Not all video surveillance systems have advanced technical features and capabilities such as film stripping. Those that do, provide operators the ability to resolve the issues they investigate with much greater efficiency. Film stripping is easy to teach which allows the operators to effectively use the tool within minutes. Film stripping also saves time and money as it allows surveillance operators to quickly find what they are looking for, which allows more time for them to perform other tasks. Without efficient tools like film stripping, operators have to fast forward or rewind tremendous amounts of video to find what they want. Advanced systems with film stripping and similar analytic tools may cost more than basic systems without this functionality, but the investment pays for itself by increasing efficiency.
Film stripping also can be integrated with the playback functions of the surveillance system. This allows the operator to have a preview window of the timeframe represented in each snap shot within the film stripping window pane. Once a target timeframe is selected, then the operator can simply click the associated snap shot and the system will take the operator back to the playback screen with the selected camera and time displayed. This allows rapid analysis of the selected time interval so the operator can quickly diagnose the target event.
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 20:25
Film Stripping
Film stripping is a video surveillance system feature that allows quick analysis of a particular camera’s field of view over a period of time. Film stripping can best be understood by considering a series of snapshots from a camera’s view in defined time intervals. For example, if someone wanted to quickly find out when a particular car moved from a parking space over the course of a day, then film stripping over a 24 hour period of time could be used to determine the hour when the car moved. Once the hour is determined, film stripping every 2 ½ minutes within the same camera’s view will instantly narrow the time that the car moved. Many examples exist related to the effectiveness of film stripping, but increased operator efficiency and ease of use are the main selling points.
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