Smart Video Tech: Saving Bandwidth and Time

The Challenge

Video analytics are crucial, but sending high-quality videos from edge devices to the cloud can be costly. It's not just about the money—it's also about power and bandwidth usage. So, how can we make this process more efficient?

Introducing LtC

LtC is a smart framework that teams up the video source and the analytics server. Think of it as a teacher (server) and a student (lightweight neural network at the video source).

• The student learns to identify what's important in a video.
• It keeps high-quality parts while aggressively compressing the rest.

The Clever Trick

LtC also has a temporal filtering algorithm:

• It compares frames and skips sending those that don't add new information.

The Results

• 35% less bandwidth usage.
• Shorter response delay compared to other top streaming frameworks.
• No compromise on analytics performance.

The Bigger Picture

While LtC is a significant step forward, we must consider:

• Ethical implications.
• Privacy concerns when handling large amounts of video data.