Question
What are the limitations of Privacy overlay in BVMS 12 (Panoramic cameras, h.263 & MPEG, decoder, VSC)?
Answer
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Panoramic cameras
When Privacy overlay is enabled for panoramic camera, opening this camera in BVMS will result in no video and error message. (Possible improvement in future, with updated detector)
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h.263 and MPEG
When Privacy overlay is enabled for h.263 or MPEG camera/ stream, opening it in BVMS will result in no video and error message
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Decoder/ Monitor wall
When an user is trying to display on a decoder camera, where Privacy overlay is enabled, no video will be displayed (Workaround: in combination with CPP13 cameras, BVMS will only display on decoder stream with Privacy Protection enabled)
See chapter "decoders" within this lesson for details.
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Mobile/ VSC
When Privacy overlay is enabled for a camera, opening it in Video Security Client or mobile App will result in no video displayed
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Privacy overlay is not supported, when using DIVAR IP (AIO) as the Operator Client
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Privacy overlay can be used (enable feature license) in DIVAR IP (AIO) based systems, but only if it runs on a separate Operator Client workstation according to hardware and GPU specification.
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Privacy overlay is not available for BVMS Viewer
The following Nvidia cards are recommended to use for the privacy overlay feature:
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Nvidia Quadro P2000
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Nvidia Quadro P4000
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Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000
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Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000
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Nvidia Quadro P2200
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Nvidia Quadro T600
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Nvidia Quadro T1000
Please check the most up to date datasheet of BVMS for a list of supported GPU's in BVMS (in general w/o privacy overlay).
Performance limitations:
AI Performance indicates how many cameras can be processed simultaneously, with Privacy overlay enabled, on a single workstation, equipped with specific GPU.
Criteria:
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As a result of frames being dropped with workstation load, fps should not be lower than 20
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Applicable for resolutions from SD up to 5Mpx. In case of higher resolutions (4K) general decoding performance is a limiting factor
Some recommendations to get the pest performance:
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Ensure workstation with compatible and capable GPU
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Consider limitations for # of displayed cameras in system design
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Lowering down fps of displayed stream might give better results
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Privacy overlay in Enterprise Environment
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Privacy overlay for a camera displayed on a decoder/monitor group
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Comparison: Privacy mode in CPP13 cameras and Privacy overlay in BVMS