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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    It's just that most people want a very high-capacity drive for the video to be stored on, so I was expecting if you have a SSD, you'd also have a high-capacity mechanical drive. 1. Does your system record full-time. or only when triggered? At first glance, I was expecting to see over...
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    What's the MP/sec total at the bottom? Also, you mentioned the system has a SSD, and your Task Manager screenshot didn't show any other drive besides C:, so what are they being recorded to?
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    Could you post a screenshot of your system load like fenderman suggested, perhaps we will get insight on what can get it optimized. Start with the little icon circled in green below, then show us the Cameras tab in the Blue Iris Status panel that opens. In my example, you can see a couple of...
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    And also make sure each cam is using Direct-To-Disk recording as shown below.
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    If the second video card is compatible with Blue Iris hardware acceleration, then that is correct. Consult this list (second table on the page): Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix For my system, I picked one of the GTX16xx series, which can also decode H265 in addition to H264 if...
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    Darn. I was hoping the i7-7800 was a typo and it was really the i7-8700k, but I see you really do have an i7-7800X. Sweet CPU, but no GPU and therefore no QuickSync acceleration.
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    Internet Explorer there. If you're concerned about risk, enable Enhanced Protected Mode and 64-bit Tab Processes in the Internet Options > Advanced tab. That puts every tab in its own AppContainer super-sandbox, same security as Microsoft Edge. Actually I probably jumped to an incorrect...
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    That's right, in a Dahua camera's configuration menu, it would be here, as you probably know. The cam shown below has framerates available up to 60fps, definitely excessive for a normal exterior security camera.
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    Entering either BI 4 or BI 5 license raises CPU utilization

    Here's info from the BI5 help file which may be relevant: Here are some thoughts: 1. None of your three Intel CPUs have QuickSync hardware acceleration, which would offload a very large amount of video processing work from the CPU, leaving more power for motion detection and other work. If...
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    Kitty makes a friend

    Kitty: meow. MEOW! (tiny human, I need rubs pls! :( ) Kid: Worthington, carry me over there at once. Kitty: Meow! Kid: KITTY! U can has rubs! :) Also, check out my teddy bear! Kitty: Meow! (yessss! :) more rubs pls!) --cropped from 4K footage from a Bosch 8000 Ultra with...
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    Review - Dahua SD49225XA-HNR 2MP 25x Starlight + IR PTZ AI Camera with Deep IVS & SMD Plus

    Nice! Thanks for your help and I'll watch for the review to unfold :)
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    Smaller CPU tower footprint sought after

    Note that Dell motherboards would be highly likely to require a proprietary Dell power supply. I know the recent-gen Dell SFFs can idle at very low power consumption, like 15-18 watts idle with just a SSD and a 7th-gen or 8th-gen i5. Under load, it just depends. Add about 5 watts for your...
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    Review - Dahua SD49225XA-HNR 2MP 25x Starlight + IR PTZ AI Camera with Deep IVS & SMD Plus

    Thanks! So if I understood correctly, I could mount it in the spot circled below and have the default view catch incoming prowlers approaching from the sidewalk area, and the camera would be able to autonomously track them in the lot and get me some decent detail? That would be an...
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    Review - Dahua SD49225XA-HNR 2MP 25x Starlight + IR PTZ AI Camera with Deep IVS & SMD Plus

    I'm interested to hear whether it can auto-track on its own, since I would use Blue Iris rather than a Dahua NVR.
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    Dell Form Factor Sizes

    A Dell SFF chassis with a M2 connector will take a SSD in the M2 form factor, a 3.5" drive, and if you exclude the slimline optical drive from its spot, you can patch in a 2.5" drive there with some Velcro or whatever.
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    Cameras with human figure detection for perimeter security

    Bosch cams with the IVA package, e.g. NIN-73023-A3S. I shot a demo video, sorry it is about 4 minutes long. We've got a busy park scene with lots of people, plus vehicles. For the demo, I added a simple tripwire rule and told the cam to only trigger the sample rule for upright persons and...
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    dahua cam's capture thieves breaking in vehicles.

