Extend Salient CompleteView with desktops, applications, webcams, audio, and digital sources — integrated into the VMS as ONVIF video devices.
Overview
ITVDesk integrates with Salient CompleteView VMS using standard ONVIF and RTSP, allowing desktops, application windows, operator workstations, webcams, POS screens, and external digital sources to appear inside CompleteView as standard IP video devices.
This allows CompleteView deployments to go beyond traditional fixed cameras and bring computer-based activity directly into the VMS workflow for live view, recording, playback, operator review, event handling, and audio-based interaction.
Salient has also listed ITVDesk on its official Technology Partners page, confirming the integration and expanding visibility for joint projects: View ITVDesk on Salient Technology Partners.
Integration Highlights
- Compatible with Salient CompleteView VMS through standard ONVIF integration
- Supports desktops, application windows, webcams, system audio, and external RTSP sources
- Supports GPU-accelerated H.264 and H.265 streaming for efficient high-resolution delivery
- Supports PTZ-based desktop control for remote interaction workflows
- Supports two-way audio using ONVIF Profile T backchannel workflows
- Supports event delivery depending on source configuration and VMS behavior
- Designed for professional surveillance environments where flexibility, performance, and software-only deployment are important
Key Features
Open Platform Integration for Digital Sources
CompleteView is designed as an open platform VMS, and ITVDesk extends that openness by bringing desktops, software applications, and other digital sources into the same operational environment as standard video devices. This makes it possible to correlate screen activity and surveillance footage inside one system.
Software-Only Deployment
ITVDesk installs as a software-only solution and does not require capture cards, HDMI encoders, or signal converters. This simplifies deployment, reduces hardware complexity, and makes it practical to integrate workstations, operator screens, and non-traditional video sources into CompleteView.
Desktop, Window, and Multi-Display Streaming
ITVDesk can stream a full desktop, a selected application window, a webcam, or multiple displays as separate channels. It can also combine multiple monitors into a single stream when required, which is especially useful for operator desks, command environments, and monitoring scenarios where several screens need to be recorded together.
High-Performance GPU Processing
ITVDesk uses GPU acceleration with NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD hardware for encoding, decoding, scaling, and video processing. This enables efficient streaming of high-resolution content, including 4K scenarios, while keeping CPU usage low and reducing impact on the host workstation.
PTZ-Based Desktop Control
Through ONVIF PTZ workflows, ITVDesk can expose desktop interaction as PTZ-like control. This allows supported VMS operator interfaces to move within a desktop scene or control computer-based viewing workflows in a familiar surveillance-oriented way.
Two-Way Audio Support
ITVDesk supports two-way audio using ONVIF Profile T backchannel functionality. This can be used for operator assistance, remote communication, support workflows, and audio-enabled workstation monitoring when supported within the deployment architecture.
Event and Notification Integration
ITVDesk supports ONVIF event topics and runtime event delivery based on the enabled source configuration. Depending on the selected media source and application setup, events such as motion-related or source-related notifications can be exposed to the VMS environment.
Built for Modern Command and Monitoring Environments
ITVDesk is well suited for deployments where digital activity is operationally important. This includes control rooms, retail checkout systems, banking and ATM workflows, industrial workstations, dispatch environments, casinos, and security operations centers where computer-based evidence is just as important as camera footage.
Typical Use Cases
- Desktop Monitoring: Show operator workstations and application activity inside CompleteView as live channels.
- POS and Checkout Review: Record transaction screens together with CCTV for audit, loss prevention, and incident investigation.
- Control Room Oversight: Monitor SCADA, dispatch, and industrial software interfaces through the VMS.
- Remote Operator Visibility: Observe support desks, remote users, and workstation sessions as part of a centralized monitoring workflow.
- Digital Evidence Recording: Record software activity, user interaction, and application content through standard VMS retention and playback workflows.
How It Works
ITVDesk captures desktop, application, webcam, audio, or external source content, encodes it as a live ONVIF/RTSP stream, and exposes it to CompleteView as a standard IP video endpoint.
Once added to the VMS, ITVDesk can participate in normal viewing and recording workflows alongside physical cameras, making it easy for operators and integrators to bring computer-based content into the CompleteView environment.
Benefits for CompleteView Users
- Brings computers and software systems into CompleteView as manageable video endpoints
- Extends surveillance coverage beyond traditional camera-only deployments
- Improves incident review by correlating on-screen activity with recorded video
- Supports efficient high-resolution streaming with GPU acceleration
- Enables PTZ desktop workflows and two-way audio scenarios
- Supports flexible deployment without additional capture hardware
- Provides a practical way to integrate digital operations into open-platform VMS workflows
Important Note
Feature availability may depend on the specific CompleteView version, device configuration, enabled ONVIF capabilities, codec path, and project architecture. Some functions, including event behavior and audio workflows, may vary depending on how the VMS and source are configured within a given deployment.
CompleteView product information: https://www.salientsys.com/products/completeview/
Official Salient ITVDesk partner page: https://www.salientsys.com/technology-partners/itvdesk/
Need a CompleteView Integration?
If your CompleteView project requires desktop video, POS capture, operator workstation monitoring, software visibility, or advanced ONVIF virtual device workflows, ITVDesk can be deployed as a flexible integration layer inside your Salient environment.