December 04 CFCS Meeting.
 Digital
Viedo “A Very Private Eye Inc.”
December’s meeting was full of interesting information concerning how
we will be “watched” in future years. Mr. Abner Weintraub represented “A
Very Private Eye Inc.” and made some very clear points concerning surveillance
and digital video uses in the future.
One of the more interesting facts was that
even today as you go about your daily business of shopping or buying groceries,
you may be video taped from dozens to hundreds of times and that number is increasing
rapidly.
 He pointed out that the old analog video which has served well in the
past is being replaced at a rapid rate by digital video. He explained that among
the many advantages of storing video in digital format was the easy and absolutely
correct duplication along with the lack of wear of the media (VHS tape vs. hard
drives) and remote access and control. Literally a person that owns a business
can sit in a remote office maybe hundreds of miles away and watch live security
cams over the internet. At the present time it was estimated that 30% to 40%
of all video used in surveillance is already digital and more is changing from
analog to digital every day.
Mr. Weintraub also pointed out the privacy issues of video surveillance and the
many laws involved in protecting citizens and workers. While there are laws and
moral issues involved, the need for recording live data and operations is becoming
more necessary for businesses as well as safety concerns. Also as a part of the
overall presentation Mr. Weintraub illustrated many different types of systems
used to manage and store digital video and compared and contrasted those methods
to the ones used for analog video.
It was a very informative and interesting talk and the many slides and illustrations
made the details very clear and easy to understand.
Author: Ken Larrabee
Photography by: John Braun
Date: 12/22/2004
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