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Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras

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230 points roryclear | 2 comments | 24 Aug 25 11:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.425s | source

This runs YOLOv8 + bytetrack with Tinygrad detections (depending on user config) are saved and can be sent to the companion iOS app along with a notification, all video processing is done locally, all footage is encrypted before leaving your computer, and the sending notifications + videos part is optional. This uses tinygrad, so it runs well on my apple silicon macs and should be able to run on a lot of hardware (or will be able to when I remove other deps).
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imglorp ◴[24 Aug 25 12:28 UTC] No.45003742[source]▶
Do we still call it CCTV if it's an IP network?
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1. schobi ◴[24 Aug 25 14:00 UTC] No.45004306[source]▶
Closed circuit television (CCTV) is a term to describe video transmission that is not broadcast. Traditionally with BNC cables going to a control room, monitors and recorders.

I think this software-only post is meant for IP cameras / surveillance cameras. Internet is the oposite of closed circuit.

Maybe CCTV is used as a synonym for surveillance now in some regions of the world, but certainly confusing for a non-native speaker.

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2. diggan ◴[24 Aug 25 15:28 UTC] No.45004960[source]▶
> I think this software-only post is meant for IP cameras / surveillance cameras. Internet is the oposite of closed circuit.

I think in this case, IP is referring to IP from TCP/IP, meaning "The Internet Protocol", not necessarily over/through "public internet links", so as long as you're only within your own local network/WAN, wouldn't that still be CCTV then? Or maybe the "closed circuit" thing is more of a physical property than I read it to be?

I'm also non-native English speaker FWIW.