Video Compression & Storage

Same drives.
More footage.
Fewer gaps.

CamStore compresses CCTV footage by up to 80%, so your existing storage holds months more, with no new hardware.

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The console

One dashboard, for every site, every day, every camera.

Filter by branch, recorder, camera and date to reach any single day’s footage in seconds, still full video, still exportable.

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CamStore console showing sites and recorders, camera and date filters above a grid of compressed video recordings for a single day
Sites & recordersEvery branch and every box unified into one browsable instance, instead of a dozen separate logins.
Camera & dateNarrow straight down to one camera on one date, deep retention means that day is still on disk.
A whole day, untouchedEvery clip across 24 hours, compressed but complete, nothing thinned, nothing skipped early.
On-prem or cloudHold the compressed archive locally, sync it to the cloud, or run both from the same console.
Standard playbackClips open like any other recording. The compression stays invisible to whoever’s reviewing.
Up to 80%Bandwidth & storage cut
Same drivesNo forced hardware buy
Full archiveNothing trimmed to save space
Any scaleSingle site to full network
Close-up of a server rack struggling under CCTV bandwidth and storage pressure
Wall of CCTV monitors next to storage servers under high bandwidth load
Collage of CCTV cameras and network switches representing surveillance bandwidth demand
Technician handling a storage drive in a server rack representing retention risk
CCTV monitor wall next to storage server racks at risk of footage loss
Close-up of a CCTV monitor screen beside a storage server rack
Collage of multiple warehouse and office buildings under CCTV monitoring with recurring storage costs
Collage of warehouse buildings representing a growing CCTV storage network
Collage of an office building, CCTV camera and industrial plant representing ongoing surveillance infrastructure costs
Bandwidth pressure

More cameras keep pushing your network and storage past capacity.

Every camera added and every resolution upgrade loads more onto bandwidth and disk at once, infrastructure most estates weren’t sized to absorb.

Retention risk

A 30-day window means the footage you need might already be gone.

Standard storage cycles overwrite old recordings to make room for new ones, typically with no backup if the drive itself fails.

Recurring spend

Storage and bandwidth costs keep climbing as the scale grows.

More cameras should mean better coverage, not a larger infrastructure bill every time the network expands to a new site.

How it works

Compression sits at the storage layer, not the camera.

Footage arrives at full size, gets compressed the moment it’s recorded, and is stored at a fraction of that size. Nothing changes at the camera or during playback.

Full feed in——compressed on write——up to 80% smaller on disk
What changes

Three costs, brought down at once.

Hold more footage on the storage you already have.

No new racks, no new drives, just more capacity, freed up.

Extend retention from a month to half a year.

Redundant storage that keeps recordings well past the old 30-day cutoff.

Spend less on bandwidth and storage together.

Fewer drives, less network load, less cost as the scale grows.

What it actually does

Four capabilities that carry the whole archive.

One camera · 24 hours80% smaller
Before96 GB
After19 GB
Compressing on writeNo quality drop
Retention on the same disk180 days
DAY 0DAY 30 — OLD LIMITDAY 180
Redundancy behind the archive+150 days
Sized to your channel countRTSP standard
Brands and platforms in placeAll channels
Estate under one instance4,000 cameras
Every site reporting112 sites
01— Compression

Up to 80% less data, in and out.

CamStore’s proprietary engine compresses CCTV streams the moment they’re recorded, cutting bandwidth and storage load without a visible drop in footage quality.

  • Purpose-built for CCTV, not general-purpose video
  • Compresses on write, not as an overnight batch
  • Footage stays fully usable for monitoring and review
02— Retention & redundancy

Six months minimum, with redundancy built in.

Where standard setups hold 30 days with no backup, CamStore keeps that same minimum window and extends it to six months or more, with redundancy behind it.

  • 30-day baseline stretched to 6+ months
  • Redundant storage, a drive failure isn’t a lost archive
  • Retention set by policy, not disk capacity
03— Integration

Works with the systems you already have.

CamStore connects to your existing CCTV systems and storage using the standard RTSP protocol, sized to fit however many channels you run.

  • Works across major CCTV brands and platforms
  • Standard RTSP protocol
  • Minimal disruption to current workflows
04— Scale

Built for one site or a thousand.

The same compression engine covers a single location or a nationwide, geographically dispersed network, without bandwidth or storage cost rising in step.

