High definition surveillance image storage optimization and retention triggering apparatus

An apparatus for high definition surveillance image storage optimization comprises:

• a camera network interface to a plurality of high definition video cameras;
• and
• a video stream transformation module (vtransformation module);
• wherein said vtransformation module comprises:
• a first digital logic circuit to receive H.264 streams transmitted from high definition video cameras coupled to said camera network interface;
• a first processor core configured by instructions to transform a received H.264 stream into at least one video segment;
• communicatively coupled to,
• a second digital logic circuit to transmit a file write operation to media controller to store metrics into file headers encoded into a non-transitory media storage device, wherein said processor cores are one of the group:
• physical, and virtual;
• and said circuits, interfaces, modules, cores, and media controller interconnected by communication circuits and switches;
• a second processor core configured by instructions to transform frequency coefficients of said JPEG pixel blocks into movement metrics;
• communicatively coupled to said digital logic circuits and interfaces;
• a circuit to set a retention flag when said movement metric exceeds a threshold;
• a circuit to receive a purging directive;
• and
• a circuit to remove pointers to video file segment files without a retention flag set.