exacqVision 25H1 Release

Edge Cloud Storage with Remote Connectivity

exacqVision Edge delivers the full functionality of a VMS directly to supported cameras, allowing for camera-only installations. This solution eliminates the need for an on-premises NVR, reducing deployment and maintenance requirements. However, video data stored solely on SD cards is vulnerable to failure or tampering, as evidence could be lost if the camera or SD card is removed or disposed of.

With this release, customers can effortlessly upload video to the cloud and access it remotely through the mobile application. For end users who may not have a fully developed IT department to manage on-premises equipment, a camera-only solution paired with cloud storage and remote access offers a streamlined setup. This minimizes on-premises infrastructure while providing the ability to view and search video from anywhere.

In addition to leveraging data redundancy in the cloud, exacqVision with Wasabi S3 stands out as a fully integrated and cost-effective solution. Furthermore, customers utilizing Edge for remote stations can gain significant benefits, while dealers servicing these customers can conveniently access video remotely

Push Video between exacqVision Mobile App and Desktop Client

As part of our ongoing effort to improve collaboration between users of the desktop client and the new exacqVision Mobile app, we are excited to announce VideoPush from the new mobile app.

VideoPush enables operators to share cameras and Views between the exacqVision Client, mobile app, and video walls. This makes it easy for operators to collaborate during incident investigations and critical response scenarios. For example, an operator in a SOC environment observing suspicious activity on a parking lot camera could send that live video to a security guard’s mobile app directly from the exacqVision Client.

Until now, only exacqVision Client and legacy Exacq Mobile users could take advantage of the VideoPush feature, as it was not supported in new exacqVision Mobile application. With exacqVision 25H1, users of the new exacqVision Mobile app can now leverage VideoPush to share live video between desktop and mobile clients, as well as video walls.

To start using VideoPush with exacqVision Mobile, users enter a display name for their device on the VideoPush settings page – just like they would for the exacqVision Client.

After assigning a display name, mobile operators are able to send and receive live video from other exacqVision clients. Below is an example of cameras being sent from the desktop client to exacqVision Mobile.

Operators can also now use exacqVision Mobile to send cameras to a video wall:

New Monitoring Mode in exacqVision Mobile App

As part of exacqVision Mobile’s modernized user experience, live cameras are displayed in a vertically scrollable list. This ensures users are seeing the largest image possible while still making it easy to monitor many cameras on a server. However, this presents a challenge for certain tablet users who want to leverage their larger screen size to monitor multiple cameras on a single page. For these users, scrolling a single camera at a time is an ineffective way to monitor video across their systems.

Monitoring Mode is a new exacqVision Mobile feature that enables tablet users to passively monitor multiple cameras and Views from a single live page. They can also tour through multiple pages of cameras on a preset timer, allowing for hands-free video monitoring on the go.

Enter Monitoring Mode from a tablet by selecting it from the Live page context menu:

Once in Monitoring Mode, users can customize their layout and dwell time by tapping the icon on the bottom left of the screen. Users can choose between a 2x2, a 3x3, or a 4x4 layout and they can set any dwell time between 1 second and 1 hour.

2x2 layout

3x3 layout

4x4 layout

After editing their Monitoring Mode preferences, the operator presses Start Loop to begin monitoring. exacqVision Mobile will automatically start cycling through the active Views on the Live page, making it easy for security professionals to monitor video from multiple cameras and servers at a time.

Leverage exacqVision with Illustra Audio Analytics

exacqVision remains committed to integrating advanced AI features from leading camera vendors. As part of this effort, we are introducing audio analytics through our Illustra camera line, supported by the exacqVision VMS. The audio analytics capabilities in Illustra AI cameras provide actionable insights by detecting events such as glass breaks, screams, shattering, and real-time responses to audio level changes. Additionally, users can search for these detected events as part of incident investigations.

