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Ask Slashdot: Open-Source Forensic Surveillance Analysis Software?

Posted by Soulskill on from the my-neighbor's-dog-is-a-jerk-too dept.

McBooCZech writes "I am trying to set up a surveillance system. It is not intended to build a real-time on-line surveillance system to watch a wall of monitors on a 24/7 basis. The main scope is to record video (24/7) from the fixed cameras around our facility and when needed, get back to pre-recorded video and check it for particular event(s). Of course, it is possible to use a human to fast forward through video using a DVR-type FF function for short video sequences. Unfortunately, for long sequences (one week), it is not acceptable solution. I was searching online the whole weekend for the open source software for analysis of pre-recorded video in order to retrieve events and data from recorded video but had no luck. So I ask you, Slashdotters: Can you provide some suggestions for forensic software to analyze/find specific events in pre-recorded video? Some examples of events: 'human entering restricted zone,' 'movement in the restricted zone,' 'light in the restricted zone.'"

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  1. Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Zoneminder.

  2. Get sensors to log events. by cinghiale · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It might be a lot easier to install sensors to log interesting events that you can go back and review the video.

  3. Re:A few suggestions by SydShamino · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because no one has ever created something for a hobby then discovered it had a different, viable, commercial use.

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