Half storage, max focus: Take asmag’s 2026 AI video encoding survey in cooperation with Hikvision

As ultra-high-definition video becomes the standard in physical security, system designers and integrators face a familiar bottleneck: high image resolution demands immense network bandwidth and costly storage infrastructure.

While compression standards like H.265 set the previous benchmark, AI-based encoding—such as Hikvision’s Guanlan Encoding—promises a major leap forward. By using intelligent scene analysis to prioritize bandwidth only where detail actually matters, these technologies aim to deliver dramatically sharper images at significantly lower bitrates.

As part of our commitment to deep-dive industry intelligence, asmag.com is launching an industry survey to map the real-world adoption, performance expectations, and operational realities of advanced AI encoding.

Click here to take the 3-Minute survey on Surveycake

As a thank you for your time, completing the survey enters you into a draw to win one of three $50 Amazon gift cards.

Why your perspective matters
Whether you are an end-user managing retention costs, an integrator designing enterprise networks, or a consultant evaluating next-gen hardware, your field experience helps bridge the gap between marketing claims and deployment realities. We want to understand:

Bandwidth vs. Quality: How are you currently balancing storage constraints against image clarity requirements?

AI Encoding Adoption: What is your assessment of AI-driven compression techniques in active projects?

System Bottlenecks: What are the primary hurdles—from hardware compatibility to processing overhead—holding back wider adoption?

Mapping the future of video infrastructure
The results of this survey will form the core of an upcoming technical reporting feature on asmag.com, offering actionable data and industry benchmarking on how video compression is evolving.

By taking part, you help establish clear operational benchmarks for where intelligent encoding fits into the modern security stack.