Smart CODEC Usage Statistics 2021

By Zach Segal, Published Jan 18, 2021, 08:48am EST

Smart codec usage has dropped moderately since 2019 despite nearly ubiquitous support for several years and, confusion around what constitutes a smart codec remains high.

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In this note, we examine the adoption rate of smart codecs and share integrators' feedback on why they do or do not use smart codecs in their deployments.

For technical background, see IPVM's Smart Codec Guide. This report is a successor to our 2019 usage and 2017 usage Statistics.

* ******** ** *** cameras ******** ***** *** smart ******, *** ***** has **** * * percentage ***** **** ***** 2019 (**% **. **%).

***** ***** ***** ****** cited *********/******* ******* **** commonly, ****** **** **** said **** **** **** simply ******* ******* *** include *** ******* ** did *** ******* * reason.

*** ********* ***** ***** that *********** *** *****, with **% ***** **** less **** **% ** the ****, **% ***** them **** **** **% of *** ****, *** the ********* **% ***** in *** ******.

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H.265/Manufacturer ****/***** ***** *********

******* *********** ************* *** question ** **** * smart ***** **, ******** we ******** **** ********* than ** ****. ** have ******** ***** ********* from **********, ****** *** numbers ***** ** ~*** remaining *********.

A **** **** ****, ****

***** *** ******* ***** 2019 *** ****, **** more *********** ***** ***** codecs **% ** **** of *** **** *** fewer *********** ***** ***** codecs **% ** **** of *** ****.

*** ******* ******* ******* using ***** ****** **** image *******, ********** ***** smart ****** **** ***** hardware, * **** ** need, *** **** ** using * *********** *****; and ** ******* * particularly ***** ******** ** comments ********** *********** ******.

Bandwidth/Storage *******

** ** **** *** 2017, *** **** ****** answer *** ***** ***** codecs *** ********* *** storage *******:

  • “********** ** **** ******** has **** **** ** Hanwha *** **** **** their ******** ******* ** all ** ****. ** only *** **** ** a *** ***** ** save **** ********* ******* seeing ******** *****.”
  • “***. ** **** **** Axis *** ****** **** year. *** ********* ******* is *** **** ****** for ***”
  • “[***%] *** *** **** width *********”
  • “***% ** *** ****** deployments **** ********* ** these ****** ** ****** storage ************, ****** * concern **** *** ******* IT ***********”
  • “***, ***** *******”
  • “**% **** ****. **** all ** *** *** Axis ******* **** *** stream ****** **. **** is * **** ******* on *******. *** ******* one **** ** ******** all ***** ******* **** all **** ******* *** our ******* **** **** 15gb/camera/day ** ***/******/***”
  • “***% - *** ** use ** ****. ***** to **** **** ** left *** ********** ** 10/LOW. *******, ** *** now ********* *** ********* (cloud) ****** ** ****** Zip **/******* ** **/**** and **** **** **** to ****** *** ********** while *** ********** ******* (using ******** *** ** well)”
  • “******** **%. ** **** using **** ******* *** still ******* **** **********”
  • “**% ** **** ** storage ******”
  • “**%, ***** ********'* ****. It ***** ****** **** for ******** *** ********* and ********** ***** ** client ********”
  • “**% - ****** *** very ******** *************, ***** codecs ***** * ********** improvement ** ********* *** retention. ***** ****** ***'* a ****** *** ** implement ****”
  • “***% ** ******* *** Hanwah *** ****. ** have ***** **** *** savings ** ********* *** storage ** ** ******* then *** ***** **** of ***** *******”
  • “* *** *.***+ *** 100% ** *** ********* cameras * *******. ******* and ********* ******* *** unreal”
  • “**% - *** ******* network ********* ** * nice ******* ** ********. Not *** ******* **** the ***** *********** ******* that ** ****. *** as ** **** ******* Zipstream ** ****”

Smart ****** ************ ******

** ** ******** *****, many ********* ********** ************.

  • “***% ****** **** ******** on *** ******”
  • “**%+. **** ******* ******* some **** ** ***** codec *****, *** ***** such ****** ***** ** storage *****”
  • “**% ******* ******** ** use ***** *****. ****** every *** *** **** version *** ** **** advantage ** **”
  • “**% **** ********* *.***+, manufacturer **********”
  • “**% ** **** ***** on *** *******”

Compatibility ******

*** ** *** **** common ********* **** *********** who **** **** ****** or ***** *** ***** codecs *** **** ** support, ****** ** *** camera ** *** ****.

