Smart CODEC Usage Statistics 2021
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.
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.
* ******** ** *** ******* ******** still *** ***** ******, *** ***** has **** * * ********** ***** drop ***** **** (**% **. **%).
***** ***** ***** ****** ***** *********/******* savings **** ********, ****** **** **** said **** **** **** ****** ******* cameras *** ******* *** ******* ** did *** ******* * ******.
*** ********* ***** ***** **** *********** are *****, **** **% ***** **** less **** **% ** *** ****, 30% ***** **** **** **** **% of *** ****, *** *** ********* 45% ***** ** *** ******.
H.265/Manufacturer ****/***** ***** *********
******* *********** ************* *** ******** ** what * ***** ***** **, ******** we ******** **** ********* **** ** 2019. ** **** ******** ***** ********* from **********, ****** *** ******* ***** on ~*** ********* *********.
A **** **** ****, ****
***** *** ******* ***** **** *** 2017, **** **** *********** ***** ***** codecs **% ** **** ** *** time *** ***** *********** ***** ***** codecs **% ** **** ** *** time.
*** ******* ******* ******* ***** ***** codecs **** ***** *******, ********** ***** smart ****** **** ***** ********, * lack ** ****, *** **** ** using * *********** *****; *** ** noticed * ************ ***** ******** ** comments ********** *********** ******.
Bandwidth/Storage *******
** ** **** *** ****, *** most ****** ****** *** ***** ***** codecs *** ********* *** ******* *******:
- “********** ** **** ******** *** **** Axis ** ****** *** **** **** their ******** ******* ** *** ** them. ** **** *** **** ** a *** ***** ** **** **** bandwidth ******* ****** ******** *****.”
- “***. ** **** **** **** *** Hanwha **** ****. *** ********* ******* is *** **** ****** *** ***”
- “[***%] *** *** **** ***** *********”
- “***% ** *** ****** *********** **** advantage ** ***** ****** ** ****** storage ************, ****** * ******* **** our ******* ** ***********”
- “***, ***** *******”
- “**% **** ****. **** *** ** the *** **** ******* **** *** stream ****** **. **** ** * huge ******* ** *******. *** ******* one **** ** ******** *** ***** cameras **** *** **** ******* *** our ******* **** **** ****/******/*** ** 5gb/camera/day”
- “***% - *** ** *** ** Axis. ***** ** **** **** ** left *** ********** ** **/***. *******, we *** *** ********* *** ********* (cloud) ****** ** ****** *** **/******* or **/**** *** **** **** **** to ****** *** ********** ***** *** increasing ******* (***** ******** *** ** well)”
- “******** **%. ** **** ***** **** storage *** ***** ******* **** **********”
- “**% ** **** ** ******* ******”
- “**%, ***** ********'* ****. ** ***** really **** *** ******** *** ********* and ********** ***** ** ****** ********”
- “**% - ****** *** **** ******** circumstances, ***** ****** ***** * ********** improvement ** ********* *** *********. ***** really ***'* * ****** *** ** implement ****”
- “***% ** ******* *** ****** *** Axis. ** **** ***** **** *** savings ** ********* *** ******* ** be ******* **** *** ***** **** of ***** *******”
- “* *** *.***+ *** ***% ** the ********* ******* * *******. ******* and ********* ******* *** ******”
- “**% - *** ******* ******* ********* is * **** ******* ** ********. Not *** ******* **** *** ***** compression ******* **** ** ****. *** as ** **** ******* ********* ** nice”
Smart ****** ************ ******
** ** ******** *****, **** ********* widespread ************.
- “***% ****** **** ******** ** *** models”
- “**%+. **** ******* ******* **** **** of ***** ***** *****, *** ***** such ****** ***** ** ******* *****”
- “**% ******* ******** ** *** ***** codec. ****** ***** *** *** **** version *** ** **** ********* ** it”
- “**% **** ********* *.***+, ************ **********”
- “**% ** **** ***** ** *** cameras”
Compatibility ******
*** ** *** **** ****** ********* from *********** *** **** **** ****** or ***** *** ***** ****** *** lack ** *******, ****** ** *** camera ** *** ****.
- “**% ******** ** ********* ** *********** between ******* *** ****”
- “**%. **** *** **** ** ***** recorder *** ****** ************”
- “**% **** **** **** ** * single *** ** *** ***********, *** can ****** **** ******* **** ****'** worth ** * ***** ***********. ****, have **** ******* ******** ** ****** extreme ** ****** ***** (*** ****** with *** ****** *** ******** ****** with **** ******.)”
- “**% - **** ***** ** ***** sense. **** **************** ********* ** **** using ** ****”
- “**%. ********* *** **********”
- “**% - **** ** *** % of ******** ***** ** *** ***** the **** ****** *** ******** ************”
Performance ********
***** *** * ***** ******** **** previous ***** ** ******** ********** *********** concerns.
- “***** **%. ** ****** ****** ********* and **** ** ** ** ** at *** ****** ********. ****** ******* I **** ***** **** ****** *** often ****** *** ** ****'* **** as **** ** * ******* ** should.”
- “**** **** ********* ** ******** ** customer. **** *********** ******.”
- “* **** **** *.***+ ** ***** 50 ******* ** ** ******* **** year. ****** *********** **** *** ****** video *******. * **** *** * few ****** **** *** ******* ** playback ***** ***** ***** ******.”
- “**%, * **** *** **** *** certain ******* ***** ***** ** ******** motion, ********* * **** ***** **** they ****** ** ****** ******* *** lose **** ******* ** *** ********* of *** ****** *****.”
- “* ******* **** ***** ** ******* the ******* ** *** *******. ** I ****** **** ********* **** * would ******** ****** **** *** **** hard ****** ****/**** **'* *** ****** a ******.”
- “*%. ** ******* ******* ******* ****** busy *****”
- “*%. * **** **** ****+ ** the **** *** ***** ***** ********* and *** ******* ** ***** *******. Best **** ***** ** ** *******.”
- “****. * ****'* ****** *** * didn't **** ** ** * ***'* know **** *** *** ************”
- “* ******* **** ***** ** ******* the ******* ** *** *******. ** I ****** **** ********* **** * would ******** ****** **** *** **** hard ****** ****/**** **'* *** ****** a ******.”
Proprietary ******
******* *********** **** ********* **** *** proprietary ****** ** ***** ******.
- “*% ******* **** ******** ********* ** avoid ********”
- “*% ******* ** *** *********** ****** of ***** ******”
- “*%. ** *** ** *** *** propriety ******* ****** **** ** * vital ******”
** *** ** *** *********** ******* of ***** ***** ******, **** ***** (as *** ******* ******* *** ** the *********) ***** ** ** * major **************** ** **** ** ***** by ***** *****. ******* ** ** I'm *****, *** ***'* **** ** meant ** ***** ***** ** ******** compression ** *** ***** ** ******** effectiveness? *** *******, ***** ***** ***** with ******* ***** ** *** **** compressed ** *** ***** ****** ***** areas ** **** **** *****? ** it's *** **** ** *** ******, while *** ****** ** **** ******** H264 ** **** ***** **** ******* proprietary ******** ** *** ******?
** ***** ***'* ******** ***** *** coded ****** ****** **** ** ***********, correct? ***** **** ** *** ******* be *********? **'* *** ****** * "smart *****" *** ***, *** *************?
****** ** ****** ** ****** "***** encoding" ****** **** "***** *****"?