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Security Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4.x
Distributor: SANTEC BW AG, Germany
Client Features Omnicast 4.x Security Center 5.1 Notes
Login
Connect using Active Directory credentials Supported Supported
Support for up to 10 Active Directory Servers per Directory Not Supported Supported
Automatically reconnects if the main directory reboot Supported Supported
Restore previous cameras (live & playback)
if the main directory reboot
Supported
Supported
Automatically connect to a Directory when launched Supported Supported Using command line
Change own password Supported Supported
Limit number of a user connection Supported Supported Through privileges
Program command line argument Supported Supported
Restore user's layout on logon Supported Supported Restores the user's saved workspace
Force Gateway information in the logon screen Supported Not Supported
Restore searching criteria Supported Supported Templates and user workspace
Interface
Simple/Advanced mode in Client apps Supported Not Supported Obsolete
Error Notifications mechanism Supported Supported
Lock User Interface for a user Supported Supported Through privileges
Show / Hide panes Supported Supported
Full screen (F11) Supported Supported
Full screen video (Shift-F11) Supported Supported Tile only mode (F10)
Configure Live Viewer as a Video Wall Supported Not Supported Save layout locally
Multi Screen Support Supported Supported
Configure the volume control in the toolbar Supported Supported
Access to application menu (external application shortcut) Supported Supported Through XML file
Configure how to save snapshot Supported Supported
Snapshot Tool Not Supported Supported
Camera Search Tool Supported Supported
Can handle a camera under more than one site/area Supported Supported
Remote Live Viewer Plugin Supported Limited NEW Use send task action
Other Client Plugin Supported Not Supported After 5.0, on demand
Launch the Online Help Supported Supported
Timezone support based on camera's timezone Supported Supported
Change the timezone setting on the client application Supported Supported
Show playback capabilities Supported Not supported Statistics only
Tiles and controls
Expand tile content Supported Supported
Unpack Tile Not Supported Supported
Auto-hide tile control Supported Supported
Configure the tile to display the full path Supported Supported
Configure the tile toolbars Supported Not Supported
Tile memory (sequences, cameras, maps/plugins, alarms) Supported Obsolete Replaced by tile history
View HTML Map Supported Supported Only webpages
View XAML Map Not Supported Supported
Insert Bookmarks (live and playback) Supported Supported
Flag bookmarked video for longer retention periods Supported Supported
Print the current video frame Supported Supported
Save the current video frame Supported Supported
Local recording of the video displayed in a tile Supported Not Supported Record video in tile locally
Display the timeline in each tile Supported Supported NEW
Display the file location on a sequence playing Supported Not Supported
Layouts and tasks
Modify a System Layout (rename, pattern, encoders…) Supported Supported Through tasks
Modify the current layout (rename, pattern, encoders…) Supported Supported Through tasks
Change the order of the layouts Supported Supported Through tasks
Reload a layout Supported Supported Open task
Save layouts into the Directory Supported Supported Through tasks
Pause/Resume a guard tour Supported Supported Task cycling
Configure the Layout Guard tour dwell time Supported Supported Task cycling
Support switching between multiple layouts Supported Supported
Disable prompting when saving layouts on exit Supported Supported
All 4.x patterns Supported Supported New 36 and 64 tile patterns
User privileges to control layout manipulation Supported Supported
Restore video in hidden tiles Supported Supported
Drag a System layout from the entity tree Supported Obsolete Replaced by open task
Events/Actions
List of hot macros Supported Supported List of hot actions that trigger macros
Execute macros through hot keys Supported Supported
Receive configured Actions (pop-up) Supported Supported
Play wav file on Action Supported Supported
Launch any Actions on other entities Supported Supported
Display and receive events Supported Supported
Clear the event list Supported Supported
Control an output pin attached to a camera Supported Supported Using hot actions
Video streaming and control
View federated video Supported Supported
Start/Stop Recording on the Archiver Supported Supported
View Camera Sequences Supported Supported
Audio Full-Duplex Support Supported Supported
Audio Half-Duplex Support Supported Supported
Multi-Stream Support Supported Supported
Dynamic stream switching Supported Supported
Send a cameras on a VRU Supported Not Supported No support for hardware decoder
Block cameras for other users Supported Not Supported
Display Text and bounding boxes over Live with MDE Supported Not Supported
Change default YUV settings Supported Obsolete
Support multiple network card for mutlicast Supported Supported
Video playback

Security Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4.x
Distributor: SANTEC BW AG, Germany
Client Features Omnicast 4.x Security Center 5.1 Notes
Instant Replay Supported Supported Improved with Live cache
Configure Instant Replay timeline length and playback rewind time Supported Supported
Visual tracking in playback Not Supported Supported
Video archive protection Supported Supported
Access to the video file query tool Supported Supported Archive storage detail task
Playback archive of a federated camera Supported Supported
Play a sequence in a loop Supported Supported Play archive in a loop is supported
Validate watermarking Supported Supported
Send a playback sequence on a VRU Supported Not Supported No support for hardware decoder
Thumbnail preview Not Supported Supported
Synchronous playback Supported Supported
Control the playback sequence (play, pause, rewind…) Supported Supported
Display Text and bounding boxes over playback with MDE Supported Not Supported
Playback audio on top of video Supported Supported
Video export
Export to ASF Supported Supported
Export to AVI Supported Not Supported Replaced by ASF. AVI doesn't support variable frame rate.
