Benefits of H.264 Video Compression
By utilizing H.264, the most efficient video compression standard that is available today, the Armor-Pro DVR is setting a new standard for standalone digital video recorders. The immediate benefit to you is drastically reduced file sizes, higher quality recordings and quicker refresh times for remote viewing applications using limited bandwidth.
Without compromising image quality, the H.264 encoder in the Armor-Pro DVR can reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80% compared with the Motion JPEG format and as much as 50% more than with the traditional MPEG-4 standard.
Higher Quality Images Recorded at Incredible Frame Rates
H.264 presents a huge step forward in video compression technology. Because the file sizes are much smaller, you can record longer periods at higher quality settings. With standard MPEG-4 video compression, you are forced to choose between extended storage capacity and higher quality recording resolutions. This has a negative impact on the quality of playback as video images can become blurry or less detailed. With H.264 compression, you get higher resolution images at increased frame rates which mean you no longer have to compromise.
H.264 Video Compression Offers 3x Smaller File Size Than MPEG-2
With image sizes up to 60% smaller, the Armor-Pro DVR with H.264 Video Compression uses significantly less disk space than any of our competitors making it one of the most efficient digital video recorders on the market. Smaller file sizes require less processing power to record high quality images to the hard-drive. That means the Linux based real time operating system in the Armor-Pro DVR is free to focus on recording.
The Armor-Pro DVR with H.264 offers smaller file sizes for faster more efficient recording which translates into substantially higher image quality and faster remote download times with less bandwidth.
H.264 Uses Dramatically Less Bandwidth and Offers Better Image Quality
The reduced image size offered by H.264 utilizes dramatically less Bandwidth that either MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 which makes the Armor-Pro DVR remarkably better at remote video transmission than any competitive brand stand alone DVR on the market. The Armor-Pro DVR can download images over the internet up to 4x faster than some of our competitors.
The benefit to the end user is faster download speeds which translates into higher quality video without the motion blurring which is inherent in MPEG-4 video compression. You won't use all of your available bandwidth for remote viewing and you will be rewarded with more fluid playback and substantially higher quality video.