VeriLook Surveillance SDK

Face identification for video surveillance applications

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VeriLook Surveillance SDK is intended for developing biometric software that performs face identification using live video streams from high-resolution digital surveillance cameras. The SDK is based on VeriLook facial recognition technology and is used for passive biometric identification – when passers-by do not make any efforts to be recognized. List of possible uses includes law enforcement, security, attendance control, visitor counting and other commercial applications.

The VeriLook Surveillance SDK allows to create applications for Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms.

Advantages of VeriLook

• Real time face detection, template extraction and matching against watchlist database.
• Simultaneous multiple face tracking in live video.
• Automatic operation allows to log and report face appearance, match and dissapearance events, as well as to enroll new faces from video stream and add them to watchlist automatically.
• Available as multiplatform SDK that supports multiple programming languages.
• Reasonable prices, flexible licensing and free customer support.

VeriLook Surveillance Technology and SDK

• VeriLook Surveillance 1.1 SDK contents. The SDK includes one VeriLook Surveillance component. A Camera Manager library is included for image capture from cameras. Programming tutorials are included. Components of the SDK are listed with supported platforms… Read more
• System requirements. VeriLook-Surveillance-based software can be run on computers with x86 multi-core processors (at least 2.66 GHz Core2 Quad processor recommended). Windows and Linux platforms are supported. A high-resolution surveillance camera required to capture face images… Read more
• Technical specifications. VeriLook Surveillance SDK performs real-time face detection, tracking, enrollment and matching… Read more
• Download. VeriLook Surveillance brochure, algorithm demo application and VeriLook Surveillance 30-day SDK Trial are available for downloading.

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Contents of VeriLook Surveillance SDK 

VeriLook Surveillance 1.1 SDK is based on the VeriLook Surveillance 1.1 technology that is specially designed for integrating biometric facial recognition into video surveillance systems. Face templates created with VeriLook Surveillance SDK are fully compatible with VeriLook 3.2/3.3/4.0 SDK and MegaMatcher SDK multi-biometric technology.

VeriLook Surveillance 1.1 SDK includes Camera Manager library for Microsoft Windows and Linux that allows to perform simultaneous capture from multiple cameras.

VeriLook Surveillance Component

The VeriLook Surveillance Component performs real-time detection and tracking of all near-frontal faces from live video stream. The component is able to track multiple faces simultaneously and match them with faces from internal database (i.e. a watch-list of suspects or a list of company employees). New faces may be automatically enrolled to the database.

Camera Manager library

Camera Manager library works under Microsoft Windows and Linux and provides functionality for working with cameras. The library supports a range of high-resolution digital surveillance cameras and other cameras that provide DirectShow interface for Windows platform, or Video4Linux interface for Linux platform.

The list of supported cameras is available below in the  System Requirements section.

A video file can be also used as a data source for VeriLook Surveillance. The input from the file is processed as coming from a virtual camera, thus the video is processed in real-time.

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VeriLook Surveillance SDK System Requirements

• At least Intel Core2 CPU with 4 cores running at 2.66 GHz or equivalent multi-core processor from other manufacturer
• At least 1 GB of free RAM
• A high-resolution digital camera. The camera resolution may vary depending on the actual application. The recommended resolution is about 1 Megapixel, as processing video from cameras with higher resolution will require more free RAM and more powerful processor to keep the acceptable frame rate.
  These supported cameras are suitable for using with VeriLook Surveillance 1.1 SDK:
  • Axis M1114 camera (Microsoft Windows only)
  • Cisco 4500 IP camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Mobotix DualNight M12 IP camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • PiXORD N606 camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Prosilica GigE Vision camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Any other high-resolution digital camera that is accessible using:
    • DirectShow interface for Microsoft Windows platform;
    • Video4Linux interface for Linux platform.
• Microsoft Windows specific:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
  • Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later
• Linux specific:
  • Linux (based on glibc 2.5 or newer)
  • Video4linux

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Technical Specifications

All specifications are given for a PC with Intel Core2 processor (with 4 cores) running at 2.66 GHz and one camera connected to the PC.

VeriLook Surveillance has certain tolerance to face posture that assures face detection and tracking:

• head roll (tilt) – ±180 degrees (configurable);
  ±15 degrees recommended as it is the fastest setting which is usually sufficient for most near-frontal face images.
• head pitch (nod) – ±15 degrees from frontal position.
• head yaw (bobble) – ±15 degrees from frontal position.

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