Axis presents its new processor for video products Artpec-4

Axis Communications has added the latest version of its Artpec-4 processor-on-a-chip for video products to its portfolio, significantly increasing the quality of images and the performance of video analytics applications.

Axis Communications has announced its new processor, called Artpec-4, developed by the company's R+D Department. This latest version of its "system-on-a-chip" for network video products allows for a significant increase in image quality, as well as the performance of video content analysis applications for Axis IP video cameras and video encoders.

The new Artpec-4 processor has been designed to deliver video footage with improved noise reduction and increased light sensitivity, in order to provide sharper images of moving objects. This chip is a key element in getting the most out of "Lightfinder" technology, among others, that allows cameras to "see in color" clearly in low-light and dark environments. Lightfinder technology has been included in the Axis Q1602 network camera, currently the most light-sensitive on the market.

"The development of the Artpec-4 reaffirms the importance of our internal development to consolidate our leading position in the technological area. Thanks to this new processor we will be able to improve the quality of the images and build more user-friendly systems, that expand the application possibilities of IP video solutions and incorporate new advanced features", says Juan Luis Brizuela, Director of Business Development, by Axis Communications Southerneurope.

This new processor has also optimized the compressibility of the H.264 format. The new Artpec-4 supports multiple video streams in the H.264 and Motion JPEG compression formats that, In addition, can be individually configured in terms of resolution and number of frames per second. This improvement translates into better visuals on HDTV, increased flexibility and reduced storage and network costs.

Thanks to a more powerful CPU and its coprocessor for the acceleration of video analytics applications, New Artpec-4 Delivers Increased Processing Power for Intelligent Video Analytics Applications. This aspect is especially beneficial for applications that run directly inside the camera via the Axis Camera Application Platform, that facilitates the implementation of scalable and distributed video analytics systems for video surveillance.

As the migration from analog video systems to digital or IP video systems is accelerating, Video encoders are also generating enormous interest from many users of analog systems. For this reason, Artpec-4 incorporates improvements in the areas of de-interlacing and multi-channel video ports on a single chip, which reduces the cost per port on video encoders and allows for more economical multi-channel video encoding products.

Artpec-4 is optimized for Axis Communications' network cameras and video encoders and complements the company's existing processor portfolio, which also includes the first HDTV-capable network camera processor, Artpec-3.

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