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    Adding Nvidia GPU to Blue Iris and Code Project AI Install

    Thanks for the prompt and detailed reply. Total facepalm on my end for not including details about the cameras. Mea culpa. Will be a max of 20 cameras, more likely 12-16. It will be a mix of 8MP and 4MP LTS/Hik stuff. I would say 4-8 of them at most will require AI. All of those 4-8 will...
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    New BI PC Build w HDDs in RAID 1 (mirror) Redundancy

    After years of frustration with kludgy LTS/Hik NVRs, I'm finally abandoning ship for Blue Iris. Currently spec'ing out a high end PC for a build in early Jan. Will likely be Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core based. I will probably 20 cams in total (mix of 8MP and 4MP). It will likely be in...
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    Adding Nvidia GPU to Blue Iris and Code Project AI Install

    I'm in the process of building a PC for Blue Iris and Code Project AI. Just wondering how difficult it will be to add an Nvidia GPU card at a later date. It will likely be an Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core-based system built in a Mini-ITX case. Ideally, I would move the GeForce 1080i...
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    ColorVU versus the Dark Fighter options?

    THIS. Period. I've been saying it until I'm blue in the face, and people still don't seem to get it. I have have substantial experience in my work as a police detective. Including testifying in court. If any modern IP cam is having trouble with the lighting conditions, a good security plan...
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    Acusense 2.0 and ColorVu 2.0

    Someone here gets it. I've been dealing with video for years, both in my time as a police detective and via my side business. It's amazing how many people--both industry professionals and enthusiasts just don't get it. That extends to people here as well. In general, video is useless if it...
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    2.8mm or 4mm at these positions?

    The main problem now is that 16:9 aspect ratio is pretty much being forced on us with the latest models. A camera with a square (4:3) image would be ideal in the mounting location depicted by the second picture. You would have far more path at the bottom and road at the top. Regrettably, the...
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    ColorVu&AcuSense

    Thanks much for sharing. This seems to be the ticket. Give me an NVR without klugy firmware that has DHCP/PoE issues and I will be a really camper.
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    What to use to fix an ethernet cable run to outside stucco wall?

    Real stucco, or EIFS?
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    Great Horned Owl vs Flying Squirrels

    They were eliminated.
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    Great Horned Owl vs Flying Squirrels

    Here is my barn with the siding removed. The black is all excrement and the liquid stains are from pee. I now have two electric zap traps. Baited with sunflower seeds.
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    Cooler thief hit neighbors house

    Agree with you 100%. Some thoughts: 1. Regrettably, a Republican will never be elected in NYC again. For years, both in the city and across the state, right-leaning people have voted with their feet--and left for other states where there is more freedom yet criminals are controlled. Between...
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    Great Horned Owl vs Flying Squirrels

    They exist in Jersey. They are also destructive as all hell. Hope he eats both of them next time.
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    Cooler thief hit neighbors house

    This is correct. As much as Giuliani is a dick (cops detest him because he was the first mayor in recent history to hand out 0 percent raises), he did clean up the city. Broken windows policing worked. When you printed a pisser or turnstyle jumper, you often found warrants for more serious...
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    Looking for better nighttime performance between those 5 cameras

    I spent a lot of time as a cop. Did a lot of work with video on the job. Unless you are looking to view nocturnal wildlife, low light performance should not be a huge concern. If your property is so dark that any of those cams would have a problem, consider spending your money on solid motion...
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    ColorVu&AcuSense

    Part of me believes that they do this on purpose. Incremental releases so that you buy and then are forced to upgrade, etc. No reason for them not to offer a higher priced cam that has all top features that we are looking for in one package from the start.
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    New Hikvision Acusense NVR or DeepInView NVR?

    Mobotix is miles ahead of Hikvision with regard to accurately detection motion without false alarms. Just may be some setup issues with activity sensor. Also excellent audio performance. They hundreds of miles behind with regard to everything else. Mx Management Center (MxMC) is probably the...
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    New Hikvision Acusense NVR or DeepInView NVR?

