According to the company, Eve is the first encoder to support 960H-enhanced video streams. Analogue surveillance systems are closed circuits that tie you to the location where they are used. IP technology, on the other hand, paves the way to full connectivity: it allows you to transfer video to any destination you want. That means live footage can be viewed in the central control room, while a duplicate stream is sent to a remote recorder or to the mobile device of one of your operators.

Eve encoders are equipped with a number of features that are normally only found in high-end devices, such as 960H resolution, image quality enhancement (motion-adaptive deinterlacing, 3D noise filter, fog correction) and proven interoperability with third-party systems.

Eve comes in three different versions. Eve One lets you migrate to IP one camera at a time. All you need to do is fit this compact single-channel video encoder into the housing or connection box of your analogue camera and you can operate that camera from anywhere you like. For additonal surveillance power Eve Four upgrades four analogue cameras to IP, while Eve 4x4, a sixteen-channel rack encoder, is the perfect replacement for your DVR or analogue video switcher.

“Many companies relying on analogue video surveillance are looking for ways to tap into the huge potential offered by IP technology," says Roger Decker, Managing Director at Siqura. “However, a full-blown migration is something not all can afford. With Eve, customers can make the move from analogue to digital at a rate that suits their budget. These cost-effective encoders give them all the benefits of IP while protecting the investment they have made in their existing infrastructure."