I agree with you. The F Drive is disconnected. I recently added a low profile CPU cooler and may have disconnected the SATA connection.
IYour initial questions are answered in the BI help file, that is installed on your computer. Best to take the time to read it.
Study and follow the recommendations set forth in the post that @SouthernYankee has already gave you.
Study this: Optimizing Blue Iris's CPU Usage | IP Cam Talk
I read the info and made a few adjustments and what a difference! I also simplified my storage situation by sending everything to one folder, cutting that folder from 4gigs to 3gigs and kept the 1hr block. Everything is deleted after 5 days. I zeroed out folders that weren't being used, including the F drive and allocated about 85% of the E Drive for use. My fps are @ 15, Intel VPP+ hardware acceleration and H265 are in use. I still hover around 18% CPU usage and have no lag in video. There are a few other changed I made and overall, I believe with the help of you guys, I fixed a problem I didn't realize I was having and made my system run much smoother. Thanks for your time and patience.Your initial questions are answered in the BI help file, that is installed on your computer. Best to take the time to read it.
Study and follow the recommendations set forth in the post that @SouthernYankee has already gave you.
Study this: Optimizing Blue Iris's CPU Usage | IP Cam Talk
As far as I know, the only issue I had with the system was the F drive not working properly which can be pinpointed to me adding a new CPU cooler and possible disconnecting a SATA cable. I only realized the problem when it was pointed out after asking a question. Otherwise, I've always gotten alerts, my CPU usage stayed around 18% and I could view my cams and files remotely. There were little tweaks suggested to make my system perform better that are really helpful. Most of them were already done. They work! Now, I'm getting little tid bids from people like you. I play around with them to see how they help or hurt.Why delete after 5 days? Let the drive auto delete and rewrite over as it fills up.
Why delete after 5 days? Let the drive auto delete and rewrite over as it fills up.
By the way, I am in no way hostile or trying to be an A hole. I hope my responses don't come across that way. I appreciate your help and try what you suggest. And besides, I needed the help.Why delete after 5 days? Let the drive auto delete and rewrite over as it fills up.
No offense taken. When we see something that is off for someone, we like to bring it to their attention.By the way, I am in no way hostile or trying to be an A hole. I hope my responses to come across that way. I appreciate your help and try what you suggest. And besides, I needed the help.
Everyone's system is different. There are some that claim they can record camera video to a USB without an issue. I tried it once with one camera and it couldn't keep up after 25 minutes. YMMV.Forgive me, not meaning to hijack this thread. I have been following the posts here and have tweaked some things on my system (and my thanks to all for the plethora of information here, in the forum). I do have one question. It is mentioned not to write to a network drive. Is this for all situations , or just some networks that may not be up to the task? I have always written to my NAS and have not had a single issue. Please explain.
My grammar is terrible! I don't see how you understood that.No offense taken. When we see something that is off for someone, we like to bring it to their attention.
Some people certainly make a decision that if it happened more than 5 days ago, they don't care about it, so they set up to auto delete after 5 days.
Others want as much historical as possible.
Now it is for you to decide what is right for your situation.
Believe me, if you came off as an @$$hole, folks here would have called you out on it!My grammar is terrible! I don't see how you understood that.
Yeah! BI is more intense than I ever thought it'd be. I hung around the forum for a while, but wouldn't make comments for fear of being trashed. It happens in forums. I read posts and tried what I read. I still have questions, but don't want to be given all the answers. The joy of this journey is doing it. I take great satisfaction in conquering this BI mountain. And I appreciate the life line thrown out from time to time by you guys. ThanksBelieve me, if you came off as an @$$hole, folks here would have called you out on it!
You are new to BI and your responses are short, but not to the point of being a prick about it.
Now if you started insulting those that were giving you advice, then yeah it will turn real quick LOL
Out of curiosity, my CPU usage hovers around 18% and will jump dramatically when I view footage. I have high res cameras but mainly keep them at 1080p or a little above that. So, are you suggesting that I can get a lower CPU usage and keep that spike from happening? Idk of I can post IP addresses in this forum, but here are some of my camera numbers. See anything out of the ordinary?You might be able to play with H264 recording and Hardware Acceleration (off), and see if that hinders or helps performance. might bring CPU usage down in some cases.
If it's working great, by all means go in and screw with it. thats just me....Joe 5 Pack.
Yes, you are not running the substreams. That will drop you CPU% down to low/mid single digits. And has a big impact on CPU during playback.Out of curiosity, my CPU usage hovers around 18% and will jump dramatically when I view footage. I have high res cameras but mainly keep them at 1080p or a little above that. So, are you suggesting that I can get a lower CPU usage and keep that spike from happening? Idk of I can post IP addresses in this forum, but here are some of my camera numbers. See anything out of the ordinary?
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