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  1. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @DarkHelmet Ok I figured out the problem. I've sent a comprehensive bug report to Blue Iris support. In the meantime, Name/value needs to match the preset # but description can be whatever you want as long as it is not empty. If either of those columns is empty, it creates a gap in the...
  2. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @DarkHelmet If there is a bug it is probably on Blue Iris's end. Look at the camera properties in Blue Iris. PTZ/Control tab. Click "Edit presets". This shows all your presets in a table. Under normal circumstances the "#" column should match the "Name/value" column, and the descriptions...
  3. bp2008

    i7-8700 quicksync or cheap xeons dual socket from aliexpress?

    Using optane for the database won't make a difference for timeline seeking. I'm fairly certain all the database operations involved in the timeline feature are happening in RAM anyway. The timeline's database operations are very, very fast (the database is queried when you drag the timeline...
  4. bp2008

    Error using Ngrok to access Bi

    There are two kinds of video delay measured by UI3. You can see both of these graphed in the "Stats for nerds" panel (right click the video player). 1. Network Delay (The estimated video delay caused by insufficient network speed. Values of a few hundred milliseconds are completely normal and...
  5. bp2008

    i7-8700 quicksync or cheap xeons dual socket from aliexpress?

    That Xeon server probably draws 2x the power of the i7-8700 while performing slower. I would not overclock a CPU for Blue Iris. That makes it less efficient, less stable, and may shorten its life. In fact my main BI machine is a Ryzen 9 5950x, and it was having heat/cooling problems, so in...
  6. bp2008

    i7-8700 quicksync or cheap xeons dual socket from aliexpress?

    As a footnote, I will say, if for some reason you were allergic to sub streams and wanted to absolutely avoid them, then the best Blue Iris build would likely be a high-end server with 8+ memory channels and one CPU socket with a beast of a single-thread performing server CPU in it (maybe 16...
  7. bp2008

    i7-8700 quicksync or cheap xeons dual socket from aliexpress?

    Both single and multi core performance are important in different ways. This is an oversimplification, but single core performance roughly determines how well any individual camera will work. Faster single core performance means you can run a camera at higher resolutions and frame rates with...
  8. bp2008

    Project Farm Tests Security Cameras | This will shock you.

    The average person is like a deer in headlights when you talk about IP addresses, RTSP, or even drilling holes and running cable. If they can't set it up in 10 minutes from unboxing to watching on their cell phone then it might as well not exist.
  9. bp2008

    BI showing main and substreams

    Yup, it is natural for new settings like that to have a default configuration that retains the previous behavior. I didn't know that setting existed before this thread.
  10. bp2008

    Exporting Issue

    Because the main stream is only recorded while the camera is triggered. You can lengthen the amount of time the main stream is recorded if you adjust your trigger settings in the Trigger tab and buffer/record times in the Record tab.
  11. bp2008

    Exporting Issue

    Are you using dual streaming (sub stream and main stream)? If so, look at what is selected in the "Stream select" dropdown box in the Convert/export window. My guess is you're only ending up with the main stream, and if you want it to switch between sub and main streams like it does in the...
  12. bp2008

    Camera to watch over garden

    You can also just search amazon for poe to 9v power and find plenty of 802.3af standard PoE compliant splitters, like this one: https://amazon.com/dp/B01JCKHIGM (if you prefer to use a standard PoE switch to power the cam)
  13. bp2008

    OMG, Xfinity Gateway WILL NOT open the port

    If you're planning to stick with this ISP for more than a year or two, then yes, you are better off not renting hardware from them. If your router's interface tells you that your public IP is the same as the one listed in an Open Port checking tool, then port forwarding SHOULD work, and there...
  14. bp2008

    Camera to watch over garden

    If it is a small garden, I think you can just buy a motion activated sprinkler. But the camera approach is more fun especially when your wife bends down and gets mistaken for a deer.
  15. bp2008

    OMG, Xfinity Gateway WILL NOT open the port

    Oh also, depending on your service plan, your ISP may be charging you a monthly fee for router rental, which they may be calling wifi service or some other cryptic name. If that is happening, see if you can return the router and use your own to get out of paying the rental fee. Those fees tend...
  16. bp2008

