Kastle Expands Video Search with Appearance-Based and Area-Based Search

Have you ever had to search through hours of video footage to track down a person or a car? You’re not alone — it’s one of the biggest headaches in video surveillance security today. We’ve heard this time and time again: “Searching for a video incident takes too long and gives too many irrelevant results.” So at Kastle, we fixed it.

Introducing Kastle Appearance and Area Search

With these new features in the KastleVideo® platform, you can now search video footage across all of your cameras. See someone in one stream? Just click the snapshot, and Kastle finds every moment that person appears — across every camera and every site. No manual tagging. No expensive AI training. No wasted hours scrubbing through video.

For example, imagine you spot a person loitering in a parking lot late at night. With Video Appearance Search, you can instantly trace their path across the whole property — finding every spot they appeared, every door they tried, and every interaction with other people — all with a single click.

Have an incident in a busy, high-traffic area, no problem. Area Search lets you select the specific area within the camera view and see only events from that specific part of the frame without all the extra noise.

“Customers have told us searching video after an incident often takes too long or produces too many irrelevant results. We’ve focused on making it faster and more accurate — and without adding complexity,” said Haniel Lynn, Kastle CEO.

You Get So Much More with Kastle’s Video Search Engine

Kastle’s cloud-based video platform is built to help you stay one step ahead — making sure you have the information you need, when you need it. Here’s a quick look at what’s new:

• Integrated Video + Access Control: Link video searches directly to access events (like door swipes) for deeper context and better incident review.
• People Counting: Get counts of foot traffic and patterns using existing cameras — no new sensors required.
• Space Incursion Alerts: Know instantly when someone enters a restricted area.
• Face and License Plate Recognition: Get crisp, actionable results in challenging environments — low light, harsh angles, and more.

“While new video analytics continue to flood the market, Kastle delivers the capabilities customers actually use every day — making investigations faster and more actionable,” said Nik Gagvani, General Manager of Video Services.

Helping You Stay Secure Everywhere

These new capabilities are available now for KastleVideo customers.

Interested in seeing it for yourself?