    Also see if you can get away with a faster shutter to get faces on people at walking pace. And I saw some footage from one of these that has me wanting one bad: US $378.94 |New model SD49225XA HNR 2MP 25x Starlight + IR PTZ AI Network Camera Support PoE+ Free DHL Shipping on AliExpress...
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    Capture plates between these two poles?

    I think a cam that's dialed down to LPR'able settings (super-fast shutter, focus point way out in the distance, and pitch-dark picture except for the plates) will be basically immune to bugs in the IR beam.
    • mech
    • Post #16
    • Forum: LPR
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    Capture plates between these two poles?

    That explains the expense. Well this does run on 12-volt power, so if you wanted to repurpose your Cat6/5 cable to carry 12v power, it would be a simple soldering project. Make two of the twisted pairs the ground, the other two the +12V line, and there you go. At the other end, slap on a...
    • mech
    • Post #14
    • Forum: LPR
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    Capture plates between these two poles?

    The key will be to get it as close to the camera as possible, so the reflection from the plates comes back at the camera. Here is my Black Oak IR pod, the super-spot featured last in the video, which is going under a Clinton enclosure for a buddy. These are about $100 if you want to go wild...
    • mech
    • Post #12
    • Forum: LPR
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    Capture plates between these two poles?

    I'm using OpenALPR (paid version in my case). From a front view, my plates are usually about 110-120 pixels wide with individual characters about 15 pixels tall. From a strictly LPR point of view, it would be better if I could zoom in more, and get bigger plates, instead of capturing a bunch...
    • mech
    • Post #10
    • Forum: LPR
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    Capture plates between these two poles?

    If you think that one was amazing, check this example out (car from nearby sketchyhouse, I was researching who drives it). That's at 180 feet, from like 70 degrees off-axis. Our state's plates are relatively LPR-friendly, so that helps.
    • mech
    • Post #8
    • Forum: LPR
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    Capture plates between these two poles?

    I agree with them ^ I would aim for the road by the 132ft pole or closer, unless there's a reason you have to go farther (for example, if there are often parked vehicles in one area but not the other). Don't stress too much about the slight increase in cross-angle if it buys you much larger...
    • mech
    • Post #4
    • Forum: LPR
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    Neighborhood vandalize from street - need some input on camera setting to get better image of car

    That angle would be LPR'able. Would you be able to put the camera actually up high on that first post, so it's higher up and gets less glare from oncoming low-beam headlights? One benefit of aiming for the intersection is that you don't come home to find a neighbor parked a vehicle where it...
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    Neighborhood vandalize from street - need some input on camera setting to get better image of car

    agree with @bigredfish , if LPR is of interest, I would aim as far down the road as practical, so the angle of approach is as shallow as you can manage, while still getting a usable plate size of like 120-160 pixels wide in your images.
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    Neighborhood vandalize from street - need some input on camera setting to get better image of car

    Here are a couple of nominees: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33010261289.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.10.53a8775dfuYSdE https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000119918098.html?spm=2114.12010611.8148356.6.42b8231frKX7xA The super-long lens on the Z12E would allow you to focus on the cars at...
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    Neighborhood vandalize from street - need some input on camera setting to get better image of car

    That's great for the conditions. I also try not to use WDR at night. Sometimes "less is more." From here, try experimenting with your WDR turned off, and play with the Gamma and Contrast to see their effects. You may be able to further increase the definition without resorting to WDR.
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    Neighborhood vandalize from street - need some input on camera setting to get better image of car

    It may also help to switch the camera to forced black-and-white mode if one of your other cameras can identify the color for you. In B/W mode, the camera may be able to hit faster shutter speeds without noise overwhelming the details, since there won't be color noise.
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    Neighborhood vandalize from street - need some input on camera setting to get better image of car

    Those are OK pictures considering it is twilight and you have a 2MP camera at a long distance. You won't get license plates at that range with that camera/lens combo, but if you want better shots of the vehicles for other details, try going to the camera's menu and try setting it to Shutter...
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    Help with processor recommendations

    Yes, it was built out specifically for BI and it just got that 2TB nVME SSD this week, which BI uses for new-clip storage, and then rolls clips off to mechanical drives. I'm covering a 10-unit apartment complex in a bad area of town, including a parking lot, and I also have an LPR (LPR...
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