VideoCAD Professional

VideoCAD is a multifunctional tool for professional video surveillance system design, modeling parameters of video image and video equipment.

VideoCAD allows even the beginners to use the new opportunities appearing to be hard to obtain without it due to the complexity of calculations and therefore not being used even by the skilled engineers of CCTV.

VideoCAD practically boosts the quality of CCTV design to a new level which appears to be beyond any competition with those lacking the program.

VideoCAD 7 Professional allows to:
• Choose the most suitable lenses, heights and locations for camera installation to provide the required parameters of view areas.
• Calculate the horizontal projection sizes of person detection, identification and license plate reading areas and draw them on the location plan.
• Calculate the image size on display of any object in camera view area in percentage of display size, pixels, TV lines and millimetres (or inches in case of Imperial format).
• Choose visually a relative location of cameras using the graphics window with CAD interface. Use a lot of 2D/3D constructions and CAD tools, line types, font types, horizontal and vertical projections, up to 10 layouts in each project.
• Locate cameras and cables on the prepared layouts in *.bmp, *.jpg, *.emf, *.wmf, *.png, *.gif, *.tif, AutoCAD *.dwg, *.dxf formats.
• Obtain a drawing containing two projections of site layout with the camera images, calculated view areas and cables, and with coordinate grid and titles to be used in graphical path of the project.
• Print the obtained drawing on one or several pages. You can use prepared frames with standard title-block and logo.
• Export the obtained drawing into any of the following formats:*.bmp, *.jpg, *.emf, *.wmf, *.png, *.gif, *.tif, AutoCAD *.dxf (R14), AutoCAD *.dxf (R2000).
• Display by separate colors and hatch styles different regions of spatial resolution and field-of-view size. There are prepared spatial resolution patterns according to the following criteria: Home Office Scientific Development Branch; Home Office Guidelines for identification; P 78.36.008-99.
• Calculate the horizontal projection of camera control areas including shadows from obstacles on the scene.
• Choose the best positions and calculate control areas of PTZ cameras, Dome cameras and 360 degree cameras.
• Obtain a text file with full description of all cameras in the project, view areas and cables to be pasted into a project explanatory note or used as instruction for installation.
• Copy the Camera list with most important parameters to MS Excel, MS Word and other software.
• Get detailed adjustable table of all initial and calculated parameters of cameras in project. Print the table or export it to *.txt, *.csv,*.rtf, *.xls, *.htm formats.
• Maintain database of camera models, assign different models for cameras in project, compare models with each other.
• Construct three dimensional models of real scenes with the possibility of loading prepared 3D models (a person, a car, etc., ). You can add your own 3D models from Autodesk 3ds Max and Google Sketchup.
• Model observed scene parameters (illumination, visibility limitations).
• Model luminaires with photometric accuracy considering spectrum of radiation and spectral sensitivity of image sensors, including discharge lamps with complex spectrum and infrared LED illuminators.
• Model camera parameters (spectral response, number of pixels, resolution, minimum illumination at known signal/noise ratio, IRE and aperture, maximum signal/noise ratio, electronic shutter, AGC, BLC, gamma, day/night cameras, frame rate, interlace scan, global shutter and rolling shutter).
• Model lens parameters (focal length, aperture, auto iris DC and Video Drive).
• Model images from megapixel cameras with resolution exceeds screen resolution (Up to 100 megapixel and more!).Calculate and model in 3D depth of field of each camera in project.Model brightness, contrast, compression, horizontal and vertical sharpness.
• Obtain Image Model for each camera in the project based on models of scene and equipment. This image can be printed and saved.
• Model moving objects, camera frame rate, create animated images with moving 3D models.
• Model blur and distortion of moving 3D models depending on camera parameters (exposure time, interlacing, rolling shutter).
• Design operator interface using the Monitor window.
• Create animated monitor models as html files with moving 3D models and separate frame rates of each camera.
• Calculate the length and electric parameters of cables.
• Spare the means and win tenders due to the reduction of cameras' quantity in projects and increase of their efficiency.
• Reduce time expended and boost design quality.
• Cut down the amount of controversial situations with customers and accelerate their solution.