    OMG, Xfinity Gateway WILL NOT open the port

    First thing you need to do is find out what your router thinks your public IP address is. Compare that with what an online IP address checker says. If it is the same address shown in both places, then you can probably just buy your own router and use it instead of the one provided by the ISP...
  17. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    As I've said before, port forwarding doesn't have to be risky. If your router allows you to restrict access to a particular source IP or IP range when creating the port forwarding rule, then you can use that to ensure there is no unauthorized access. Unfortunately many home routers (especially...
  18. bp2008

    No audio is heard in web GUI

    Yup, the bottom left of UI3's video player is the mute button and volume slider. UI3's audio is muted by default, partly because web browsers really hate it when a web page tries to play audio without the user interacting with the page first. When audio is muted, UI3 doesn't stream it at all...
  19. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    What bit rate were you using, and was it the same ISP at both houses? Assuming it is the same ISP, then both of your houses are probably connected to the same network cabinet and the traffic likely never even left town and cost them basically nothing. But local traffic in this manner is such a...
  20. bp2008

    Amazon just jacked up prices!

    @TonyR It looks like the previous owner had taped on a sign and arrow pointing at the crack? Or was that you? I did the same thing the last time I returned a monitor with a dead pixel, so whoever inspected it would not be able to miss it. And if they didn't have anyone inspect it before...
  21. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    I haven't done this myself, but if you install Tailscale on the BI server, and on some machine at the remote location, I believe Tailscale has a feature that lets you use a node as an exit point to access other devices on its LAN. Apparently the correct term for this is "subnet router" but it...
  22. bp2008

    Blue Iris Over Internet

    A site to site VPN setup can be pretty complicated. Some routers let you open a port with a restricted source IP address so it is only accessible to the IP address you specify. That is almost as good as using a VPN, if you can do it that way.
  23. bp2008

    Criminal spy camera inside Logitech mouse

    Hiding payloads inside a mouse is child's play to a serious electronics enthusiast. There's lots of empty space in most mice, and there's 2.5 to 5 watts of power available from the existing USB cable (the amount of power the mouse needs is like a rounding error compared to that). Not to...
  24. bp2008

    Windows Update on 04-09-25 -- Anyone Else Seeing This? -- SOLVED

    Was it the 32 bit pale moon you downloaded? 64 bit version won't run 32 bit plugins I'm pretty sure.
  25. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @TheWaterbug It would have been around March 10th (2025) which indicates the change came in 5.9.9.28 or 5.9.9.29. Unfortunately it seems IpCamTalk's update archive broke again several months ago.
  26. bp2008

    How is a VPN more secure than port forwarding?

    Tailscale (and zerotier which is a similar product) are great especially if your ISP doesn't give you a dedicated ipv4 address. Easier to set up than traditional VPN, and usually it "just works". But they can have speed issues on some networks if their normal firewall traversal methods fail...
  27. bp2008

    Blue Iris UI3

    @CJ133 Someone talked Ken into disabling clip downloads for non-admin users a few weeks ago. I told Ken it was a really dumb idea, but he disagrees apparently. Your web server user needs to have admin privilege now. If you dislike this change, please do make your voices heard by emailing Blue...
  28. bp2008

    How is a VPN more secure than port forwarding?

    Port forwarding is only as unsafe as the service you are exposing. VPN servers are designed with cybersecurity as a top priority and most modern VPNs are generally considered safe by security experts, especially when the VPN server is kept up to date and uses modern best practices for...
  29. bp2008

    Building new home

    I should point out you can get adapters to convert PoE power to USB at 2-3 amps which should be plenty to keep any tablet going. Even an ipad if you wanted to go the apple route. https://amazon.com/dp/B07KCLGB5D So you could run most tablets with just an ethernet cable. For maximum future...
  30. bp2008

    Camera Triggered by Floating Artifacts

    The reason this is visible only when the camera is in its regular IR mode is because the strand of spider web is very close to the IR LED on the camera, causing it to be very intensely illuminated. When your motion-triggered floodlight comes on, it may cause the camera to speed up its exposure...
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