Our story
Find your cameras' blind spots before you buy the cameras.
I'm Johnny Mobley. I started building systems for other people in 2000, when I was 16, and I've been doing it ever since. Along the way I automated most of my own work, and the tools I built for myself became these companies. Each one runs on rules I wrote down, not on paid AI calls, which is why it can cost so little.
Camera placement is mostly geometry: where each camera sits, which way it faces, how wide it sees and what walls are in the way. I built VentralEye to do that math on a simple site plan so you can see the gaps before drilling holes.
You enter the site size and each camera's position, direction, field of view and range, plus any walls or pillars. It reports how much of the site is covered, where cameras overlap, and sample spots nobody can see. It's a planning tool; it doesn't watch live video.
What works today
- Works out what percentage of a site your cameras cover, where they overlap, and sample blind spots
- Lets walls and pillars block a camera's view, the way a real wall would
What it doesn't do yet
JVSG IP Video System Design Tool still does things VentralEye doesn't:
- 3D views and mockups of what each camera will see.
- Importing AutoCAD drawings or Google Maps.
- Cable routing and length calculation.
- Projects with dozens of cameras; the free version takes 3 cameras and 5 obstacles.
What it costs
| What you get | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| JVSG IP Video System Design Tool Pro, per user, billed yearly | 2D planning, 3D views and mockups, cable routing, AutoCAD import and export, and walls that limit camera coverage, for up to 64 cameras per project. | $33/mo |
| VentralEye | Everything above for up to 3 cameras, no account needed. An optional $4 30-day pass allows 8 cameras, 20 obstacles and a finer grid. | Free |
JVSG IP Video System Design Tool's price is from their pricing page as of October 29, 2026. Prices change, so check theirs before you compare.
Open VentralEye— Johnny