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    How to clean your underbody like a queen (the british empire way)

    some great examples of a complete lack of understanding of how an internal combustion engine works on this channel. Good entertainment! I bet theres some serious money to be made from recovery guys living nearby
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    PTZ SD5A425XA-HNR

    do you still have the cam configured to the 10.1.1.0/24 address? If thats not the same network range as your BI machine then you will need to change it to suit. If you have the cam on the same broadcast domain as your BI PC then you should be able to connect and reconfigure using the Dahua...
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    CPU usage difference

    if you wanna go down the rabbit hole :smoking:
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    CPU usage difference

    perhaps BI and Task manager take values from different counters to generate their stats. There are quite a few processor related counters to pull data from. If you poke around in perfmon you can see the choice. Perhaps one is displaying "realtime" datapoints and one is aggregated over a longer...
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    Blue Iris "Alert Sound Error:-2147220906 ??

    Glad you got it sorted. With issues like these you really have to go back through your activities with a fine-tooth comb and ask yourself, "Did i really make no changes?" Its funny how many things slip under the "I havent changed anything" radar. Much like me with snacks. I step on the scales...
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    Blue Iris "Alert Sound Error:-2147220906 ??

    RDP is Remote Desktop Protocol - google is your friend . Perhaps a few more details might help someone with more knowledge assist you. Are you capturing sound from any of your cameras? If so, have you disabled these cameras to see if the problem goes away? If the problem goes away have you...
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    Blue Iris "Alert Sound Error:-2147220906 ??

    do you RDP to the BI machine? If so a quick forum search brought up the two threads suggesting that you need to log into the PC locally. i.e. Sit at the Keyboard and log in (or i guess use the console if its a VM). Other than that, i have no idea...
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    How to run ethernet cable through exterior wall?

    I have no idea how houses are constructed in California so take what you want from this. I am certainly no expert. When i got my first camera i cut an insainely long piece of cat5e and poked it through an extractor fan vent to the outside (isolating the fan first), crimped it and then placed my...
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    Ukrainian Drone Buzzes Low Over Proxy Trenches, Records Russian Mine Launchers

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    Help with Camera Choice and Placement.

    :welcome: This, IMO is the correct approach. 1 good varifocal and use it to test the locations you think you want to mount your cameras. You will probably find that some other locations actually get a better view by doing so. Best to find this out at an early stage! The 5442 varifocal is a...
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    You're taking the Piss!

    i'd say he wasnt far from home. He's done the "get out the taxi, have a fag, piss and a few breaths of fresh air before i get home thing". That or he didnt want the guys he was sharing a taxi with to know where he lived lol What cam do you have facing up the street to where he got out? Is that...
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    You're taking the Piss!

    entitled scum - sadly the country is full of em and their "I'm alright Jack" attitude. He prob lives a few doors up the road but couldnt be arsed holding it a bit longer.
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE - issues

    personally (and please dont take offence at this) i think you are trying to do a little too much with one camera. Where you have it now is covering quite a wide distance. If it were me, i would tilt the camera up more, zoom in and pan left so that the bush on the left is just out of vew and you...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE - issues

    What are your bitrate settings? Perhaps increase those if they are low. Try 8192 and CBR (go to Camera > Video) Also, if you want to identify faces more - use the optical zoom to tighten the view in more. Do you really need to see the hedge on the left? Do walk tests > adjust angle and zoom >...
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    Blue Iris PC Build

    funny you should say that. I had bunged 16GB RAM in mine and was running ESXi with a VM with Zoneminder on it (among other VMs). Once i made the decision to switch to BI (which happened to coinside with building a new NAS) the HP microserver has sat there powered off. Have to say it was a trusty...
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    Blue Iris PC Build

    nice case, reminds me of a larger form factor of my HP microserver that i used to run zoneminder on until i got proper cameras and BI
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    from memory, the offset value isn't timezone offset from GMT as far as i'm aware. Its offsetting the time you want to fire the sunrise or sunset in relation to your local timezone. I have my values set to 0.5 and -0.5 if i remember right. So my cams will switch to day profile 30mins after...
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    Grab and Run at LV store

    Did they all make sure to make multiple trips to keep the value of goods stolen below $1000? This is what happens when you defund the police. Go woke go broke
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    Camera installs and builds.

    That's a nice discrete wall mount. Most hik wallmounts i've seen before are not as neat as that. Is it a DS-1294ZJ-PT?
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    you need a device running Windows OS to run the utility. The device needs to be on and the utilities windows service running at the time you wish for your cameras to switch profiles for it to fire the command to the camera. I personally run this on my Blue Iris PC as its obviously always on and...
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    Close Focus distance IPC-T5442TM-AS 6mm (IPC-HDW5442TM-AS)

    Excellent response. Thanks for your help
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    Close Focus distance IPC-T5442TM-AS 6mm (IPC-HDW5442TM-AS)

    thanks @handinpalm . Does the smart/auto IR not back off when a person gets closer to the camera?
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    Close Focus distance IPC-T5442TM-AS 6mm (IPC-HDW5442TM-AS)

    Hi All Does anyone who owns a 6mm variant of the above know how accurate the specs on the spec sheet are in relation to the Close Focus Distance? From playing with IPVM calculator, the 6mm seems to give me the reach to get people coming towards my car on the driveway. Start of driveway is about...
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    Where in BI to get rid of date/time overlays in clips?

    i hear ya, but its not something that you are going to be changing often so once its done its done i guess. Perhaps there is a "global" setting somewhere but if there is im not aware of it.
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E mount measurements

    legends. Thanks @Flintstone61 & @TVille !
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    Dahua 4k color X

    Is that 2.8mm or 3.6mm lens?
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    Where in BI to get rid of date/time overlays in clips?

    tried taking the tick out of the "Display Overlays Live" box which is in the video tab of camera settings. This will remove it from live views If you want it gone from recordings. Then click on the Edit Overlays button, click on the timestamp in the next window to highlight it and remove it...
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E mount measurements

    Hi Would any owners of the IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E camera be able to provide me with a measurement for the mount (labelled X in the attached image)? I cant seem to find it on any of the documents. I'm trying to see if i can fit the camera in a tight spot mounted under a soffit but need that...
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    Christmas Sales 2021

    say it aint so!
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    Worlds First Review - Dahua DH-IPC-HFW5449T1-ASE+D2 - Dual Lens Full Color 2.0

    excellent review as always @Wildcat_1 as always, apprectiate you taking the time to do this. :clap:
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