Disclaimer: The following recommendations do not prevent thorough testing before deployment of our solution, as any variables can impact VidiReports performances.



Common Minimum System Specs

 

  • Hard drive: 8GB of free space for the software and database

  • GPU: VidiReports does not need a graphic card

  • CPU features: We recommend AVX2 for Core, Footfall and Vehicles. SSE4.2 Is the minimum instruction set we support. 

  • OS:

    • Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 / Windows® 11 64-bit

    • Linux Ubuntu 14 or later



Decentralized deployments - CPU Requirements 


In a "decentralized deployment" mode, VidiReports is running on a local machine that is located next to a screen. This is typically the case when VidiReports runs on the media players that also host the CMS player software.


For new deployments 


  • Indoor deployments
    • Recommended CPU: Intel I3, I5 or I7 CPU from the 8th generation (CPU model number should be from  8 to 11, e.g. i7-8xxx, i5-9xxx, i311xxx). With such machines, you will be able to run the most recent editions of VidiReports with high camera resolution. 
    • RAM: 4Gb
    • Camera: any USB webcam supporting the UVC norm (i.e. most mid and high range ones), as well as most IP cameras (in MJPEG or H264 mode). 


  • Outdoor Deployments:
    • Recommended CPU:  If you plan on using vehicles detection, we recommend an Intel I5 or I7 CPU from 8th generation onward
    • RAM: 8Gb
    • Camera: Outdoor deployment usually require IP cameras (in MJPEG or H264 mode) with an IP66 rating for weather protection. You can also use any USB webcam supporting the UVC norm (i.e. most mid and high range ones).


  • Limited Budget: 
    • Recommended CPU: You can consider machines embedding an entry-level Intel processors from the Intel Celeron range, provided that these Celeron processors come with at least 4 cores, and have been released by Intel since 2019 (see a table here). Note that, in that case, you might not be able to detect faces as far as with the i3/i5/i7 machines recommended above. The Celeron N5095 or N100 are also a good alternative for this range.

    • RAM: 4Gb
    • Camera: any USB webcam supporting the UVC norm (i.e. most mid and high range ones), as well as most IP cameras (in MJPEG or H264 mode). 


Note: 

- Windows IoT is not supported out of the box - It's the custom made OS by design, and we cannot test every variation. 

- For Intel 12th generation CPU and above, please use Vidireports 7.7.4.1 and above - Earlier versions will not have optimal performances

- For Arm Processors: Please verify that your processor supports at least the A7 architecture as well as the NEON instruction set. Note that on Arm processors, VidiReports is only available in the Pro version for Linux (any version) 


For existing deployments


If you already have players in use, please run our benchmark tool and send the results at [email protected]. You can find detailed steps in this article.



Centralized deployments - CPU Requirements 


In a "centralized deployment" mode, VidiReports is running on an edge server located in a back-office room and has up to 16 instances simultaneously analyzing video streams provided by IP cameras set on top of points of interest. 


  • Recommenced CPU: We recommend a recent Intel Xeon or AMD Ryzen processor with a large number of cores. As a rule of thumb, you will need 2 Cores per Full HD video stream processed on this server. 
  • RAM: 5Gb of RAM per Full HD video stream processed on this server. 
  • Hard drive: 8GB of free space for the software and database


Additional Ressources:


  • Best practices for a successful deployment: Link
  • Calculating the maximum detection distance:  Link
  • Balancing Camera resolution and FPS: Link 
  • Camera recommendation: Link