Video surveillance using low bandwidth, high compression systems

The paper discusses recent developments in video coding and compression that have been undertaken at Bath University and in collaboration with industrial partners in the UK and EU. Conventional CCTV security systems are analysed and the requirements for digital video compression outlined. Having summarised the main video coding systems currently in use, the paper describes specific features in the Bath Scaleable Video codec (BSV). The results of employing this codec in a security application are shown and the principal benefits are summarised