H.264 offers a 30 percent reduction in bandwidth and storage requirements compared to typical MPEG-4
systems whilst providing smooth image, claims Wavelet Technology. The H.264 camera interface enables applications to benefit from the smaller network bandwidth and reduced hard drive storage.

Megapixel camera manufacturers report compression improvements (stream size reduction) whilst retaining high video resolution of up to 25 times better than conventional Motion JPEG compression when capturing a typical city surveillance scene. As a result, a high-quality 3 megapixel video stream at 20fps (frames per second) can be as low as 2 Mbps (Megabits per second).

The Wavestore hybrid recording solution is an embedded Linux design, optimised for the management of large volumes of video images which enables multiple uses (using the Wavestore client software on a Windows PC) to search and display images corresponding to a specific time or an event instantly.

The HiNet (Hybrid Network) capability supports combinations of compression protocols simultaneously
including, Wavelet, M-JPEG, MxPEG (The unique Mobotix protocol), MPEG-4 and H.264, so enabling legacy systems to be upgraded with IP and megapixel cameras, and combinations of cameras from different manufacturers to be integrated into a single recording and management solution.

Large camera installations are simply resolved by integrating multiple Wavestore recorders in a server
group where all of the cameras appear as a single camera array, enabling any user to view all of the cameras that their authorisation and permission level permits.

Dual Ethernet network ports are provided (supporting a star network installation) which add resilience to
a system by segregating the network cameras into discrete sub-networks, which in the event of a
network failure need only affect a part of the total system.