Video analytics method and system

A method comprising:

• capturing first video data at a first known frame rate using a first video source disposed at a first acquisition end and coupled to wide area network for remote communication;
• capturing second video data at a second known frame rate using a second video source disposed at a second acquisition end and coupled to the wide area network for remote communication;
• storing the first video data at the first known frame rate at the first acquisition end;
• storing the second video data at the second known frame rate at the second acquisition end;
• automatically analyzing a content of the second video data from the second video source to determine a result of the analysis;
• based on the result of the analysis automatically transmitting a portion of the stored first video data from the first video source via the wide area network to a remote server for storage thereof;
• and
• based on the result of the analysis automatically other than transmitting another portion of the stored first video data from the first video source via the wide area network to the remote server for storage thereof.

A method comprising:

• capturing video data at a known frame rate using a video source disposed at an acquisition end;
• transmitting non-adjacent single frames of the captured video data to at least one computer of a plurality of different computers via an IP network, the at least one computer determined to be currently inactive;
• using the at least one computer of the plurality of different computers, performing video analytics on the non-adjacent single frames of the captured video data provided thereto;
• and,
• detecting an actionable event based on a result of the video analytics performed by the at least one computer of the plurality of different computers.