The Hidden Value of H.264

Few weeks ago, I saw a presentation on YouTube called "The Hidden cost of h.264". posted by The IP Academy/MxInstaller, a group describing themself as Mobotix Evangelist. Mobotix uses a specialized video compression called MxPEG, which is an improved and proprietary evolution of MJPEG.

The presentation argues that H.264 solutions are more expensive because it requires more Video Surveillance server than traditional MJPEG solutions based on the fact that decoding a H.264 stream is a lot more expensive than Motion JPEG.

Different ways to integrate with Omnicast

Omnicast is a very opened video surveillance solution. This post gives an overview of the most common ways to customize or integrate third party system with Omnicast.