AI Video Search for Security Investigations
Search recorded footage by description or reference image, inspect the matching moments and bring selected clips into a human-reviewed investigation.
Search footage using words or a reference image
Inspect source clips and surrounding context
Organise selected evidence for investigator review
Video walkthrough · A search and investigation walkthrough using recorded sample footage and human review. Open video
- Industry
- Public safety
- Focus
- Video intelligence
- Inputs
- Authorised recorded footage and search criteria
- Teams
- Security operations, investigators and site review teams
The business situation
Where this fits
Finding one event across hours of footage can mean repeatedly scanning files and camera timelines. Investigators need a way to narrow the search without losing the original context or treating a search result as a conclusion.
For teams that regularly need to locate a specific event within an authorised video archive.
- Reviewers spend long periods scanning footage manually.
- Search needs go beyond camera names and timestamps.
- Selected clips and investigation notes are scattered.
The solution
How the solution helps
Text and visual search retrieve candidate moments from a recorded archive. Reviewers can inspect the source clip, add useful tags and organise selected moments into a case. The search helps people find material to examine; the investigator decides what the evidence supports.
Describe the moment
Search using an event description or a reference image.
Inspect the match
Open the source moment and review the surrounding footage.
Build the evidence record
Keep selected clips, notes and reviewed events together.
In practice
Find and review a reported event
Search a recorded archive for moments that may match an event description.
Authorised footage, a search description or reference image, and available camera/time metadata.
Narrow the search
Use the description and available filters to retrieve candidate moments.
OutputA ranked set of clips to inspect.
Review the context
Watch the source and surrounding footage before deciding whether a match is useful.
OutputA reviewed clip with an investigator’s assessment.
Organise the evidence
Add selected moments and notes to the case record.
OutputA clearer evidence trail for the investigation.
How it works
How the workflow comes together
Video index
Organise recorded clips and searchable metadata.
Search and ranking
Combine text, visual and keyword signals to surface relevant candidates.
Investigation workspace
Connect source playback, tagging and case notes for human review.
- Text and visual retrieval
- Search-result ranking
- Recorded clip review
- Evidence integrity references
Customer value
What this means for your team
Relevant moments with source context
Reviewers can move from a natural-language question to candidate clips and then inspect the original footage.
More focused video review
Help investigators narrow a large archive, keep useful evidence together and explain why a clip matters to the case.
Review and control
Keep people in control
- Use footage your team is authorised to access and retain.
- Review source context; a search match is not proof of identity or wrongdoing.
- Keep incident decisions and any response under human authority.
Get started
Start with your use case
Choose one site and a set of recurring search questions. Compare the retrieved moments with an investigator’s assessment.
Useful starting information
- An authorised recorded-video sample
- Representative investigation questions
- Access and retention requirements
Success measures to track
- Relevant moments found
- Time spent reviewing candidates
- Quality of the resulting evidence record
Fit with your existing systems
Begin with a recorded export and agree how camera metadata, clip storage and case records should fit your investigation process.
Your next conversation
What event do your investigators struggle to find in recorded footage?
Tell us how your team works today. We’ll explore the information, integrations and review process that fit your use case.
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