  • Suited to large, multi-site CCTV operations
  • No proportional rise in infrastructure spend
  • Fits remote and centrally-monitored estates alike
Compression
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Cut from every recorded stream.

The reduction CamStore applies to bandwidth and storage consumption, with footage quality held intact throughout.

Retention
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Where 30 days used to be the ceiling.

The extended minimum retention window CamStore delivers, on the same storage footprint an estate already owns.

Redundancy
Built in

No single point of failure.

Data redundancy that a typical NAS-based CCTV storage setup, running without backup today, doesn’t have.

Continuous, not scheduled

The archive grows. The infrastructure spend doesn’t have to.

Every stream compresses as it’s recorded. No overnight batch, no backlog, no separate processing pass.

Ingest4.2 TB/day→Stored0.84 TB/day
Built for every environment

Built for any business carrying CCTV load.

The same compression engine, tuned to each sector’s bandwidth limits, camera density and retention obligations.

Government officials walking outside a large government office building under round-the-clock security monitoring.

Government and Public Sector

Long-term evidential retention on the storage already installed, with redundancy built in.

Customers queued at ATM machines inside a bank branch, monitored by CCTV security cameras with a guard on duty.

Banking and Finance

Extended retention for regulatory and audit needs, without a larger storage footprint.

Workers in safety gear at an industrial power plant with cooling towers, monitored for site safety and security.

Industrial and Infrastructure

High camera density across large sites, with bandwidth and storage kept under control.

Doctors and a nurse attending to patients in a hospital corridor monitored by CCTV for safety and security.

Healthcare

Continuous monitoring across wards and facilities, with footage retained safely for longer.

Overhead view of a busy supermarket with shoppers and checkout counters under CCTV surveillance.

Retail

Hundreds of locations on one system, with no per-site storage upgrades needed.

Students walking across a university campus with buildings monitored by campus-wide security surveillance.

Education

Campus-wide coverage held on existing storage, with room to keep footage longer.

Employees working at an open-plan corporate office with glass meeting rooms, under workplace security monitoring.

Corporate and Real Estate

Multi-site coverage from one console, with lower storage and bandwidth cost.

Passengers on a railway station platform beside a modern express train, monitored by CCTV security cameras.

Transportation Systems

Remote and moving assets covered reliably, with footage compressed as it's recorded.

FAQs

What is CamStore?

CamStore is Transline Technologies' in-house-developed compression solution for CCTV. It reduces bandwidth and storage consumption by up to 80%, so organisations get far more footage out of the infrastructure they already run.

How does CamStore cut bandwidth and storage by up to 80%?

It uses a proprietary compression engine built specifically for CCTV streams, applied at the point of storage and transmission, reducing file size while preserving the detail needed for monitoring and review.

Does CamStore replace our existing NVRs, DVRs or CCTV systems?

No. CamStore is designed to integrate with the CCTV systems and storage infrastructure you already have, requiring only minimal adjustment to current workflows. A dedicated server-cum-storage appliance is also available where a standalone box suits the site better.

Does compression affect footage quality?

No, CamStore is built to preserve footage integrity, so the detail needed for monitoring, review and evidential use stays intact even after significant data reduction.

How much longer can we retain footage?

Typical CCTV storage holds a maximum of 30 days, with no redundancy behind it. CamStore keeps that same 30-day minimum but extends retention to six months or more with data redundancy, so a drive failure no longer means lost footage.

Will it work with the cameras and systems we already have?

Yes. CamStore connects over the standard RTSP protocol and works with major CCTV systems and storage infrastructure, sized to your channel count.

Is this only for large, enterprise-scale deployments?

No. CamStore scales from a single site to thousands of cameras across dispersed locations, which makes it practical for cost-conscious environments as well as large operations.

What happens if a storage drive fails?

This is one of CamStore's core advantages: a standard NAS-based setup has no redundancy, so a failure means lost footage. CamStore's storage is redundant by design, so that risk is removed.

How long does deployment take?

Because CamStore integrates with your existing cameras, network and recorders rather than replacing them, it requires minimal adjustment to current workflows and can be brought online quickly at the scale you need.

What support does Transline provide?

Transline provides dedicated support for every CamStore deployment, configuration, retention policy and capacity planning, backed by 25 years building surveillance infrastructure for large, distributed estates.

Talk to us

See what your own footage compresses down to.

Book a demo and we’ll run CamStore against your actual cameras and storage, same infrastructure, same retention rules and show you exactly how much bandwidth and space you get back.