1/1/2023 0 Comments Ikena forensic 6.0 release![]() ![]() ![]() If you want background and details on using Ikena, we recommend viewing their on-line training videos. The following highlights should be noted: The following video highlights how a security investigator can import video clips into the software and the techniques used to enhance the video. Default presets are used as a starting point, not a complete solution for enhancement."Matching Frames" sets the amount of frames analyzed before and after your point in the timeline.The "Fusion Level" slider is adjusted depending on how much the subject is moving in a scene. ![]() Adjusting deblurring settings too high will degrade your image.Moving your region of interest and point in timeline will further adjust image quality.įor the "Focus" slider, Ikena recommends adjusting the range from 0.25 - 0.75.Merged video output is limited to VGA clips.We conducted a competitive comparison between: Original 4CIF still image from a surveillance.Manual enhancement using GIMP image editor of that surveillance still.Ikena enhanced a 0.1 lux low light scene at a 9' FoV and it filtered out significant camera noise and facial features can be identified.Switching to video clips with a 9' wide FoV yielded more material details on the subject's face.Moving subjects are difficult to enhance.No material difference in enhancements with an 80' wide FoV image.We discuss this and other quality concerns in the screencast below noting: We repeated the same type of test with a high noise / low light scenario and achieved the following result: An original 1.3MP still image with the same FoV as the 4CIF still that was enhanced.Ikena enhanced image of that surveillance still. In the best case scenarios, Ikena can provide modest improvement in image quality that can reveal material details to an investigation. However, it will not match deploying new higher resolution cameras nor will it come anywhere close to Hollywood 'infinite zooms'. In all deployments, integrators and users should appreciate that fast moving objects and low pixel on targets scenes are unlikely to provide material security benefits. Given its price point of $7,000 MSRP per seat, it makes sense for users with regular investigation/cases (usually a few dozen cameras or more or an organization with distributed sites). In the scenarios, rather than upgrading cameras (whether from 4CIF to 720p or 720p to 1080p, etc.), it can be significantly less expensive to use the software and provide some but not all of the benefits of higher resolution. ![]()
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