Major Manufacturers Dropping MJPEG

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Nov 04, 2016

MJPEG has hung on for years, still in use in some systems despite H.264's dominance for the better part of the past decade. However, now some manufacturers have removed MJPEG from their cameras and recorders, forcing users to stream H.264.

We look at this issue, products potentially affected, and its impact on applications in this note.

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Comments (15)

Matt Transue

11/04/16 12:39pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Matt Transue | 11/04/16 04:11pm

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Brandon Frazier

IPVMU Certified | 11/04/16 01:07pm

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Undisclosed #1

11/04/16 01:16pm

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In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/16 02:32pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/16 04:17pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 11/04/16 04:41pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 11/04/16 04:02pm

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11/04/16 07:16pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 11/04/16 07:18pm

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NetworkOptix | 11/05/16 01:17am

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11/05/16 02:57pm

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11/09/16 01:14pm

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In reply to Chris Newhouse | 11/10/16 10:13am

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