Hikvision's Acuseek: the new era in multi-modal AI video search
By Hommax
Searching for footage in video surveillance systems has, for years, been one of the biggest bottlenecks in security management. Sifting through hours of video to find a specific event required time, resources and expertise. With Acuseek, Hikvision radically transforms this experience thanks to its innovative technology based on multi-modal artificial intelligence.
What is Acuseek?
Acuseek is an advanced technology integrated into Hikvision's new NVRs that allows users to search for specific scenes in recordings simply by describing them in natural language. There is no longer any need to set manual filters or know exactly when something happened. Simply type in queries such as:
✔ "Man in blue T-shirt walking out side door."
✔ "White vehicle parked in front of the main entrance".
✔ "Person with helmet crossing the street"
The system interprets this description and automatically locates matching video clips. This level of human-machine interaction marks a before and after in the CCTV industry.
Guanlan: the intelligence behind Acuseek
The engine that makes this revolutionary capability possible is called Guanlan, a large-scale multimodal AI model developed by Hikvision. Guanlan has been trained on millions of images, descriptions, behavioural patterns and visual structures. Thanks to this training, it can simultaneously analyse visual content and text, understanding what the user wants to find with semantic precision.
With Guanlan, Acuseek not only identifies objects, but understands entire scenes, recognises contexts and relates complex textual descriptions to real events captured by cameras.
How does Acuseek work?
Acuseek continuously analyses the recordings stored in the NVR. When the user enters a text search, the system:
1. Interpret natural language with the Guanlan model.
2. Cross-check all relevant recordings.
3. Returns results in seconds, with high accuracy.
All this happens without the need for a cloud connection, as the processing is done locally on the NVR itself. This ensures security, speed and compliance with privacy policies.
Advantages of using Acuseek in your video surveillance system
· Instant free-text search: Locate specific recordings with simple descriptions.
· Time-saving: Drastically reduces the time needed to find critical events.
· Multimodal AI with advanced understanding: Identifies objects, actions, behaviours and spatial relationships.
· Local and secure processing: No dependency on external servers or uploading data to the cloud.
· Compatible with multiple IP cameras: Ideal for medium to large installations.
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Acuseek and the future of CCTV
With Acuseek, Hikvision is ushering in a new era in proactive and intelligent video surveillance, where video is not only recorded, but understood. The ability to consult a security system as if it were a human conversation marks a giant step towards systems that are more accessible, efficient and tailored to the real needs of the user.
This technology turns video into a searchable source of information, almost like an internet search engine, but applied to physical security.
Do you want to incorporate Acuseek into your project?
At Hommax, we advise you on how to implement solutions with the new Hikvision Acuseek NVRs, configured to make the most of the advantages of artificial intelligence applied to video surveillance.
Contact us today and discover how to transform your CCTV system into an intelligent analysis tool.
