Are you keen to go digital but don't feel you know enough about it? Have you installed digital systems and want to get the most out of them? If so, this seminar will help you through the maze of digital recording
Given the big advantages digital technology offers to installers and their customers, is it any wonder the CCTV industry has gone so far down the digital road? This year's IFSEC was choc a bloc with digital products, and digital kit featured in Security Installer always draws a big response with readers.

But with so many digital video storage systems now available, the choice becomes ever more confusing. Some products are little more than domestic PCs with image capture capability but limited applications. Others are simple one-box systems seeking to replace the conventional timelapse and multiplexer combination with 16 video inputs and limited storage capacity.

There are also sophisticated, more expensive, systems designed to handle a larger number of camera inputs and provide fully integrated video storage and management. Although calling for the biggest investment, this is probably the area that offers the biggest operating advantages for end users. But how can you and your customers get the best out of the technology on offer?

Security Installer and its sister magazine SMT has teamed up with Primary Image to bring readers a one day seminar that should not be missed. This is not a "buy this system" day … It's an opportunity to hear digital experts share their knowledge of the technology with readers, providing them with an educated insight into digital technology as a whole.

Date for Your Diary

Entitled An Advanced insight into Digital Technology and its Future in the Security Industry, the seminar will be held at Sandown Park Exhibition Centre, Esher, Surrey, on November 15.

It will be chaired by Dr Gordon Thomas, head of the Police Scientific Development Branch.

Session 1

  • Speaker: Steve Bennett, Primary Image
    "The strengths and weaknesses of compression techniques"
    An overview of different compression
    methods and the differences they make in image quality.

    Session 2

  • Speaker: Jon Cheney, Exabyte
    "Endless archive capabilities with digital"
    Which archive medium is best suited to large-scale digital recording systems and why?

    Session 3

  • Speaker: Chris Gordon Wilson, Consultant
    "Networking for the future"
    A look at the benefits of LAN and WAN networking within the security industry

    Session 4

  • Speaker: To be appointed
    "The digital image as evidence in a court of law"
    How does the digital image stand up in court and what authentication techniques should be used
    to ensure its legality?

    Session 5

  • Speaker: Geoff Braithwaite, BACS
    "The reality of digital technology"
    End users' perspective on digital recording.

    Session 6

  • Speaker: Jon Laws, Consultant
    "Camera resolution"
    How resolution affects the digital image

    Session 7

  • Speaker: Geoff Thiel, Primary Image
    "Designing a digital system"
    How all the above can be incorporated into a digital recording system

    Session 9

  • Speaker: Amanda Chandler, "Data protection"
    How will the new Data Protection Act affect CCTV users?

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