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  1. bp2008

    Large DB (>250,000 records) notification in BI

    In that case I guess it would be necessary to just reduce the number of alerts happening. The help file says there is an option to immediately delete alerts that are canceled by AI. I just have no idea where that option is. Ah, here it is, found in Camera Properties > Alert tab > AI...
  2. bp2008

    Large DB (>250,000 records) notification in BI

    One way to keep the database size smaller is to tune your trigger conditions so it is less likely to trigger. Also, I haven't tried this to be sure it works, but you could: Record longer clips so there are fewer of them created. For your "Alerts" folder, limit the clip age to some number of...
  3. bp2008

    Camera suggestions for nature scenery view?

    https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/empiretech-ipc-color4k-x-is-an-amazing-weather-cam.60159/ It is not a varifocal lens, so you would need to choose between 2.8mm, 3.6mm, or 6mm when you purchase. Really the biggest challenge with this will be running the cable. I like using Ubiquiti's UISP Cable...
  4. bp2008

    Large DB (>250,000 records) notification in BI

    I am pretty sure the record count is just the number of clips plus the number of alerts (high res image or not). Blue Iris's database is not very resilient or very scalable (it barely qualifies as a "database" in this modern world in my opinion). Anyway, in a sort of acknowledgement of Blue...
  5. bp2008

    Coyote Went By The House With A Cat In Its Mouth

    Damn dude. You should put up a Reolink camera for comedic comparison purposes. Those videos are sharp.
  6. bp2008

    Review: Dahua 8MP / 4K 25x Starlight IR PTZ - PTZ5A4K-25X / SD5A825GA-HNR

    Smooth, yes. But it is a little slow to start panning. There are a few spots early in that video where it is shown. Setting PTZ speed higher actually makes this more noticeable because after the slow start it does get very fast.
  7. bp2008

    Compact indoor wall camera powered from lighting circuit?

    Just get a light socket adapter. https://amazon.com/dp/B07Y4RBR4J And then plug in whatever wifi camera you want. https://amazon.com/dp/B09YL7JPXY are passable for cheap indoor cams and they do support RTSP streaming to Blue Iris and you can even block their IP addresses from having internet...
  8. bp2008

    Review: Dahua 8MP / 4K 25x Starlight IR PTZ - PTZ5A4K-25X / SD5A825GA-HNR

    Ah, well it wasn't nearly so bad on the $400 4mp 25x I had in this spot yesterday :) It started and stopped motion much quicker. It is easier to get along with using relative PTZ controls (a.k.a. 3d positioning), that is the thing where it lets you draw a rectangle around something and it...
  9. bp2008

    Review: Dahua 8MP / 4K 25x Starlight IR PTZ - PTZ5A4K-25X / SD5A825GA-HNR

    I mean when you push a button to make the camera move, it takes a moment before it starts moving, and then it is slow when it starts before the speed ramps up. This, combined with video delay that is inherent to all IP cameras, makes it extra difficult to get it pointed the way you want. It...
  10. bp2008

    Review: Dahua 8MP / 4K 25x Starlight IR PTZ - PTZ5A4K-25X / SD5A825GA-HNR

    I got very lucky and won one of these in @EMPIRETECANDY 's Summer 2024 lottery (super prize!) and put it up yesterday. First thing I noticed is that PTZ control is way more sluggish than the budget 4MP model it was replacing. It starts really slowly before the speed rapidly ramps up and this...
  11. bp2008

    BlueIris UI3 - frame rate

    If it works well and you are happy with it, then great, keep using it. Just be aware of the limitations and side-effects of direct-to-wire: It only works when streaming individual cameras that have their main stream set to H.264. (non-functional for streaming a camera group) The video can't...
  12. bp2008

    BlueIris UI3 - frame rate

    UI3's stats for nerds shows it is H.264 because when Blue Iris streams any video to UI3, it re-encodes that video to meet the specifications of the chosen streaming profile (which can be either H.264 or Jpeg). Whether live or recorded, it doesn't matter. It also doesn't matter what the source...
  13. bp2008

    EmpireTech IPC-Color4K-X is an amazing weather cam

    Best that I know of, yes.
  14. bp2008

    Recommend a PoE Splitter That Can Output 30W+

    That is a very interesting observation! It probably explains why it wouldn't work when fed 12 volts. That is what I'd try. Ubiquiti makes a PoE passthrough switch called the USW-Flex that should be able to handle it when fed with a 60 watt PoE++ (802.3bt) PoE injector or switch. Maybe it...
  15. bp2008

