One-page planner: the feature catalog (detect events / analyse behaviour / identify people), the three places the AI runs (camera edge vs on-prem server vs cloud VSaaS), the legal tiers (GDPR event analytics, EU AI Act Annex III(1) high-risk biometric, Article 5 prohibited real-time public identification), the embed-vs-assemble-vs-build split over ONVIF Profile M, the false-alarm and bandwidth math (~90-95% fewer false alarms; ~200 Mbps cloud vs KB of edge metadata for 50 cameras), and a privacy-and-compliance gate checklist (lawful basis, signage, DPIA, retention, NDAA Section 889).
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This decision sheet sorts AI security camera analytics by job, compares edge, on-prem and cloud VSaaS placement and maps the GDPR and EU AI Act tiers. Our seven-volume handbook covers the full video stack; start with Volume 6 for detection, tracking and computer vision, then Volume 7 for biometric regulation and Volume 1 for encoding. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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