VideoBOX Professional
VideoBOX also includes:
- Compatibility with DCR for Digital CCTV decoding
- Digital video file conversion (import/export)
- Accurate frame by frame screen capture
- Export and import for several digital CCTV formats
- Advanced RAID option, supports capture and analysis of long video sequences
- Extensive enhancement, masking and analysis tools
- Optional 16 channel live demultiplexing
VideoBOX and DCR PRO systems are used in several countries Police Technical and Forensic units as the main CCTV processing system, some of the key features are described below.
- Support for Analog & Digital CCTV formats
- Advanced frame-by-frame screen capture
- Record and output accurate video sequences
- Image & Motion deblur tools
- Video stabilisation and integration
- Mpeg and AVI support
- Image Masking and Highlighting
- Video Sequence Masking & Tracking
- Image equalization
- Zoom & rotation functions on live and recorded video
- Sequence averaging & integration
- Odd or even field alignment
- Image comparison operations
- Extended range of filters including pattern noise removal
- Demultiplexing tools including the Mux wizard
- Video stabilisation and integration
- Support high capacity RAID storage
Additional Features:
Developed to meet the needs of users
VideoBOX Professional features an extensive array of specialised CCTV video capture, decoding and enhancement tools, many of which were developed using feedback and requests from leading technical video support specialists and video forensic technicians around the world.
Powerful CCTV decoding
VideoBOX Professional features a wide range of CCTV decoding tools including unique screen capture, live video demultiplexing and the Mux Wizard, a specialised tool which allows users to create their own demultiplexing formats for difficult or unsupported formats.
Rapid Results
VideoBOX Professional, as with all solutions from Vision Base is developed to optimise routine procedures by significantly reducing the time required for performing common tasks, such as demultiplexing, enhancement, file export and finishing both anlog and digital CCTV video as professional evidence to either videotape, DVD or digital files.
Increased Storage
VideoBOX Professional performance and storage capacity can be extended with the addition of the RS or real-time storage system. Adding between 2 to 6 TB of storage allows users to capture several hours or even days' worth of uncompressed CCTV video onto the system, removing further need of the original evidence as all the data can be captured once, reviewed and processed rapidly from the RS system.
VideoBOX Professional is a full featured product with many integrated tools and processes.
Some of the key enhancement tools and brief descriptions are listed below:
Screen Capture
Unique and highly accurate frame-by-frame image capture and export, designed specifically for working with Digital CCTV formats.
Averaging & Integration
This is a method of using multiple frames to eliminate random noise or other random factors, such as snowfall or rain, from the video sequence. It can be applied to live or recorded video, and results in static detail through a series of frames being greatly enhanced.
Brightness & Contrast
Improve the brightness and contrast of a single image or entire video sequences.
Brightness and Contrast levels can be automatically adjusted for live demultiplexing.
This can be applied before video is captured in VideoBOX Professional, thereby improving the original dynamic range before further enhancement can be applied if required.
Lighting Correction
Automatic histogram equalisation enhances under developed video, increasing the level of detail within an image or sequence, allowing the maximum amount of detail to be extracted.
Colour Correction
Automatic adjustment of colour balance restores an incorrect tint to the video, which, for example, can often be caused by coloured street lighting.
Motion Deblur
Despite the complexity of most motion de-blur filters, VideoBOX provides a simple to use set of graphical tools to get fast results from very difficult and motion blurred images. Fine adjustment are possible with an immediate preview of the results.
Zoom & Rotate
Enables you to correct rotated video which may have been caused by footage from damaged camera mountings.
Rotate the position of detail with a sequence for enhancement, such as registration plates.
Zoom in on the footage to maximise the viewing area.
Field Alignment
Detail within moving objects when viewed as still images can often be difficult to read due to the slight time delay between fields of when the original video was captured. Field Alignment separates the image frame into 2 fields, odd and even and allows the user to move one or the other until the detail which is required is back in alignment and fully readable.
Filters
VideoBOX Professional provides users with a list of powerful filters to apply to CCTV video.
The filters can be used to blur, sharpen, reduce noise or find edges of details. They can greatly improve the enhancement of CCTV video or enhance details not immediately noticeable.
Joining & Scripting
Quickly create a sequence of events or a storyboard by joining sections of recorded cameras into a single video sequence. Users may also join saved sequences from the systems hard drive or RS unit into one complete sequence which may then be recorded to VHS / DVD or exported as digital files.
