What's new in Omnicast 4.6 SR1

We just released Omnicast 4.6 SR1 which includes a lot of new camera models and improvements to ONVIF. The video integration development team at Genetec has been very productive, Omnicast now supports more than 630 different IP cameras or encoders.

Axis
We certified a lot of new Axis models in the last months with this release. M1054, M1103, M1104, M1113, M1114, M3113-R, M3114-R, M3202/-V M3203/-V, M3204/-V, M6034, P1343-E, P1344-E, P1346-E, P1347/-E, P3304/-V, P5532 P5532-E and P5534-E.

Bosch
We improved our support of the Bosch VRM which allows de-centralized recording with Omnicast and Bosch devices.

Panasonic
Same for Panasonic with their most recent products: WJ-GXE500/DG-GXE500, WV-SC385/DG-SC385, WV-SP105/DG-SP105, WV-SP302, DG-SP304V, WV-SP305/DG-SP305, WV-SP306, WV-SF332, DG-SF334, WV-SF335/DG-SF335, and WV-SF336.


Pelco
We added support for new Pelco models but also added lot of new functionalities:

• Support up to 2 simultaneous H.264 streams with Pelco Sarix
• Support for Hardware Motion detection with the Pelco Sarix (Full screen, motion detection zone with multiple region of interest)
• Input and output pins are now supported for all Pelco Sarix products
• Added support Pelco Spectra IV IP PTZ
• Added support for multi-channel encoders NET5308T and NET5308T-EXP (eight input video expansion unit)

Sony
We added a few new models for Sony: SNC-CH180, SNC-DH180, SNC-CH240 and SNC-DH240.

  

Verint
Omnicast can now manage seamlessly H.264 encoders from Verint: S1808e, S1816e and S1816e-SP.

Genetec Protocol
We also have many camera/encoder manufacturers that implemented the Genetec protocol directly in their device: Hikvision, HW Group, OTN System, IONODES, SightLogix, March Networks and VideoIQ.

The Genetec protocol is a network protocol (HTTP based) that is available to any technology partner who wants to integrate to Omnicast.

Some customers and integrators used the Genetec protocol to integrate a legacy DVR into Omnicast just by creating a transparent bridge between 2 products. To get access to the Genetec protocol please contact us at tech_partner@genetec.com

ONVIF
The ONVIF standard is more and more popular, we added a lot of functions to our ONVIF v1.01 implementation and now all the common used features are supported:

• MJPEG and H.264 streaming 
• Modify video compression settings
• Modify Network Configuration
• PTZ Control
• Control output pins
• Authentications with username and password

To improve customer's experience and better support our partners with ONVIF, we created a Genetec certification tool that validates ONVIF Services used by Omnicast and provides detailed information on potential implementation errors.

If you are developing ONVIF or Genetec Protocol compatible devices, we recommend that you use that tool in conjunction with the most recent ONVIF certification tool. To get access to the Genetec Certification tool please contact us at tech_partner@genetec.com

  

Other manufacturers
We also added support for different cameras and encoders from ACTi, Arecont, Basler, Comtex,  Mango DSP, Mavix, Optelecom-NKF, Promelit, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba, Truen and Vivotek.

More information
A detailed list of all the supported camera models is available on our Website: If you need more details and want to upgrade to Omnicast 4.6 SR1 please visit the Genetec Technical Assistance Portal

Service release and Hardware Integration Pack (HIP) available to any Omnicast 4.6 customer with or without a valid Software Maintenance agreement. Customers under a valid SMA can upgrade from any previous version of Omnicast without any licensing fee.