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  1. aesterling

    Please help me with notifications

    Do you leave the VPN connected on your iOS device all the time or only when you open the Blue Iris app? It should get the rich notifications (images/GIFs) if your VPN is connected and it can callback to your server. As for GIF by email, you should send an email to BI support to request that...
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    BI DS analysis timing

    The first "blue border" frame occurs at the motion leading edge, which for me is just following my 2 second pre-trigger buffer. Then the next "blue border" frame occurs one second later, and so on. I noticed some objects were traveling so fast that they were already out of view by the time the...
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    License plate detection, crop, and save

    @cjowers this is excellent and thanks for taking the time to post! I mentioned in another thread that I followed your instructions to annotate and train my own license plate model a couple of weeks ago. Since then, I've gathered an additional 500 images to train a more accurate model, but I'd...
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    SMS alert message

    @kc8tmv I totally agree, we even talked about it here. :) If you haven't already, email BI support and request it. I've requested it a few times and this was the response: But like always, if more users request it he might prioritize it.
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    SMS alert message

    Instead of leaving it blank, use &MEMO in the text field and you'll get the object and % without "activity detected by DeepStack" part. Just tried it and it worked.
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    The Testing & Tuning > Analyze with Plate Recognizer option currently displays the json response in a pop-up. A bit rudimentary but it works. Hopefully, your request for Deepstack json output isn't too far away.
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    Deepstack and not flagging some clips

    It sounds like it's hit-or-miss for some users. It wouldn't hurt to email BI support to ask about it. Maybe there are additional requirements I'm unaware of.
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    BI DS analysis timing

    It seems more reliable to scrub through the video slowly, frame by frame. When I play it back at 1x, I often won't see the blue border. It must be a system resources bottleneck, especially with DS analyzing each frame.
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    Deepstack and not flagging some clips

    I mentioned this in another thread, but have you looked at which frames BI is sending to DS for processing? I had a similar issue where the first frame BI sent to DS was the leading-edge of motion and didn't contain enough of a subject for DS to identify, and then when the 2nd image was sent to...
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    BI DS analysis timing

    BI support said there are a few requirements for the "blue border" to work. He said you must be using direct-to-disc, and your recording needs to be set to continuous, when triggered, or continuous + triggered. A setting like when alerted doesn't work. And then enable Testing & Tuning >...
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    BI DS analysis timing

    Something that’s been helpful for me while testing is to see which frames are actually sent to Deepstack. If you playback an alert, then right click > Testing & Tuning > Analyze with Deepstack and then play or step through the video, the frames that were sent to DS for processing have a blue...
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    Recommended settings for motion detection with tree leaves and dappled light

    I have a lot of big trees and the shadows are insane. I switched to Deepstack for my outdoor cams and it is a lifesaver. Take the time to configure and test, and it’ll be worth it in the end. (I still use traditional motion detection at night, but that might change soon, too.) Good luck!
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    Can we do anything from our side to improve DeepStack?

    Download updates as they become available and train a custom Deepstack model if you’re feeling adventurous. :)
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    My earlier screenshot was from the mobile app, but the Deepstack results should also be displayed in the BI console's alerts memo field just the same. This is not defined from the push notification text, but they can obviously share the same source data depending on how you have it configured...
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    It took me 15 minutes to draw a box around each license plate in the 100 training images. The training itself ran for 2.5 hours. There is a list of available macros in the Blue Iris help file, under the "Timecode and other Macros" section. Here's what I'm using:
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    An Amcrest IP8M-2496EB (Duaha) that I installed this 25mm lens on. Definitely not made for LPR but working ok so far. It's great when combined with BI and DS.
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    Yep, I’m using Plate Recognizer and it returns the characters using the &PLATE macro for alert text. There is plenty of fine-tuning still to do, but working so far.
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    You're more than welcome to try it. :) I attached my license plate model here (change the file extension from .txt back to .pt), but it's only trained on about 100 license plate images from my LPR cam in Minneapolis, so probably not very accurate, but it's working well for me. The images mostly...
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    Check out the LPR forum for lots of info about that. I just used a Duaha bullet and replaced the 2.8mm lens with a 25mm lens I ordered from China. So far it's working well. I'm excited to combine it with Deepstack for better accuracy.
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    5.4.7 - May 25, 2021 - Support for DeepStack custom model files

    I just trained my first license plate model this morning using about 100 images from my LPR camera. I added it to BI and so far this afternoon it has correctly identified every car license plate that's driven by. Thanks to @cjowers for his post that inspired me to try it. My goal was to make...
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    Deepstack + Push Notification and Alert Macros

    I agree, I'd love more granular macro variables for AI-provided data that we can use in alert actions. In addition to the existing &MEMO, new options like these would be nice: &AI_SUMMARY = Car (91%), Person (67%), Dog (92%) &AI_OJBECTS = Car, Person, Dog &AI_OBJ_01 = Car &AI_OBJ_01_CONF = 91...
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    Hell Yeah! Direct Deepstack Integration - 5.4.0 - March 31, 2021

    What software are those screenshots of?
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    Deepstack + Push Notification and Alert Macros

    Using &MEMO should do it.
  24. aesterling

    Latest 5 camera/2 pole Traffic LPR Installs

    Nice install! Thanks for sharing the photos. What kind of computers are you using on the pole and how do you keep them cool in the warmer months?
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    Possible to replay the sub stream ?

    You can lower the resolution or bitrate that the mobile app plays in settings so it uses less bandwidth. If the default profiles don’t work for you, you can modify them in the desktop app settings.
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    Hell Yeah! Direct Deepstack Integration - 5.4.0 - March 31, 2021

    I haven’t noticed the different color object boxes before. What determines the orange vs yellow?
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    Blue Iris vs Hikvision NVR - Date Time

    Most cameras allow you to specify a manual NTP server to set the time. I use the free software “net time” running on my BI PC for this and point my cameras to the PC as the NTP server.
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    Snapshot from iOS app... where is it stored

    When you use the "video camera" button, it saves directly to your iOS photo library/camera roll, as long as the app has sufficient permissions. When you use the "still camera" button, it takes a snapshot but then you can use the share sheet button (top right) and select "Save Image" to save it...
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    Push notification delay

    I’ve noticed GIFs slow down iOS notifications significantly for me. Usually only 10-15 seconds longer than a still or no image, but sometimes much longer. They’re so useful that it’s worth the trade off for most my cameras. But it sounds like that’s maybe not the issue here.
  30. aesterling

    Getting alerts while sleeping... looking for ideas

    Thanks, @105437 I'm hoping to specify criteria like: only send as a critical alert when AI detects a human in the yard (>70% confidence) between midnight at 5 am, otherwise send as a standard alert. Not sure if that's currently possible?
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