H.265 Usage Statistics 2021

ZS
Zach Segal
Published Jan 12, 2021 15:37 PM

H.265 has been widely available in IP cameras for many years but new IPVM statistics show that a significant percentage of cameras still are not using it. Why?

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175 integrators answered:

In the past year, what percentage of cameras did you deploy that used H.265 for streaming/recording video? Why?

Inside this note, we examine the main drivers for and against H.265 plus share detailed integrator commentary.

Key ******

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  • **** ** ******* ** ****** *** camera ** ******** *** *** **** common ******* *****
  • **** ******** **** ********* **** *********** and ********, ********** **** ******* ****** dropping.
  • **** *********** *** *********** ****-********** *** bandwidth *** ******* *******

Statistics *********

*******, ******* **** ** ******* ** the **** **** **** *.***, ** from ~*/*** ** ****:

**** **% ** *********** **** ** H.265, **** **** **% ** ****:

*.*. *** ***-** ***** *** ******* (50% **. **% ** *******).

******* ** *** ****** *** *** Support

*** **** ****** ******* ** *** H.265 ** ** ** *** **** is ** *** ***/*** ******** **, or *** ********** ********* ****** ************ offers **:

  • **%. * *** ** *** *.*** if *** ****** ******** **. *** less **** **** **** ** ******* actually **** ** ***** ***.”
  • “**% *** ********** **** *** ******. Used **** *********.”
  • “**% ******* ** ** *** *** and ****** **** *******. ********** **** grow, *** ** ***** ******* ******** on *.***.”
  • “**% - *** ******* ******* ********* is * **** ******* ** ********. Not *** ******* **** *** ***** compression ******* **** ** ****”
  • “**% * *** ** **** *********”
  • “**% **** *** ********* ******* ******* yet **** *.***”
  • “**%. *** *** ******* **** *.*** capability”
  • “We **** *** ****** *** *** to **** *** *.*** ** *** most ********* ******* ** ****** ******** and *** ********. *** ********** ** increasing”
  • ***** ** ** **% ** *** installs ** **** **** *.*** ****** always ****** **** ** *** ******** workstations ** *** *** *** ******* it. ** *** *.*** ** ****** bandwidth ** ******** *** *******.”
  • “****** ** **-**% ***' * ****** option *** ********* *** ******* ********. Some ******* ***'* ***** *.*** **** certain ******* ** ***** ****'* *** other *** ****** *** * ****** leverage ** *** ***** *** *** engineering **** ********”
  • “******** **%. ** ***** **** *** the ********** ** ** ******, *** not *** ***'* **** ** ** able ** ****** *.*** **** ******* camera *************. ** *** ** ******** we *** ** **** ********* *** storage”
  • “**% **** ******* *** *** ***** don't **** **** **** **** ***** using ***”

Not ***** - ******* / *********** ********

* ****** ** *********** *** *** not ***** *.*** ********* ***********, ********** related ** **** **** ******** ** VMS *******:

  • “**** **** (%**) **** *** ** and ** *** ** **** *** used ** **** *** ** **** installs **** **** ******** *** **** connections ******** *** **** ******* ** be ******”
  • “**** ** *** ******* ** ******* now ******* *.*** ** **** ****** would ** **+%. *** ** *** question ** *** ***** ** ** configure/use *.*** **** ***** ** ****** to **%. *** *** ******** ** too ***** *** ***** ******* *** end **** *******”
  • “**** ** *** ******* *** ********** for *.*** *** ** ********* ********** power ****** *** ****** **** ********”
  • ** **** **** **** **** ******** with *.*** - *** ** **** seen ***** ********* ** ******* *****, but **** *** ** **** ** look ** ******** ******** *** ********* are *** ***** *** ********. ** continue ** *** *.*** ** ****** improve *** *** ** **'* ***** not *** ******** *********** ****** *** essential *******”
  • “** *****'* ********* *** ******* *** H.265 ***. ********* **** **** ** much ******** ** *** ****** ** far. ******** **** ** ******* ****** with **** ** *** ******** ******* utilizing **** ******* ****** *** **** newer ********* ***** ***”
  • “* *** ** *** ***** *** and/or ********* ******** *** ********”
  • “*%. ** *** *** ** ** accepted ** *** *********”
  • “**% **’* * ****** ** *******. Which ******* ***** **, ***** *** support ** *** **** **** ******* they ******* ** ****. ** **** noticed **** *.*** ***** * *** more ********** ***** ** *** **** so ********* **’* *** ***** ****”
  • “** *****'* **** *.***, *** ******* that *** *** ***** **** ******* back, *** ******** ** ****** ******* are *** *** ***********”

Not ***** - ***** ****** *******

******* ***********, *** **** ***** **** in ****, ***** ***** ****** ** a ****** *** *** ***** *.***. This ***** ** *** ** ********* smart *.*** *********.

