Another revolution in video surveillance!

The Ultra-New Videoblazer. 

Everything we dreamed of…

This is exactly how we envisioned the future of video surveillance, 27 years ago, when we manufactured our first digital video recording boards. And for everyone else, this is still the future. But for SpecialLab, it’s already the present.

Since 1996, we’ve experienced many technological revolutions in the field of digital video. To be precise, SpecialLab has driven these revolutions, starting with the first digitization board, the first video analytics, and the first neural networks. And now, we’ve released a device that shatters records in technical specifications across everything known today, but more importantly – it changes the ideology of the entire security sector.

This “sweetheart” starts with small dimensions and climate control. The hardware is hermetic and can withstand extreme temperatures. Distribution is achieved not by network modules, but by a set of such devices installed near the areas of responsibility. Its program is no longer just some shapeless video surveillance or “alarm system.” Now we are dealing with a set of specific utilitarian applications: one point is loaded with perimeter video surveillance software, another with access control for the entrance group, a third with executive protection, a fourth with algorithms for the security room (including monitoring of security personnel actions), a fifth with access control for the car park, and so on. Now it’s like a networked octopus of individual tasks connected by common goals. 

It’s almost impossible to disable or even find all the Blazers. One of them will manage to report any sabotage. Each one has multiple data transmission channels, including sound, light, and video alerts. These video surveillance systems can be located not in prominent places like Chinese DVRs, but in the furthest closet, on a pole in the sun, or even 100 meters underground, buried.

Naturally, the main element is artificial intelligence. Each such box processes 8 channels of live video using built-in neural networks. A set of appropriate neural networks is assigned to each task. For perimeters - people recognition, for public places - a weapon detection alarm, for parking lots and highways - license plate detection, for access control - facial recognition, and so on.

Once again, for those who missed it, here’s the real deal. For high-quality neural networks on 8 channels of compressed video, you need not only expensive software but also a powerful computer with a pricey nVidia card. The new Video Blazer is an order of magnitude cheaper.

For 27 years of our company’s existence, 21 years were spent working towards this. We started with a single-channel IP video server with on-board sensors and keys. Back then, it wasn’t a revolution, just a breakthrough, because no one else could offer a system that combined two elements: video surveillance and alarm systems in one logically connected package. Then SpecialLab developed and now sells a multi-functional device for two IP cameras, each with its own neural network, as well as all the physical control tools.

We don’t even know what to do with our main Windows-based software anymore because the new Blazer, despite its significantly lower cost, already surpasses it in some areas. We wanted to say something negative, just to avoid hurting GOALcity sales. And this is the practicality, there’s nothing more functional that can be done on Windows. And there’s nothing more familiar to the average user. Each Video Blazer is utilitarian, configured for a specific task, but together they form a multi-functional system. The user may not even know that they’re dealing with more than one device when setting up all the hardware together.

Of course, the non-PC-based setup sacrifices some flexibility. GOALcity’s vast amount of settings allow you to customize everything to your heart’s content. On the other hand, most users don’t like digging through menus, and the Video Blazer is perfect for them - just turn it on and go.

Reliability - We’ve gotten rid of Windows (like the joke: sell the goat and you’ll be happy). There’s nothing to crash! And there’s no need for it, because the device has an automatic reboot system that can restore the system in seconds.

Power Consumption - Consumption is significantly lower than for PCs. And most importantly, it’s also distributed. Instead of one powerful UPS, you can install small ones for each device. The batteries won’t fail simultaneously, and you can’t shut down everything with a single power button. Is maintenance more complex, having to monitor several power supplies instead of one? Maybe, but it’s also not difficult to power it from a single UPS - a 220V wire has no limitations. And Video Blazers also have a 12V input - everyone can choose the most convenient option.

As for the data transmission network, even if you disconnect the main network and the internet, Video Blazers can switch to other channels, including using GSM modules.

Multiple identical video surveillance devices with different programs work together as one, each performing its own task in ensuring the object’s security.

Each box handles its specific task: for perimeters - people recognition, for public places - a weapon detection alarm, for parking lots and highways - license plate detection, for access control - facial recognition, and so on.

Everything is tailored to the Russian reality and against the particularly clever criminals of our reality. There are no Chinese characters in the program, it’s not an adaptation of something foreign to a “Russian” development. Of course, the device uses foreign chips, but it is completely developed and manufactured by SpecialLab.

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