CCTV Design Tool Changelog

What's new in CCTV Design Tool 5.4.3 Build 309

Jul 6, 2009
  • Supported 1/2.5, 1/1.8, 1.25, 1/3.6-inch sensor formats
  • Added new resolutions: Full HD, 4 MP

New in CCTV Design Tool 5.4 Build 282 (Apr 26, 2009)

  • Added camera 3D view
  • updated H.264 and MPEG4 bandwidth calculation
  • improved user interface

New in CCTV Design Tool 5.2 Build 215 (Oct 30, 2008)

  • Added new View from Camera (3D Modeling)
  • Added test objects (Man 1.8m): (1st - at specified distance, 2nd - at nearest visible distance, 3rd - user placed man).
  • Added choice of camera format - 4:3 or 16:9
  • Lens and FOV parameters grouped in Camera, Viewing angles, Field of View groups
  • Corrected MPEG4 and H.264 bandwidth calculation for middle compression levels
  • Added vertical viewing angle calculation

New in CCTV Design Tool 5.1 Build 200 (Oct 6, 2008)

  • Possibility to modify Focal Length and immediately calculate new field of view.
  • Implemented completely different algorithm of MPEG4 bandwidth and storage space estimation, based on our recent MPEG4 research. Added 8 new MPEG-4 and H.264 resolutions.
  • Implemented new way of H.264 calculation.
  • Added new options for bandwidth calculation: “Image Complexity” and “Motion %” in Expert Mode (Menu/Settings/Expert Mode).
  • Added new buttons for fast modification of Focal Length, Width, and Object Width.
  • Supported several new camera PAL and NTSC resolutions, including 704×288, 1280×960, 1280×1024 and 2600×1950.
  • Results of bandwidth calculations were tested with several AXIS, Panasonic network cameras and compared with data from AXIS corporation.
  • Added internal localization tool (Menu/Settings/Language/Localization Tool).

New in CCTV Design Tool 5.0 Build 145 (Jul 10, 2008)

  • More functions, more resolutions