CCTV Server Software

[CHR1S]

So far I have tried -

 

BlueIris - Great but a massive CPU hog on my Microserver, would be perfect otherwise.

Milestone - Good CPU usage but very hit and miss on camera stability and recording. Cameras drop out for a few seconds and come back, recording just fails for no reason.

 

Anyone used something with a mix of both?

 

I have 2x 1080p and 1x VGA cameras that need to do motion detection recording.

 

Thanks

 

Chris

[CHR1S]

What do you run it on? What's its CPU load like with motion detection?

[CHR1S]

Sounds ok, will try it on my server.

 

Thanks

[Duke5A]

At work we use Exacqvision. It's a pay for solution that scales really well and barely touches the CPU. A free one that I use at home is iSpy; it can be rough on CPU, but does motion recording, remote access, etc, etc.

[Vellocet]

We have Milestone and conpletely agree about recording being hit or miss. Really not reliable and people warp all over the place at times

 

Looking for new software ourselves, we have 25 cameras though

[round2it]

Have you tried ispy or zoneminder

 

iSpy: Open Source Camera Security Software

ZoneMinder - ZoneMinder: Linux Home CCTV and Video Camera Security with Motion Detection

 

Both are open source

[jamesfed]

Odd to hear about Milestone in such a way - found it to be heavier than some on the client CPU side but never had any issues with it as far as camera stability go. What kind of cameras are you running and what are network speeds like?

[plexer]

We have 20 odd cameras on milestone and don't see the issues you are describing with it.

 

Ben

[CHR1S]

I stuck with milestone but tinkered with the setup of the cameras and have had much better success.

 

I turned off the two way mics and reduced the bitrate and fps and they perform much better.

 

Cameras are 2mp 1080p's, network is pure Gb.

Edited October 24, 2013 by CHR1S

[plexer]

Shouldn't be recording any sound anyway.

 

What compression codecs do the cameras support? h.264?

 

Ben

[CHR1S]

yes, h.264

[synaesthesia]

We use BlueIris - it's fine on any decent processor (aka not whatever you're likely to have in a microserver!)

At home I use zoneminder. Complicated and a pain in the backside to configure properly, and not user friendly.

ISpy was crashy as hell, diabolical.

[plexer]

H.264 is processor intensive but lower bandwidth than mjpeg.

 

Ben

[Vellocet]

Shouldn't be recording any sound anyway.

 

What compression codecs do the cameras support? h.264?

 

Ben

 

Why not record sound?

[plexer]

Why not record sound?

 

There are limited circumstances in which audio recording may be justified, subject to sufficient

safeguards.

 

These could include:

*Audio based alert systems (such as those triggered by changes in noise patterns such as

sudden shouting). Conversations must not be recorded, and operators should not listen in.

 

*Two-way audio feeds from ‘help points’ covered by CCTV cameras, where these are

activated by the person requiring assistance.

 

*Conversations between staff and particular individuals where a reliable record is needed of

what was said, such as in the charging area of a police custody suite6.

 

*Where recording is triggered due to a specific threat, e.g. a ‘panic button’ in a taxi cab.

 

In the limited circumstances where audio recording is justified, signs must make it very clear that

audio recording is being or may be carried out.

 

Taken from:

 

http://www.ico.org.uk/Global/~/media/documents/library/Data_Protection/Detailed_specialist_guides/ICO_CCTVFINAL_2301.ashx

 

Ben

[Vellocet]

There are limited circumstances in which audio recording may be justified, subject to sufficient

safeguards.

 

These could include:

*Audio based alert systems (such as those triggered by changes in noise patterns such as

sudden shouting). Conversations must not be recorded, and operators should not listen in.

 

*Two-way audio feeds from ‘help points’ covered by CCTV cameras, where these are

activated by the person requiring assistance.

 

*Conversations between staff and particular individuals where a reliable record is needed of

what was said, such as in the charging area of a police custody suite6.

 

*Where recording is triggered due to a specific threat, e.g. a ‘panic button’ in a taxi cab.

 

In the limited circumstances where audio recording is justified, signs must make it very clear that

audio recording is being or may be carried out.

 

Taken from:

 

http://www.ico.org.uk/Global/~/media/documents/library/Data_Protection/Detailed_specialist_guides/ICO_CCTVFINAL_2301.ashx

 

Ben

 

Oh ok thought you meant a tech pov, were in a behavioural school so need audio

[localzuk]

Oh ok thought you meant a tech pov, were in a behavioural school so need audio

 

Still don't think that counts, as it would be blanket audio recording across a wide site, rather than specific targeted audio recording. Behavioural schools don't have any special legal status compared to normal ones, and we wouldn't be justified using audio in our school. This really should be ran past the ICO before implementation, as if you get it wrong you leave the school open to legal troubles.