Audio analytics are configured directly on the camera's webpage. Once the rules are properly set up, they will appear on the analytics settings page. They can then be viewed during searches for audio events or configured for live alerts using event linking.

exacqVision integration with Illustra Tripwire analytic

As part of our continuing efforts to integrate with AI features, customers can now utilize exacqVision VMS with Illustra Tripwire analytics, the ability to trigger an event when a person crosses a virtual line setup in the camera view.

Configuration is from the camera webpage and once the camera is setup along with the cross direction, the exacqVision integration allows the user to receive live alarms and search for when a person is crossing over in the configured direction.

Persistent Event Monitor

The Event Monitoring feature in exacqVision has long offered a flexible solution for enhancing situational awareness in live monitoring scenarios. This feature requires the client application user to be on the selected event monitor to receive camera view changes triggered by events.

To enhance the user experience for event monitoring, we introduced a new persistent state option. This feature allows users to intentionally keep an event monitor profile visible at all times, regardless of navigation within the desktop client interface or even if the interface is closed entirely.

With this new release, users can designate a single event monitor as 'Persistent.' This ensures that the software continuously displays cameras of interest on-screen, even if the user navigates to a different client page or closes the client entirely. This functionality highlights mission-critical events, enabling prompt visibility for early action and resolution.

exacqVision now integrates with Hanwha video intercom

We remain dedicated to expanding our integration capabilities with video intercom solutions. With this release, we are introducing support for Hanwha video intercoms, further enhancing our portfolio alongside existing integrations with Axis and 2N intercom systems.

This contactless Hanwha video intercom integration enables users to communicate with individuals at a door, facilitating conversations and granting access to the building or requesting additional credentials or assistance when necessary. In addition, once properly configured, the intercom can send notifications if someone is loitering near the door or if packages are being stolen from the vicinity of the intercom.

Scheduled video exports

To improve the user experience, we are introducing new methods to simplify the video export process. With exacqVision, users can export video directly from the search interface, downloading footage from one or more cameras onto their PC. However, download speed is dependent on the network bandwidth between the PC and the NVRs, which can affect performance. Additionally, transferring large volumes of video data may disrupt other systems using the same network. This challenge becomes more pronounced when connecting to NVRs remotely, especially across long distances or international locations.

This feature allows users to schedule one or more video exports for a future date and time. By timing these exports during off-peak hours, such as late at night or early morning, users can minimize network traffic and reduce the impact on system performance during regular business operations.

Enhanced View Management

Views are a core component of how customers display multiple camera streams exacqVision. In addition to the capability of tying different camera streams to specific layouts, views offer the ability to restrict or allow specific views to specific users or user roles. Up until this release, a view can only be assigned to a single user or a single user role.

With this release, exacqVision introduces the ability to assign a single view to multiple users or user roles. This enhancement improves efficiency by eliminating the need to create duplicate views and streamlines the management of user permissions.

AI Metadata Enhancements

In effort to improve our system performance and load balancing capabilities, we have improved how we store the vast amounts of AI meta data from cameras. With 25H1, AI metadata is now being stored on the hard drive instead of the SSD. This change leads to a longer hardware lifespan, since SSDs have lower write limits, and provides more storage space for extended metadata retention periods.

Additionally, we invested significant effort into rearchitecting the database, which has improved manageability and enhanced performance. Finally, we are updating our configuration calculator tool to provide tailored hardware specification recommendations based on the number of AI cameras and the type of metadata the customer wishes to retain.

Enterprise Manager Performance Improvements

A key advantage of exacqVision is its distributed architecture, which allows the system to seamlessly scale with customer needs while avoiding a single point of failure. As systems grow in scale, customers have the option to integrate centralized management using Enterprise Manager, all while maintaining the core distributed design of the solution.

This release delivers significant performance enhancements to Enterprise Manager. Database optimizations have reduced the number of queries by over 93% and improved CPU utilization by 85%. Additionally, overall CPU usage has been cut by half. The release also includes several robustness improvements, making Enterprise Manager more reliable and efficient than ever.