High Definition surveillance is the technology of choice for large-scale public surveillance, the technology offers a lot more functionality and efficiency over older methods such as analogue CCTV. Captured video can be automatically previewed and security events flagged in mere seconds as opposed to the hours it used to take sifting through video tapes. When it comes to surveillance, you cannot afford to have equipment fail or not function properly. SVS understands this critical need for powerful yet reliable surveillance equipment.

Surveillance is the latest video market sector to move towards HD (High Definition) and demand correspondingly high performance video processing capabilities. H.264 encoders encode the video signal, allowing the image to be transmitted over an Ethernet connection. The H.264 encoder has a silicon platform with a result of high performance signal processing fabric with low cost and low power, lowering the cost of Field-programmable gate arrays.

The primary reason for moving from analog to digital video is that intelligence can be embedded in the surveillance system itself, as well as in the network instead of relying on exorbitant personal costs. Fewer cameras are needed with an HD installation because of the greater focus area per camera.