  • “**% ******** ** ********* or *********** ******* ******* and ****”
  • “**%. **** *** **** we ***** ******** *** camera ************”
  • “**% **** **** **** in * ****** *** to *** ***********, *** can ****** **** ******* than ****'** ***** ** a ***** ***********. ****, have **** ******* ******** in ****** ******* ** camera ***** (*** ****** with *** ****** *** constant ****** **** **** detail.)”
  • “**% - **** ***** it ***** *****. **** incompatablities ********* ** **** using ** ****”
  • “**%. ********* *** **********”
  • “**% - **** ** the % ** ******** where ** *** ***** the **** ****** *** recorder ************”

Performance ********

***** *** * ***** increase **** ******** ***** in ******** ********** *********** concerns.

  • “***** **%. ** ****** employ ********* *** **** we ** ** ** at *** ****** ********. During ******* * **** found **** ****** *** often ****** *** ** didn't **** ** **** as * ******* ** should.”
  • “**** **** ********* ** required ** ********. **** experienced ******.”
  • “* **** **** *.***+ on ***** ** ******* of ** ******* **** year. ****** *********** **** and ****** ***** *******. I **** *** * few ****** **** *** quality ** ******** ***** using ***** ******.”
  • “**%, * **** *** them *** ******* ******* where ***** ** ******** motion, ********* * **** found **** **** ****** to ****** ******* *** lose **** ******* ** the ********* ** *** motion *****.”
  • “* ******* **** ***** it ******* *** ******* of *** *******. ** I ****** **** ********* time * ***** ******** enable **** *** **** hard ****** ****/**** **'* not ****** * ******.”
  • “*%. ** ******* ******* quality ****** **** *****”
  • “*%. * **** **** H265+ ** *** **** but ***** ***** ********* and *** ******* ** image *******. **** **** alone ** ** *******.”
  • “****. * ****'* ****** and * ****'* **** it ** * ***'* know **** *** *** consequences”
  • “* ******* **** ***** it ******* *** ******* of *** *******. ** I ****** **** ********* time * ***** ******** enable **** *** **** hard ****** ****/**** **'* not ****** * ******.”

Proprietary ******

******* *********** **** ********* with *** *********** ****** of ***** ******.

  • “*% ******* **** ******** standards ** ***** ********”
  • “*% ******* ** *** proprietary ****** ** ***** codecs”
  • “*%. ** *** ** use *** ********* ******* unless **** ** * vital ******”

Comments (1)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

01/18/21 02:55pm

** *** ** *** proprietary ******* ** ***** smart ******, **** ***** (as *** ******* ******* out ** *** *********) seems ** ** * major **************** ** **** is ***** ** ***** codec. ******* ** ** I'm *****, *** ***'* what ** ***** ** smart ***** ** ******** compression ** *** ***** to ******** *************? *** example, ***** ***** ***** with ******* ***** ** are **** ********** ** the ***** ****** ***** areas ** **** **** scene? ** **'* *** done ** *** ******, while *** ****** ** your ******** **** ** H265 ***** **** ******* proprietary ******** ** *** stream?

** ***** ***'* ******** about *** ***** ****** itself **** ** ***********, correct? ***** **** ** the ******* ** *********? It's *** ****** * "smart *****" *** ***, but *************?

****** ** ****** ** called "***** ********" ****** than "***** *****"?

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