Export to G64 Supported Supported
Export bookmark in G64 files Supported Supported
Export stand-alone player with video Supported Not Supported Use SCAP instead
Allow to export audio Supported Supported
Allow to export metadata on video Supported Not Supported
Allow to show the date/time on exported video Supported Supported
Change the current exported path Supported Supported
Export watermarking information Supported Supported
Password protected video export Supported Supported
Video reports
Specify the archiver source Supported Supported Preferred source configurable
Browse through local G64 files Supported Supported
Browse history Supported Supported
Browse archive + preview Supported Supported
Browse alarms Supported Supported
Motion event search Supported Supported
Motion search Supported Supported
Metadata search Supported Supported POS only
Configure the time to seek before an alarm Supported Supported
Retrieve archive from unit Supported Supported
PTZ control
Digital Zoom (live and playback) Supported Supported
Support PTZ Control Supported Supported
Validate PTZ Privileges Supported Supported
PTZ Special Commands Supported Supported
Define presets and patterns Supported Supported
Timeout on locked PTZ Supported Supported
In-Tile PTZ Zoom Area Not Supported Supported
Keyboard
CCTV Keyboard connected on PC serial port Supported Supported
CCTV Keyboard connected on unit serial port Supported Not Supported
PC Keyboard Support Supported Supported Enhanced with configurable keys
User-Configurable Keyboard Shortcuts Not Supported Supported
Monitor ID to support remote control Supported Supported
Send a display Camera command through macros Supported Supported
Support USB Joystick Supported Supported
Alarms
Arm/Disarm a tile Supported Not Supported Dedicated task for alarms
Ack alarms Supported Supported
Snooze alarms Supported Supported
Forward alarms Supported Supported
Alarm procedure Supported Supported
Receive and display Live Alarms Supported Supported
Receive and display Playback Alarms Supported Supported Live and playback video not in the same alarm
Receive and display Still Alarms Supported Not Supported
Trigger alarms Supported Supported
Trigger contextual alarms Supported Not Supported Replaced by Send Task
Dynamic alarms Supported Supported
Display the alarm mailbox for the current user Supported Supported
View Alarm history Supported Supported
Support Salvo mode for Alarms Supported Not Supported Replaced by pack/unpack mode
Support Block mode for Alarms Supported Not Supported Replaced by pack/unpack mode
Support Simple mode for Alarms Supported Not Supported Replaced by pack/unpack mode
Configurable Auto-forward alarm Supported Supported
Acknowledge Alarms on a VRU Supported Not Supported No support for hardware decoder
Play a sound upon receiving an alarm Supported Supported
Bring the Live Viewer in front of other Windows Supported Supported

Security Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4.x
Distributor: SANTEC BW AG, Germany
System Features Omnicast 4.x Security Center 5.1 Notes
Architecture & Scalability
Max. Number cameras or doors 10,000 2,000,000
Max. Number of concurrent clients 150 per Gateway 1,000 per Directory
Max. Number of federated sites N/A 2,000 sites of 150 entities
Max. Number of camera per Archiver 300 300
Backward compatibility Not supported Supported
Role architecture Not supported Supported
Health Monitoring Engine Not supported Supported
C# and .NET Not supported Supported
Infrastructure
SQL 2000 Supported Not supported
SQL 2005/2008 Supported Supported
VMWare Supported Supported
Microsoft Hyper-V Not supported Not supported
NEC Clustering Not supported Supported Not supported for the Archiver
Windows Clustering Supported Supported Will be tested after SC 5.0 GA
Windows 2003/2008 Supported Supported
Windows XP/Vista/7 Supported Supported
Configuration
Copy Config Supported Supported Per camera model
Transfer video Supported Supported
Monitor user connections Supported Supported Using system status task
Configure logical IDs Supported Supported
Custom events Supported Supported
Custom actions Supported Supported Using zones and output behavior
Discovery tool Supported Supported
Scheduling Supported Supported
Video Streaming
Unicast mode only Supported Supported
Automatic detection of multicast/unicast Supported Supported
Multicasting support Supported Supported
Unicast /Multicast mixed mode Supported Supported
Multicast by Archiver Supported Supported
Multiple Gateways (Redirector in SC5.0) Supported Supported
Multicast bridging Supported Supported
Video Features
Video Compression Formats
MPEG-4 / MPEG-2 / MJPEG /
Wavelet / H.264
MPEG-4 / MPEG-2 / MJPEG /
Wavelet / H.264
Live Viewing Supported Supported
Multistreaming support Supported Supported
Dynamic stream switching Supported Supported
Bookmarking Supported Supported
Snapshots (print/save) Supported Supported
PTZ control Supported Supported
Digital Zoom Supported Supported
I/O support Supported Supported
Decoder support Supported Not supported
Motion Detection Supported Supported
Audio Supported Supported
Alarms Supported Supported
Media Gateway Supported Not supported
Direct Show Filter Supported Not supported RAW stream access available in the SDK
Archiving Features
Recording Supported Supported
Recording schedules Supported Supported Per archiver
Synchronous Playback Supported Supported
Reverse Playback Supported Supported
Smooth Reverse Playback Not supported Supported
Playback from all sources Supported Supported Supported through Federation also
