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Anyone who installs CCTV systems knows that installing is only half the job, the real challenge comes later – when someone needs to find a specific event in hours or days of footage. 

Whether it’s a theft in a retail store, an incident in a warehouse, or suspicious activity, retrieving CCTV recordings can be time-consuming and frustrating. This is where Uniview's SeekFree comes in.

SeekFree is an AI-powered search technology designed to make finding footage dramatically easier. Instead of endlessly searching, users can now simply describe what they are looking for and let SeekFree do the hard work. Rather than relying on traditional playback methods, SeekFree introduces a smarter, more direct approach enabling users to quickly identify relevant footage through simple, natural language searches.

For example, users can search for:
“Person wearing a yellow jacket near door entrance”
“Someone running in the corridor” 
“Man wearing a high-vis”
“A child wearing a dinosaur t-shirt”
“Women wearing leopard print”
 

Why Installers should pay attention 
For Installers, SeekFree is more than just another AI feature – it’s something that can improve usability and add real value to a system.
 

Easier management of larger systems 
As a CCTV system grows, reviewing footage becomes more complex.
On site with dozens or even hundreds of cameras, it can be difficult for operators to know which camera captured an event. 
SeekFree allows users to search across recorded footage without needing to manually check each channel. 

Faster footage retrieval 
Security teams often spend significant time reviewing footage when investigating an incident. With AI search, the process can be reduced from tens of minutes to just a few seconds. 
This is particularly useful in environments with multiple cameras where events may move across several cameras.