Applications

Multiple cameras can be used by SecuritySpy simultaneously. Video from all cameras can be viewed simultaneously in the Video preview window:



Additionally, each camera can be viewed in its own window.

SecuritySpy features highly optimized motion detection, so that each camera can be set up to capture video and/or still image files when motion is detected. The sensitivity of the motion detection can be adjusted for best results and detection of motion can be set to all or only part of the video image.

Alternatively, a time-lapse capture feature is available for constant round-the-clock capture that is not linked to motion detection.

SecuritySpy compresses captured video on the fly to conserve hard drive space (compression settings are fully adjustable and include the MPEG-4 codec), and still images files are saved in JPEG format. Video is captured as standard QuickTime movies which can be opened by practically all video software on the Mac. The captured image files can be optionally uploaded to a remote computer or web server via FTP so that footage can be viewed on the Internet and/or held safe at a remote location.

It is often useful to have video from both before and after a motion event - in the time before and after, even though the motion is not high enough to trigger recording, there is often something interesting happening in the video that is worth capturing. For this purpose SecuritySpy has Pre-capture and Post-capture features. The Pre-capture feature works by keeping a buffer of frames in memory, so that when motion is detected the video before the time of motion is also captured.

Here is an illustration of a possible video surveillance system:



As you can see, there is a wide variety of cameras and video input devices that can be used with SecuritySpy. More information on this is available in the Hardware setup recommendations section of the user manual. To show what kind of features are available in SecuritySpy, here are screenshots of the Camera Setup window:











During preview and capture there is a status window available to display the capture status of each camera, the amount of motion in the video image, and controls to turn on and off preview:



There is a Browser feature to enable you to easily view and manage captured footage:



SecuritySpy features a built-in web server that allows you to view live video, download captured footage, change settings and control the software, all from a remote location over a network (either a local network or the internet):



Click here to download the latest version of SecuritySpy.

Click here to download the SecuritySpy Dashboard widget for easy remote viewing of your SecuritySpy system.

Click here to download the SecuritySpy Screensaver that allows you to view multiple cameras from multiple SecuritySpy servers full-screen.

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