PIXELATE

Pixelate accepts the following file formats; Mp4, Avi, Mkv, Ssf, Mov, Vob, Ogv, 3g2, making it an extremely flexible face blurring software platform.

Enter your details in the “create account” screen, you will need your name, business email address, and a secure password. Next, enter your company details and in the next page, select “skip for now” when prompted to select a subscription and you will then be brought to your dashboard, from where you can manage your account and launch the Pixelate application.

You will be able to access your dashboard, which also includes the ability to upload videos and use both the auto-detect and manual masking functions within the Pixelate application. However you will be unable to process redacted footage, or blur part of video footage, to do this you must have an active subscription in place in order to redact and retrieve your redacted video.

Follow exactly the same steps for setting up a free account then simply select the appropriate subscription level. The system will issue an invoice, once paid you will be able to process redacted footage and export/download your files.

Borrowed from Latin, the verb ‘to redact’ refers to censoring a text (typically for legal reasons) by removing various words or phrases prior to distribution. Pixelate essentially applies this idea to video footage by redacting, or blurring / pixelating the faces, and other sensitive information of third parties on CCTV recordings. 

Under the new GDPR regulations (effective from May 2018, and enforced across the UK and Europe) and CCPA (a state-wide California data privacy law), individuals have a right to request access to personal data. Denying this request, or failing to provide this information within 30-days at no cost to the individual is a breach of GDPR and CCPA which could have serious legal consequences.

Personal data refers to a wide range of information, from licence plate, name, date of birth, IP address, and cookie usage. Images or clips of footage from CCTV recordings can contain large amounts of this data, so it is essential that all information relating to third-parties is redacted before being released as part of a Subject Access Request.

Pixelate is an ideal solution for all organisations that use closed-circuit television (CCTV) on their premises or share data. Pixelate allows users to quickly and efficiently blur a moving face in video footage and to record the blurring effect through a low cost subscription that provides GDPR compliant redaction.

After you have uploaded your video to our online platform, Pixelate processes the footage using an artificial intelligence engine and returns a number of segments where bodies have been detected in the frames.

Then all you have to do is delete the redaction mask from the individual(s) you do not wish to redact, and your video will be processed, pixelated, and returned to your user dashboard for you to download and save.

Pixelate accepts most formats of video. If you are having issues with uploading footage please get in touch with our team.

Although Pixelate is a cross-browser web-based solution it is optimised for use with Google Chrome so we would advise you use this browser for the best results.

No, we’ve designed it to be extremely user-friendly to make the process as clear as possible. All customers receive a “how-to” video when they sign up, and you can always contact us directly if your query is not answered by this.

Turnaround time is highly dependent on the length of the video and how many people are present in the footage. On average, a 3 minute video will take about 10 minutes of active time to complete.

Pixelate complies with all current and future data protection regulations, and has advanced end-to-end encryption for all footage. Data is processed in the UK for UK users and in the US for users based in the US. User-access control is secure.

There are three different subscription packages to suit your business. There is also an option to buy additional minutes and user licenses, giving Pixelate that added flexibility to meet the needs of any business. You have the option to pay by purchase order or by card.

Yes, we’d love to give you a web demo of our technology, so that we can show you how easy it is to apply redaction or a blur effect to video through our low cost software solution. Please use our online enquiry form or email us directly at [email protected] and we will reply as soon as possible to arrange a time. 

Simply follow the steps above under ‘How do I create an account and sign-up for a subscription?’ and select an appropriate subscription, or please email us at [email protected] to submit a direct enquiry. You may also purchase Pixelate with a Purchase Order or by card.

If you have developed a proprietary software solution that involves the recording of video, we can tailor Pixelate to provide a bespoke version that embeds directly into any third party application, making them GDPR or CCPA compliant. For further information please email us at [email protected] to submit a direct enquiry.