    ZeroTier and Dual Nic

    Yes, this is true. While this is technically true, the adversary would need to be "in the middle" during the initial key exchange (during creation and copying of the openvpn configuration file) in order to substitute public keys with their own. Once the OpenVPN tunnel is configured, each end...
  16. bp2008

    IPC-Color4K-T Looks Terrible in BI

    In the first UI3 screenshot, you were viewing a camera group containing a single camera (as evidenced by its title bar being visible). Camera groups render typically just the sub stream and are at a different resolution and frame rate besides. Single-camera groups have long been a troublesome...
  17. bp2008

    ZeroTier and Dual Nic

    OpenVPN could be more reliable than Zerotier, because you don't need to depend on a cloud service or networking tricks like UDP hole punching (which does not always work) to get a connection. But Zerotier is a lot simpler to set up. Zerotier does not prevent cameras from phoning home...
  18. bp2008

    Blue Iris Update Helper (BiUpdateHelper)

    @Sonnie The "Help Blue Iris close itself as necessary" is basically equivalent to the old "Kill Blue Iris processes during update" function and I don't recommend using it anymore unless your Blue Iris regularly gets stuck trying to install an update. As for automatic updates, I recommend...
  19. bp2008

    Updating BI past 5.9.4.8 forces database rebuild

    It feels like this happens too often. If you update to 5.9.4.9 or 5.9.4.10, you will have to wait for the clip database to fully rebuild. On my system with just 5 TB of storage for motion-triggered clips, this takes HOURS, during which nothing can be recorded. This database is such a joke.
  20. bp2008

    OMG Thermal!

    The PTZ thermal hybrid arrived last night. Nothing appears to be defective, and it meets expectations based on the official spec sheet. Here's a full post about it: DS-2TD4237-10/V2 (Thermal Hybrid PTZ)
  21. bp2008

    DS-2TD4237-10/V2 (Thermal Hybrid PTZ)

    I received a used DS-2TD4237-10/V2 from ebay yesterday. I paid $400 plus $25 shipping and $20 tax. The listed price went up to $450 not long after I ordered. The seller listed this camera as Dahua, but it is clearly made by Hikvision based on the model number. I've attached the datasheet and...
  22. bp2008

    OMG Thermal!

    You can get 90 degree hFOV at 256x192 resolution for under $500 any day of the week pretty much, between Andy's version and the Hikvision models sold by B&H which are usually a bit cheaper. But that is a bit much for a "just for fun" toy camera. The 400x300 resolution model for $200 right now...
  23. bp2008

    Coyote nabs one of my chickens - Thermal vs. Optical

    Ooh a pan/tilt thermal cam. Shame it has no zoom or PoE power input. Otherwise it is a good deal at $400. Dahua Thermal+Optical Bi-Spectrum Network Speed Dome Camera DS-2TD4237-10/V2... | eBay
  24. bp2008

    Coyote nabs one of my chickens - Thermal vs. Optical

    The Dahua DH-TPC-BF5421 listing has pretty nice bulk discounts too ;) http://www.ebay.com/itm/375440595651 I'm temped to get one even though it is another narrow FOV and I don't want another narrow FOV thermal cam so much.
  25. bp2008

    Installing larger than recommended HDD in computers?

    Isn't the ZFS filesystem quite popular in enterprise?
  26. bp2008

    Installing larger than recommended HDD in computers?

    That storage table lists M.2 NVMe, meaning it is new enough it won't have any trouble with higher capacity hard drives than were listed in that table. Systems older than that are/were frequently used as very large scale storage servers.
  27. bp2008

    camera times out in ui3 when going full screen

    Another thought, sometimes camera configurations get corrupted and you may be able to resolve this issue by deleting the camera and recreating it in Blue Iris. Export that camera's configuration before you delete it just in case.
  28. bp2008

    camera times out in ui3 when going full screen

    I am guessing it is failing to switch over to the main stream for some reason. Does it work when you maximize that camera in Blue Iris's local console? You could try unconfiguring the sub stream for that camera in Blue Iris's "Network IP camera configuration" panel, to see if the main stream...
  29. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    UI3-271 includes the new CSS rule. Thank you @aesterling for your testing.
  30. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    I wonder if the margin: 0; part is actually necessary or if overscroll-behavior: none; on its own is sufficient. Can you test that for me?
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