Searches on Events Supported Supported
Video Export (g64, asf, avi) Supported Supported No AVI
DVR Support Supported Supported NEW
Backup & Restore Supported Not supported
Local Archiving Supported Not supported
Auxiliary Archiving Supported Supported NEW
Multiple Archivers Supported Supported
Downsampling Supported Supported
Watermarking Supported Supported
Boost quality Supported Supported
Disk group Supported Supported
Retention per camera Supported Supported
Archiving priority Supported Supported Per archiver role
Maximum number of recording cameras per Archiver Supported Not supported
Archiver Failover Supported Supported
Redundant Archiving Supported Supported
Archiver hot standby (60 sec) Supported Supported
Archiver cold standby 1:1 Not supported Not supported

Security Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4.x
Distributor: SANTEC BW AG, Germany
System Features Omnicast 4.x Security Center 5.1 Notes
Archiver 1:N Failover Supported Supported Priority per Archiver Agent
Support NAT between Archiver and Directory/Gateway Supported Not supported
Storage on the edge Supported Supported
Video trickling Supported Supported NEW
Security Features
User authentication/management Supported Supported
System Partitioning Not supported Supported
Privileges per partition Not supported Supported
Video Encryption Not supported Not supported
Hidden sites Supported Supported Achieved through partitions
Supervised Logon Supported Supported
Passworg aging Supported Supported
User priority (PTZ, live, playback) Supported Supported
Login schedules Supported Supported
Deactivate/kick out user Supported Supported
Limit number of user connections Supported Supported
Encrypted video export Supported Supported
Camera Blocking Supported Not supported
Active Directory Integration Supported Supported
Limit access to playback video in number of days/hours Only days Supported
Virtual Matrix Features
Camera Sequences Supported Supported Run within the Security Desk
Macros Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Macro editor Supported Not supported
Analog Keyboard Support Supported Supported Connected to PC serial port only
USB Joystick support Supported Supported
Hardware Matrix Support Supported Supported NEW Through Omnicast 4.x driver
Monitor groups (for alarms) Supported Not supported
Camera groups (for alarms) Supported Not supported
Failover/redundancy
Directory Failover Supported Supported NEW
Uninterruped video streaming Not supported Supported
Virtual Matrix Failover Supported Obsolete
Archiver Failover Supported Supported
Other Features
Web Clients Supported Supported Q1 2012 NEW
Unified Access/Video Web Client Not supported Supported Q1 2012 NEW
Maps and procedure Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Timezones Supported Supported
Upgrade all configurations transparently Supported Not Supported Upgrade tool available
Reporting Supported Supported
Federation
Federation Supported Supported
Multi-level federation Not supported Supported
Auto-add new entities to federation Not supported Supported
SDK/Plugins
SDK connections Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Web Service SDK/REST-based API Not supported Supported
Access Control Interface Supported Not supported
MAP SDK Supported Supported Not compatible with Omnciast 4.x
Local Security Desk SDK to control tiles content Supported Supported
Custom Task SDK Not supported Supported
Metadata Plugins Supported Supported Available after 5.0
Persistent Link between Meta-data and video Supported Not supported Links is not stored with MD
Video Walls
Barco Supported Not supported
Cottus Supported Not supported
Remote Live Viewer Supported Limited NEW Use send task action
Video analytics
OV Ready Supported Not supported
Analytic events (Axis, Bosch, Sony, Panasonic) Supported Supported
Bosch Forensic Search Not supported Supported
OV Plugin Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
iOmniscient Plugin Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Access Control integration
GE Picture Perfect Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Hirsch Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Lenel Supported Supported NEW
Software House C-Cure Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
RBH Axiom V Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Verex Monitor xL Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
ACS PRCS Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Micropoint Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Point of Sales integration
Target Supported Supported
Micros 9700 Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand
Generic Supported Not supported After 5.0, on demand

Security Center 5.1 vs. Omnicast 4.x
Distributor: SANTEC BW AG, Germany
System Features Omnicast 4.x Security Center 5.1 Notes
Languages
Language tool Supported Supported
Englisgh Supported Supported
French Supported Supported
Arabic Supported Supported
Czech Supported Not supported
Dutch Supported Supported
German Supported Supported
Italian Supported Supported
Hebrew Not supported Supported NEW
Hungarian Not supported Supported NEW
Japanese Supported Supported
Korean Supported Supported
Persian Supported Supported
Polish Supported Supported NEW
Portuguese Supported Supported
Simplified Chinese Supported Supported
Slovak Supported Not supported
Spanish Supported Supported
Traditional Chinese Supported Supported NEW
Thai Supported Supported NEW
Russian Supported Not supported