Video analytics scene classification and automatic camera configuration based automatic selection of camera profile

An apparatus for configuring profiles for a camera, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the camera and the memory and the processor configured to:
• receive video from the camera;
• classify a first scene of a first video stream;
• determine a first metadata for the first scene;
• select a first profile for the camera based on the first metadata, wherein the first profile comprises one or more configuration parameters for configuring the camera, wherein values of each of the one or more configuration parameters of the first profile are based on the first metadata;
• and
• configure the camera with the first profile.

A computer-readable medium storing instructions for configuring profiles for a camera, executable by a processor to:

• receive video from the camera;
• classify a first scene of a first video stream;
• determine a first metadata for the first scene;
• select a first profile for the camera based on the first metadata, wherein the first profile comprises one or more configuration parameters for configuring the camera, wherein values of each of the one or more configuration parameters of the first profile are based on the first metadata;
• and
• configure the camera with the first profile.