** a *** ***** ** chose ****.******** **** **, *** offer **** *** ****, but ***** ***** ***'** be ******** ** ******** a ***-*** ***** *** guy ************** *** *** ***** has ******* **** ***** around ***/*** **** ******* (clearly * ******** *** asphyxiation ***********).

** *** ** ****, the ********* ** ********* complicated **** * *** of ****-*******. *** "********" parameter *******'* ** ********* for *******, ** **** you ** *** **** (which ******** **** ** install. *****, ******** *** use *** ******) ** the ******* (******* *********) I'm *** **** **** solution ***** *** ** top.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Morten Tor Nielsen | 01/09/20 08:33pm

** ** *******, **** shows *** ******** ** "open *********" (****** ******* it's *** ****** ****, but ****'* ******* *****).

** ** *******, **** shows *** ******** ** the ********* '************' *******. This *********** ***** ******** '************ of *************':

** ******** ** ********* did * ****** ***** and ******* ***** *** a ******.

********* *** *** ********* on '************' *** ** leads ** **** **** of *****.

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Morten Tor Nielsen

prescienta.com | In reply to John Honovich | 01/10/20 08:18am

*'* ********* ** ******** is **** ******* ** more **** ** ****?

* *** ***** * terrible, ******* *** ***** app *** *******, ******* it, *** **** ** from ** *******. ** no ***** **** ********* review ** *******, ** while ******* ** ****** source, *** ******** ** "open".

** * **** ** make * **** *** the ****, * **** to ** ******* * review ******* ****** * even *** ****** ** the ******** *******. **** my **** ** ****, Microsoft **** ***** * lot ** **** ********* the ******* ** **** as *** ********** ******* of *** ******* ****** allowing ** ** ******* it.

*** ***** ***** **** XProtect ** **** **** iOS; **'* ***** *** easy ** **** ****, but *****'* * **** to **** ******* (***** there's **** **** ** functionality ** **********), *** Apple *** **** *** down ** **** **** and **** *** *** the ******** ** ***'** too ******.

*** **** ******* ******* is ****** ******* *** user **** *** ***** as "******** **** ** the ********". **** *** buy *** *******, *** assume ********** ***** **** ****, and ** **** ***'* (for ******** ******), ** taints *** ******** ******. Even ** *** **** works *** *****'* *****, Microsoft *** **** ***** that *** ******** *** too ********** *** *** worthy ** ******* ** XBox ********.

******** ******* *** ***, where *** **** *** not************* ** "********" ** the ********. ** ***** words, **** **********.*** *******, most ****** ***** *****, and *** **** *****. Neither ******** ***** *** desires *** ******* ** pretend ** ** "********" to *** **. *******, shell ********** *** ***** possible, *** **** ** the **** *** ****** an ***.

** ** **** ****, the ****** ***** ** be ******** ****** ** be ** "********" **** of ********, ***** ***** then ******* *** **** strict ******* ******* - more ******* **** * closed ********.

* ********* **** ********* wants **** ** ******* (open), *** ********************* ****** ******* ********** systems (***** ***** ******* to **** ********, ********** with ****** *******).

*** *** * *** it, ********* ** ********* acting **** ********* **** in **** **** ******** being **** **** ******* CE **** *** (*** XProtect ***** ** **** nails *** **** *** feel ** ** ***** 1995). ******* ** *** a (*****) ****-***, *** Microsoft ***** ****** ** mess ** ** *** throw ** *** ****, don't **** ** ***** is ***** ** *** idly ** *** *** Milestone ******* ******** ******* down **** ****.

** ***, *** ******** has ******, *** **'* not ***** ** ********* is ******************* *** ********, ** in ***** ** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Morten Tor Nielsen | 01/10/20 05:32pm

******, **** ******** ** the ********* *** ****** involved. * ***'* **** enough ***** ***** ********* or **** ** ******* that *** *'** *** a ******* *******.

********* ***** **** ***** marketplace. ***'* ******* ** to ********* * ******'* market. *** ************ **** runs *** ******'* ****** does *** ******** **** the **** ** **** happens **** *** **** has ********? *** ****** could **** ***** ********* and *** "**** ****'* the ******'* ********" *** it ** *** ** unreasonable ******** *** ** the ****** ***** *** marketplace ** ** **********, it's ********** **** *** market ****** *** ******* of *** ************ *** offerings ** *** ******, yes/no?

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Morten Tor Nielsen

prescienta.com | In reply to John Honovich | 01/11/20 10:08am

***, ****'* ****** *** way ** *** **.

**** ********* **** ***** the ******,***** ** ********** ** the ******** **** ***** it * *** **** critical ** ****** *** communication.

******* ********* ***** *** meat **** ** *** the ******** **** ** the ******: **** ** the **** ******* *** delicious, ****** *** ***** terrible *** **** ** the ******** ***** *** flatulent (** *****). ** Milestone ** *****?

** ** ******** *** transparent ***********, *** ******** might (*********) ** **** to ******** *** ******, meat *** ***** *******. But * ***'* ***** we **** **** **** of ************ *** ********* (among ***-*****). ******, *** dedicated ******** *** **** in, *** ******** ****'* good *** ***, *** most ***-***** *** *** going ** ** ****. They'll *** "******** ** Milestone" *** *** ********** that ** *******************. **** **** ******* their ******* *** ******** is **** *** ***** of ** ******, *** they'll **** ******, *****, in *** ****, **** the *** ****** **** made.

* *********, ****** **, customer ** ****** **** no ********.

** **** ** **** better: **** ********* *** so *********** **** **** will ***** ***** **** they **** * ****** mistake. ** ***'** *** going ** **** * peep ** ********** *** of ****.

******* - **** ****, they **** ***** ** love *** ****, *** speak ** *** ******** it ****** - ** least ** **** **** I ****.

**** ****, *** "***********" does ***** ****** ********** - **** ** *** can't *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Morten Tor Nielsen | 01/11/20 07:17pm

**** **** ******* ***** mistake *** ******** ** past *** ***** ** no ******, *** ****'** just ******, *****, ** the ****, **** *** bad ****** **** ****.

***, ****'* ***********!

** **********, ** *******, is **** *********, **** time, **** **** ****** against ********* ***** ******** make **** ******. *** Arecont ******, *****, *****, etc.

**** ********* ***** ******** it *** ****** **** quit *** ***** ********** that ** ********** *** company's ******* ** ****.

**********, ** ***** ** Milestone ********** ****** **** more ***** *** **** the ******** ** ****** in ***** *********** *** the *******. ** *** long ****, ** *** Milestone *********** ******* ***** for **** ** ****** that ***'* **** ****, it's *** ** ***** interest.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 01/10/20 04:33pm

******** *** ********* ************ | ********* *******

********** ******* **** ********* labels "********" ** ******* to "*********":

"* ******** ***********, ******** or ******* ***** **** Milestone *** ******** *** verification ************* *** ****, on *** **** ** this ****** *** ** the **** ** *** knowledge, *** *********** ** service ** ********** **** Milestone ********® ******* ******* in *** ******* ***********."

"* ********* ***********, ******** or ******* ***** **** Milestone *** ****** *** evaluated ** ************* ***/** performance *** ************* *** Milestone ********® ***** ********** software (***) ***********. *** results *** ********* ** a ************* ******, ******* jointly **** *** ********** partner."

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