****, ***** *** **** ********* ** which ****** ************* ***** *.***, *** that ***** ****** (*.*. **** *********, Hanwha **********) *** *** ********* ** H.264. ** **** ******, ***** ****** can ** **** ** *********** **** H.265 *** * ******* ******** ** bandwidth.

  • “*%, ***** ****** *** **********”
  • “**** **%, ** ********* *** *** since ** ********* **** **** *******, most ** ***** *** **** ******* it, *** ** ******* **** ***** we *** *** ***** ****** *** we ***** ******* **** ***** *** installed ******* ** *** ** ***** H.264”
  • “...** *** ****** ********* ** **** or *.*** **** *** ****** ****...“

Not ***** - ******* *****

******* ***** ******* **** **** ****'* see **** ***** ** ******** *.*** due ** *** *** **** ** storage.

  • “*%. **** ********* **** ***** ***** for ***** ****, *** *** ********** overhead **** ***, *** **** *** all ******* *** ***** ******* ****, we ***'* *** *** **** ** utilize **** ** **** ****”
  • “***** **% - *** * **** not ****** **** *** **** ** get *** *.*** ** **** ** the *** ****** ** *** - haven't ***** *** **** ****** ******* hard ***** ***** ** ** *****”
  • **** ******* ** ******** **** *** H265 *****, *** ** ****** ****** it. **** *** ******** *** ******* see, ** ** *** *** * definitive ******* ** *******. **** ******* is ******* **** ********** *** **** cameras ** ****** *** *** ***** store ********** ****”

Using - ******* / ********* **** *******

* ****** ****** *** ***** *.*** was ********** ******* ********* *** ******* costs.

  • **% ****** ** ***** **** ******* video”
  • “***'* ********* ** ********* ****** ****** networks.”
  • “**% ***** *** *** ******* *** NVRs *** ****, ** **** ***** sense ** *** **** *** **** advantage ** *** ***** *********** *** more ********* *****”
  • “*** - ******* ****** ** *** was *.***+ **** ************ ** ****** better ********* *** ******* ******* ************”
  • ***** ***% ** ** ******** **** allow *** *** *.***. *********** ** better ** * ********** **”
  • “***. ***** *********. ** *** *** new *******”
  • “**+% **** ****** *** ******* *** bandwidth”
  • “**% - ** **** ********* & storage”
  • “** *** *.*** ** **** *** camera ************* - ***** **% ** the ****. ****** ******* ** *** increased *******/********* ******* ** *** ********* bandwidth”
  • “***% ** *** ******* ** ****** have ** ***** *.*** ** *** H.265+ ****** *********** ** ****** **** footage *** **”

Outlook *.***

***** ** ** * **** *** that *.*** ***** **** **** **** the **** *** *****, *** **** that ** ** **** ** ~**% this **** ***** ** **** ************ shows *** ******* ******* ** *.*** in ***** ************.

** ******** ** * ****** ***, where *** **** **** ***** / MPEG-4 ** *.*** *** *** **** enthusiasm ** ** ******* ****** ** megapixel *****, *** ***** ** *.*** has **** **** **** **********.

********,*.*** *** **** *********, *** ***** *.*** ******* **** poorly *** *** **** **** ****** of *.*** ** ***** ************. ** the ***** ****, **** ** * few ********* **** *.*** ** ** opportunity ** ************* ********** **** **********, the **** *** ***** *** *.*** but **** *.*** ****** **** ** an ****** **** *.***, *.*** *** be *** ***, ** ****.

Comments (2)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 12, 2021

******** ******** *.*** ** *** *******. If *** *** ** *** *** h.265 ****** ** ******** *** ****** it ***** ****. ** *** *** to *** *** ****** ***, **** don’t ******* *.***. **** ***** * double **** *****.

JH
John Honovich
Jan 13, 2021
IPVM

***************** ****** ***** ****** ****** *** supported *.*** ***** *.** (*** ****). #1, **** *** ******* ********'* ****** app **** ******** *** *.*** *******?

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