INVESTIGATOR
DATASHEET
The BriefCam® Investigator Appliance delivers a unique fusion of computer vision and Deep Learning
technologies, together with its patented VIDEO SYNOPSIS® solution, enabling video investigators to
rapidly pinpoint people and objects of interest, review hours of video in just minutes, and effectively
collaborate on cases for swift resolution.
The Investigator Appliance is a plug-and-play, all-in-one video analytics solution, for file-based
video ingestion that seamlessly transforms video into actionable intelligence. The Investigator
Appliance accelerates investigations, increases the productivity of video investigators, and
enables rapid time-to-target.
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ACCELERATE INVESTIGATIONS
REVIEW
CASE MANAGEMENT: Organize all video assets of an FILTER TOLERANCE: Adjust tolerance levels to refine
investigation in a single container, bookmark objects search results.
of interest, and summarize case findings (including
DENSITY & SPEED CONTROL: Increase or decrease the
all relevant exhibits) in an exportable report, while
number and speed of events shown at once.
dynamically collaborating on cases with other users.
SORT CONTROL: View events by relevance or by order
VIDEO SYNOPSIS®: BriefCam’s VIDEO SYNOPSIS
of occurrence and easily zoom in on items of interest.
solution simultaneously presents objects that have
appeared at different times within the video. The
result is a dramatically shorter video segment that
fully preserves the viewer’s ability to analyze the
scene, enabling the review of hours of video in
minutes and sometimes seconds.
MULTI-CAMERA SEARCH: Powerful and advanced
multi-camera search capabilities for all BriefCam
search filters and Visual Layers.
PROXIMITY IDENTIFICATION: Search for and identify
REVIEW: License Plate Recognition with Search
the distance between individuals over time and location
for compliance with physical distancing and contact
tracing, as well as criminal investigations.
FACE MASK DETECTION: Forensically search and filter
video to identify face mask usage.
FACE RECOGNITION: Accurate face recognition for
rapidly pinpointing persons included or excluded in
watchlists, based on images extracted from existing
video or data uploads.
LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION: Differentiated license REVIEW: BriefCam’s VIDEO SYNOPSIS with Search
plate recognition, designed especially for “in the
wild” surveillance scenarios and ease of operation
in finding license plates through watchlists, existing PRODUCT EDITIONS
video or data uploads.
INVESTIGATOR
LINE CROSSING: Detect, filter and count objects that
File-based
cross a demarcation in a pre-defined direction to
drive perimeter protection and directional object count. REVIEW only *
APPEARANCE SIMILARITY: Instantly locate people,
Single-User Multi-User
vehicles, and other items of interest by searching for
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objects with similar attributes.
VISUAL LAYERS: Create visual analytics for activity,
* BriefCam’s RESPOND and RESEARCH modules are available
dwell time, common paths and background changes. in other product editions.
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SEARCH FILTERS
SOURCE Limit objects to specific files
TIME RANGE Limit the search criteria to specific time ranges
CLASS Class Categories: People, Two-Wheeled Vehicles, Other Vehicles, and Animals
People: Man, Woman and Child
Two-Wheeled Vehicle: Bicycle and Motorcycle
Other Vehicles: Car, Pickup, Van, Truck, Bus, Train, Airplane, and Boat
Illumination Changes: Lights On, Lights Off
Animals
ATTRIBUTES Lower Wear: Long, Short, and by Color
Upper Wear: Long Sleeves, Short Sleeves, and by Color
Hats: No Hat, Hat
Face Masks: No Mask, Mask
Bags: No Bag, Backpacks, Handheld Bags
COLOR Identify objects according to any combination of Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow,
Green, Lime, Cyan, Purple, Pink, White, Grey, and Black
APPEARANCE SIMILARITY Identify people and vehicles with similar attributes
FACE RECOGNITION View All Faces: View all faces that were detected in a case
Search by Face: View all faces that were detected in a case and search by face
using external images, or images from video
LINE CROSSING Filter objects that cross a demarcation in a predefined direction
LICENSE PLATE View All Plates: View all license plates detected in a scene
RECOGNITION
Search by Plates: Search all license plates that were detected in a case and
search using a watchlist of license plates, data import of license plate numbers,
or existing plates from video
PROXIMITY Filter people based on their distance from other people
DIRECTION Select objects according to their direction as visually seen in the video
SIZE Select objects based on their actual (real-life) size from a histogram of sizes
relevant to a specific case
PATH Identify objects traveling along one or more user-defined paths
AREA Identify objects included or excluded within one or more user-defined 3- or
4-sided polygon areas
SPEED Select objects based on their actual speed from a histogram of speeds relevant
to a specific case
DWELL Select objects dwelling for longer than a certain period in a scene
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
SUPPORTED Minimum CIF, Maximum 4K
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTED FRAME 8-30 frames per second
RATE (FPS)
SUPPORTED VIDEO FILE .AVI, .MKV, .MPEG4, .MOV, .WMV, .DVR, .ASF, .RT4, .DIVX, .264, .GE5, .TS, .3GP,
FORMATS .XBA (single stream and multi-stream), .MP4, .FLV
SUPPORTED CODECS H.264, H.265/HEVC, MPEG-4, H.263 (H.265 is supported for selected VMSs and
cameras)
FILE-BASED INGESTION Multi-file videos or single file videos
FACE RECOGNITION Minimum Face Size: 24x24 pixels
SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch,
English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin Spanish,
Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
SUPPORTED BROWSERS Google Chrome Desktop, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox
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ABOUT BRIEFCAM
BriefCam is the industry’s leading provider of Deep Learning and VIDEO SYNOPSIS® solutions for rapid video review
and search, face and license plate recognition, real-time alerting and quantitative video insights. By transforming
raw video into actionable intelligence, BriefCam dramatically shortens the time-to-target for security threats, while
increasing safety and optimizing operations. BriefCam’s award-winning products are deployed by law enforcement
and public safety organizations, government and transportation agencies, major enterprises, healthcare and
educational institutions, and local communities worldwide. For more information about transforming video
surveillance into actionable intelligence, visit www.briefcam.com.
VIDEO SYNOPSIS® is a registered trademark of BriefCam® Ltd. Copyright 2021 | www.briefcam.com | Part Number: 867-5309-007
