This focus has been led by the trend of the market demand to constantly increase video systems and camera resolutions, which places higher and higher demands on the video management software.

Visualisation performance has been increased by up to 50 % by optimising the rendering and decoding components. In practice this means that particularly the resources of the client workstation can be used more efficiently, which allows for the display of more cameras simultaneously maintaining a fluent image.

The web client has also been overhauled, now providing significantly higher bit rates than in previous versions combined with access to the whole archive period. It also uses the available network resources in a more efficient way, which leads to an improved transmission of images especially in narrow bandwidth environments.

Furthermore, the server-based motion detection has been optimised: Now 50 channels in HD resolution can be run on one server to alarm the security staff in case of relevant events or to save storage capacity.

Based on the Smart Driver approach a variety of new cameras and encoders have been certified for use with Seetec Cayuga. This includes new support for Abus IP cameras as well as a Smart Driver for Arecont Vision supporting all models from this manufacturer based on current firmware. For faster PTZ operations Seetec Cayuga supports a Click to Center mode for a set of manufacturers as an additional option. This allows for the user to clicking a certain spot within the camera view, which will cause the camera to centre on this position.

Seetec Cayuga R7 also now provides new possibilities when it comes to video analytics. Based on the Seetec Analytics Interface, which allows a flexible, driver-based integration of analytics applications in Seetec Cayuga, a plugin was developed to receive triggers coming from Traficon Flux traffic analytics software. Also the support of analytics algorithms by IPS has been extended and now also covers their server-based solutions.

With the introduction of the Seetec Cayuga R7 the licensing of video encoders has now changed. Up until Seetec Cayuga R6 one camera license was required per analogue camera channel, licensing is now based on IP addresses used by the device. This means that a four channel video encoder using just one IP address will now require just one instead of four camera licenses. Especially for migration projects, this facilitates a cost-efficient switch to IP video.