smirkol

We are installing encoders for a lot of analog cameras and are trying to decide between Axis Camera Station Client with Axis encoders and Avigilon Control Center with Avigilon encoders. Any advice or experience you can share will be appreciated. So far, we have performed a limited test and found some tradeoffs. Here's what we have found. Speed: Axis wins. Axis downloaded video much quicker. Motion Recording: Avigilon wins. When motion recording is utilized, Axis saves each bit of motion in its own AVI file, while Avigilon produces only one file. We occasionally have to burn hours of footage, so with Axis, there would be many, many files. Encoders: Axis wins. Axis has a 16 channel rack mountable encoder, while Avigilon only has 4 channel encoders. I don't know if Avigilon has a case so you can rack mount four encoders??? Playback: Avigilon wins. Avigilon's player allows playback of saved footage for multiple cameras in one viewer. With Axis, you only get one camera at a time. I'm no expert in either piece of software, so my review may not be completely accurate. Any insight you can offer will be great.