    100%. You are far better with more cameras with greater zoom than trying to get everything from wide high res cam. Remember, for a given physical sensor size in inches, an increase in megapixels means less area for each megapixel. Which means less light gathering capability.
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    New Hikvision Acusense NVR or DeepInView NVR?

    Also, lewic has nailed it re: Acusense. The technology simply isn't there yet. The NVRs are underpowered CPU wise, hence the ability only to do 4/16 channels. No one wants accurate motion detection more than I do. But until the technology matures, best bet is to save your money vs. paying top...
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    New Hikvision Acusense NVR or DeepInView NVR?

    Depends on your mounting location. In an overwatch situation like that corner bend in the road, quite possibly. Low down, not as much.
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    LTS (rebranded Hik) NVR not Working w/ DHCP

    Thanks again for the detailed reply. It's absolutely maddening that they are still not clear of NPAPI so many years after its deprecation. Almost makes me want to think of BI or some other NAS/PC based solution. With ColorVU, the cameras are really on point now. The storage/management options...
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    Advice on NVR placement in house

    You are playing with fire. Just because it hasn't failed yet doesn't mean that it won't. And the guy who did your install is a dope. As are most people who take the easy way out. We do commercial installs on a pretty large scale. It is well established in the information technology field...
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    LTS (rebranded Hik) NVR not Working w/ DHCP

    Thanks a ton. Really appreciate it. Does 3.4.96 still require the plugins (e.g. tied to IE)? Or is version 4 the first to support HTML 5?
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    LTS (rebranded Hik) NVR not Working w/ DHCP

    Lewic, Thanks for the reply. Model: LTN8716K-P16 Firmware Version: V4.21.005 build 191210 It shipped with this firmware, which is a later version than the one LTS shows as current (LTS downloads shows NVRK_V3.4.96_180912 as latest).
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    LTS (rebranded Hik) NVR not Working w/ DHCP

    Just wondering if anyone else has had issues with LTS (rebranded Hikvision) NVRs refusing to function without a static IP. LTS has their own version of SADP called Platinum portal. The NVR works just fine when the portal is used to set a static IP. If I try to set it to DHCP (either via the...
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    New Doorbird 1080 Wired POE/Wireless Doorbell D1101V

    Can't disagree with your comments. I have the 210V and we have installed several for others. Pros: easy and reliable setup. Solid app with no port forwarding Cons: poor video quality. 16x9 aspect ratio better suited to home entertainment than security video
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    Ubiquiti UniFi Protect G4 Doorbell Coming Soon

    Video quality looks excellent. Not sure if they have WDR, but it sure looks like it. Also liking the taller aspect ratio. I have long maintained that 16 x 9, while fantastic for entertainment, is horrible for security video applications.
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    Best Dahua camera for night vision?

    They may or may not be good for video. But they do a boatload to deter crime. From the police perspective, you see things differently. A common theme at property crime scenes is poor night lighting. While always-on floods are preferable, it's often not feasible in residential areas (neighbors...
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    Does anyone use the 'patrol' feature on their PTZ Units

    Could not agree more. You shouldn't be disappointed. The concept of "patrol" is useless. With regard to relativity, the only real purpose for PTZ at a whole is when the unit is being actively operated by a live person who is inspecting a particular threat. Remember one thing: when you are...
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    Hikvision 4k Low Light cams

    Agree 100%. You can tell very little from the spec sheet. Only way these products can be fully evaluated is when they appear in the wild. The Hik demos from the new full color super low light stuff look very impressive. I'm eagerly anticipating getting my hands on one of the models I mentioned...
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    adding external IR light to a camera without IR

    Yes. The question is why you would want it. I've spent quite a bit of time as a police detective in a major US metropolitan area. Been around lots of bad guys. They are overwhelmingly creatures of opportunity. Well-lit areas are a substantial deterrent. The answer is white light. Either...
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