An effective (motion det) alarm notification

[Limprod 0]

...without a dedicated video server; without streaming video 24/7; and without having to manually access the DVR by remote; a no-brainer solution that should not take any seasoned code slinger 2 hours to program.

 

SMTP (e-mail) notification would be fine except it's pointless to access remote DVRs each and every time there is a (false) alarm. A single attached screen capture won't show much if someone dashes across the frame.

 

Does anyone know of a DVR system/software that will simply attach either a small AVI (mpeg, or whatever) to e-mail, nothing fancy. small snip of video, 1 sec pre-alarm/motion detection, motion detected and 1 second post?

 

Heck, even 3 screen captures. 1 second pre-alarm, alarm, 1 second post.

 

On the receiving end I already set up a SMTP server to automatically display, HANDS FREE, the video or screen caps to monitor multiple CCTV systems. I even made a script to combine screen captures into a motion jpeg.

 

Apparently this is a feature that is so ridiculously simple nobody has thought of it(?). It does not require a $30k dedicated video server (just to buffer x seconds of video). It should not cost $8-10k to program such a small feature. It does not require manually accessing playback of the alarm each and every (false) alarm. SO WHY CAN'T IF FIND ANYTHING?

 

Does anyone know of a software or hardware solution that does this? I've seen some systems that e-mail a single screen cap, but a pre-alarm, alarm screen capture or video is more effective.

 

Any programmers up to the task, please PM me! ...or does any software program have an API or offer a programming environment?

 

Thanks in Advance!

[Soundy 1]

Those are functions built-in to a number of IP cameras... no separate hardware or software required.

[Limprod 0]

I was hoping for a solution that didn't cost $500-1200 per camera. Do you have installations that uses FTP or SMTP?

 

Which software would you recommend to manage multiple sites?

 

The number of false detections some cameras have would eat up bandwidth morning noon and night.

 

I guess I wouldn't have to replace all the cameras. I just wish IP cameras came with a composite output so I could piggy back on existing DVR systems.

 

Do you know of a brand/model off hand that supports a pre/alarm/post video clips?

 

Thanks again!

[Soundy 1]

I was hoping for a solution that didn't cost $500-1200 per camera.

 

As opposed to the cost of a "dedicated video server" with the requisite hardware and software?

 

Do you have installations that uses FTP or SMTP?

 

None that REQUIRE it, so none that are using it currently. I have played with the function in the IQEye cameras, but don't have any sites that are interested in making use of it.

 

Which software would you recommend to manage multiple sites?

 

Well, what I'd recommend, you probably don't want to pay for. I have one owner with three stores, all of which we've equipped with Vigil DVRs. He views them all remotely on the single client application. These will do email alarm notification as well, but it's not something that he makes use of either.

 

In that case, you're probably looking at $4000-$5000 retail for a 16-channel hybrid DVR.

 

The number of false detections some cameras have would eat up bandwidth morning noon and night.

 

No worse than having the motion detection happening in the DVR - it's only as accurate as you configure it to be. Unless, of course, you start getting into Video Analytics, which the latest Vigil systems include.

 

I guess I wouldn't have to replace all the cameras. I just wish IP cameras came with a composite output so I could piggy back on existing DVR systems.

 

Several IQeye models DO have realtime composite output. But then you still have to wire network to them.

 

Do you know of a brand/model off hand that supports a pre/alarm/post video clips?

 

Of what? DVR or camera? Again, most of IQEye's model line will do it. What resolution do you want? What form factor? "Box"? Dome?

 

Your original post is somewhat unclear: do you already have cameras? A DVR? Is this something you're looking to add to an existing system? If you're already running a PC-based DVR, it may simply be a matter of changing the software it's using. It certainly doesn't require a dedicated $30,000 machine.

[Soundy 1]

BTW, if you give me an email address, I can set this IQ511 to send you some sample motion-triggered clips. I can set the number of pre-trigger and post-trigger images as well as the interval between them... There's also a time-lapse option to send images at a regular set interval. Motion areas are user-definable, with multiple overlapping windows, each with their own sensitivity, as well as "exclude" areas, so it can be fairly fine-tuned.

[crirvine 0]

limprod are you trying to replace a burg alarm with a all in one solution using a dvr? Security systems are like cars the more room and the better the ride the more the cost. A escort will not have the options as a expedition. You should base your system on the value of what you want to protect.

[cctv_down_under 0]

I agree that the best option is a cheap video server, however the Geo Montoring Software does all this and is free with the DVR, your smartest move is to wire a hardware PIR to the DVR then trigger connection to the Geo Center software by activation of the PIR, this attaches a definable AVI file segment to be sent.

 

The best part is you can latch it to the Keypad for the alarm so that once the alarm is activated upon leaving the premise.....only then it will send video on detection