Masking & Tracking
Masks are overlays applied to an image or video sequence for the purposes of highlighting or blocking specific image data. VideoBOX possesses four types of masks, including a standard coloured shape for blocking detail, a pixelate function for a subtle disfiguration of detail, or a highlight function to increase the contrast to that section of the image and a text/object based mask to allow Titles, lines and arrows etc to be added as required.
All masks are displayed live on the VGA and analog monitor and can be recorded to digital file, output as a video signal to be saved to VHS/DVD.
Mask Tracking is included and may also be used to follow or track targets across the screen though a video sequence.
Image comparison
Using 2 images VideoBOX Professional applies calculations to highlight subtle differences which may be missed with the naked eye. Using a selection of tools users can find differences between 2 seemingly identical images.
Image Stabilisation
Video Sequences can be stabilised and movement reduced or cancelled allowing the observer to view the target in the image more easily. Image integration can also be subsequently applied to extract details of static targets from the image.
Moving Object Integration
Using an automatic (draw box around target) method combining Object Recognition and Optional sequence integration, moving targets in an image can be tracked and the relevant pixels integrated to greatly enhance detail. This is particularly useful in low-light or camera shake situations.
Sequence Import & Export
Subject to system codecs or the presence of DCR PRO, VideoBOX can import and export a wide number of digital formats.
Included is the facility to export as uncompressed AVI or DVD ready formats allowing fast DVD production or import to further editing programs if required.
Object Measurement & Calibration
Various measurement capabilities are available including points, lines and angles with speed approximation (with more than one image) is available and exportable to spreadsheet for additional analysis.
Microsoft Windows XP Pro (SP3) Core2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 64MB VGA, 1280x1024 up to 1920x1080.
File Formats:
BMP, JPG, AVI, MPG, Mpeg1, Mpeg2, DVD, Mpeg4, MIS/VIS (Encrypted)various additional digital media files subject to codec.
Auditing:
Encrypted audit trail recording all user actions and processes.
Printing:
Video Print Output (Comp/SVHS), Integrated MS Word printing templates.
Video Input:
Composite / S-Video (live analog input) CD/DVD/Media Cards (digital input)
Video Output:
Composite / S-Video (live analog input) CD/DVD/Media Cards (digital input)
Image Display:
Live selected and camera thumbnails, 1280 x 1024 On VGA / 704x572 PAL/NTSC
Live Processing:
Interpolated Zoom, Colour, Contrast & Brightness, Hue, Saturation, Rotation, Averaging, Filters and Masks per multiplexed camera.
Recorded Image Processing:
As live processing, plus Histogram Equalization, Filters, Sequence Integration, Moving Object Integration, Sequence Stabilisation, Image Alignment, Colour Correction, Colour channel conversion to greyscale, Image Arithmetic.
Image Recording:
Dynamic Start/Stop & Loop Recording. Uncompressed live and demultiplexed video recording to RAM & optional RS. Preset Timer Recording available with RS system.
Screen Recording:
Synchronised Digital CCTV Recording, records precise frame-by-frame to uncompressed video sequences to RAM & optional RS.
Demultiplex Modes:
All major multiplexers supported with live Camera Number, Time & Date decoding.
Mux Wizard:
Automatically Create/Save/Import/Export custom multiplexer files, share files with other VideoBOX & Intelimux users.
Demultiplexed Camera:
All major multiplexers supported with live Camera Number, Time & Date decoding.
Recording:
Live Video, De-Multiplexed Camera Recording to RAM or Disk Drive.
Acquisition Mode:
Field, Frame, Odd, Even
Playback:
Live on VGA & analog, demultiplexed video with thumbnails. Playback with identical time spacing between frames on all cameras. Speed adjustment of play back.
Masking & Tracking:
Highlight, Pixelate or Mask image sequences. Semi automatic object tracking, immediate preview to VGA and analog monitor.
Measurement Tools:
2D calibration & measurement of height, width, and object speed.
Integration & Averaging:
Integrate recorded consecutive or non-consecutive images within a sequence.
Sequence Editor:
Load/Save selected cameras, range of sequence, or manually selected images
Time Decoding:
Live moveable overlay of decoded camera number, Time & Date.
Image Arithmetic:
Image blending, overlaying and arithmetic functions.
VideoBOX 16:
OPTIONAL 16-channel live video de-multiplexing, demultiplex to 16 video channels in a single pass. One camera per allocated channel.
Image Export:
Single or Multiple Camera breakout and export to all formats including DVD.
RAD-RS (Real-time Storage):
2TB to to 6TB of internal or external RAID, real-time uncompressed video recording and replay.
Compatible Options:
