HDcctv birth, video surveillance systems market will lift standards war?

Several chip and system suppliers recently issued for high definition surveillance system (high definition surveillance systems) applied to the development of a new standard HDcctv, supporters look forward to the birth of a new standard for easier deployment, lower cost Internet Protocol (IP) system alternatives.

Responsible for promoting new standard HDcctv Union (HDcctv Alliance), has published the contents of the standard version 0.9 and welcomed the members to join the Union; hope to launch in September of this year with the final version of the standard cameras 1.0 and complete in 2010.

The new standard was defined on the Exchange through HD-SDI links to video resolution and frame rate (frame rates) information of the Handshake Protocol (handshake protocol); HDcctv Union hoped that future standard version also via HD-SDI cables support bi-directional voice and power.

Todd Rockoff HDcctv Union Executive Chairman, said the organization driven by the technology will provide business users than existing systems easier to deploy and less expensive monitoring system; whereas the Union currently has two competition, preferences IP-based monitoring camera system network of industry standard camp, one is ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum), and second, to the PSIA (Physical Security Interoperability Alliance).

"The market for megapixel IP cameras (megapixel) slow;" Rockoff estimates, the market, only one percent of surveillance cameras is the adoption of the IP system in the network, however he stressed: "our Union is not a reverse IP technologies, IP technology in some external video storage backbone network or application of large-scale analysis system, is in the right direction.

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IP video market information site founder and industry analyst John Honovich estimates IP-based system current installation ratio should be at least 20%; he and predict the proportion will be in 5 years more than 50%: "like the telecom market, now see many turned to the use of VoIP technology.

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Standard for HDcctv, Honovich in his Web site the comments tend to wait-and-see attitude: "new technologies may become IP camera system growth strong threat, or simply desperate simulation technology suppliers are finally put a Bo; everything depends on the operation of the new standards, as well as simulation system suppliers are not able to work together.

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To date, HDcctv standard camp only attracted four smaller firms, including HD-DSI chip design firms Gennum, video decoding technology new company Stretch, camera manufacturer Ovii, as well as representatives from Taiwan ODM factory of monitoring system huiyou electronics (EverFocus).

Least those first-line supervisory system manufacturers such as Bosch, GE, Honeywell, Panasonic, Sony and other blessings, Honovich think HDcctv need for these big brands to join, just have a chance of success.

"Our Alliance is open to join until now;" Rockoff, however HDcctv official website as well as a subsidiary of social networking communities have been known to attract 200 or so interested to join the affiliate industry, and it was revealed that their Rockoff enterprises covers the Intel (Intel), Google and other companies.

At the same time, HDcctv IP surveillance cameras network technology camp opponents, also in the contend counter-blockade.

Honovich in his website comments, write to, Axis, Sony ONVIF owns IP cameras such as the sales market share as high as 45% of the members, there is also a PSIA in Cisco, GE, Honeywell and big brands such as Panasonic; however the latter members in IP camera market share slightly less.

Rockoff said that past IP camera is designed for those who strive to surpass the old standard NTSC etc., higher video resolution of business users of the main alternatives, but IP system but because the use of compression technology and a key transport, it poses some potential risks.