Are you unhappy with the capabilities of your current home security software? Perhaps you just got to use the software that came with your DVR system and now you feel there are capabilities missing that you need. Perhaps the you feel the image quality can be improved by software, perhaps the video compression is insufficient, or perhaps you would like to stream the images over the broadband to your smart phone or iPhone when you are away on a trip. Perhaps you are even disappointed that this "burglar software" did not do its job and prevent a burglary?

But your standard factory security camera software won't do any of that. You can only view and record the video streams with minimal manipulation capability. So what can you do? There are couple of options you have for a new home security monitoring software that we will describe here. They are: Software that can process images intelligently and send out alerts, Software that manipulates and presents multiple images on a single screen, Software that has motion detection feature that will save you heaps of disk space, and Software that will stream your video feeds securely over the internet. When you go over these video camera security software features, you may be better prepared to pick what software will best replace your current CCTV software.

Filtering out parts of the image

Modern home security monitoring software will give you an option to remove parts of the image from each camera for detection purposes and will not register alarms or start recording based on motion detected in those parts of the image. For instance, if your camera is recording your front yard, but it also captures a part of the busy street, you can eliminate that part without repositioning the camera.

Software that can rearrange images on screen

The more options you have for rearranging the CCTV camera images on screen, the better you can put them together so they make sense to you. Most CCTV softwares will enable you to present a single image, to 20-30 images on a single screen, with a variety of size options. When you position the images properly, you will be able to track people's motion from one camera to the other without any confusion.

Motion detection

Many security camera softwares will come with motion detection features built in. The feature enables you to save precious disk space on your DVR or PC, and to set alarms based on pre-set schedules. You will be able to set the motion threshold high enough to prevent false alarms, and save more disk space. Some motion detection software will send you a text message, or even an email with a relevant snapshots of the events based on the thresholds you set. Motion detection's cousin feature is the "abandoned object" feature, which is especially useful at the airports.

Software with video and audio streaming feature

The home networking security hardware can include a special internet server that allows you to securely stream the security footage to your laptop, or smart phone, when you are out and about. So you can check on the goings-on in your house any time, from anywhere.

Recommended products

A software that we recommend for analog cameras that you want to convert into a digital USB internet camera for recording with a digital video recorder is Securityman. The box include PC-based video security camera software for recording. Click here to find more information on this product.

Another useful home security software is Sharx 4 video/4 audio inputs DVR which compresses the digital image with the MPEG4 compression. This device includes driver for Windows Vista, has the capacity for motion detection and also for streaming of digital channels securely over the internet. You can find more about it at Amazon.