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    Migrating to a new PC and new version of BI - specs and best way to keep settings?

    done - thanks for the heads up
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    Migrating to a new PC and new version of BI - specs and best way to keep settings?

    Thanks for the help! I may even bump up the 2 MP to 4 MP on some of the more important cameras and see if I can keep the CPU load under ~40-50% Just saved me $500 so I appreciate it - thanks!
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    Migrating to a new PC and new version of BI - specs and best way to keep settings?

    Thanks - I posted on the C4forums.com to see if anyone else moved to BI 5 and with the C4 driver have had any issues. Good to see that migration guide so when I can confirm no c4 issues I’ll make the move
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    Migrating to a new PC and new version of BI - specs and best way to keep settings?

    Thanks - so yeah I was not doing direct to disc recording on 10 of the 12 cameras - oops. I am down to about 25-30% CPU usage. I assume that is a fair load and should be fine going forward? I made sure all cameras were only sending 15 FPS and BI is configured for each camera at 15 FPS. All...
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    Migrating to a new PC and new version of BI - specs and best way to keep settings?

    To reply to my own thread - I currently have a core i7-4770 which based Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris isn’t too bad for performance. I also have 8 GB of RAM. But every time I open up that PC its at 85%+ of CPU usage. Most cameras I have down to 10-12 fps and most are at 2 megapixel not even...
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    Migrating to a new PC and new version of BI - specs and best way to keep settings?

    I saw some older threads but they were from 2015/2016 Currently on BI v4. Before I upgrade to v5 I want to move to a new PC. Originally I was using BI for only 3-4 cameras, it is now up to 12 and it’s 4-5 year old PC and its suffering performance wise. I see some deals on i7-8700 HP’s with 8...
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    Issue with new Dahua Camera

    Gear involved - Dahua Turret - IPC-HDW5631R-ZE Texas WiFi Midspan Injector Cisco SG220 Switch (non PoE) Cisco SG300 Switch (PoE) IP camera that is showing some odd behavior. I used 2 different network testers to test the line and it came back good (My electrician tested it when he ran the...
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    Experience with Recessed Cameras?

    Thanks I saw that unit/review and Andy showed me that model too. But I am thinking for my use the recessed ones are fine. As I talk through it I can guarantee a light will always be on in that room when the camera has to record. I may look at one of those mini PTZ for outside under an...
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    Experience with Recessed Cameras?

    Thanks! I think I am leaning anyways towards my original recessed cameras, even without the IR. They are going in 2 interior rooms in my house and we only want to record when the alarm is going off (think its too creepy to record inside the house 24x7). Blue Iris talks to my automation system...
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    Experience with Recessed Cameras?

    Thoughts on SD1A203T-GN? Seems similar but has a zoom aspect to it. 2 questions: 1) does not say outdoor rated per say but it says operating temp is down to -22F. If this is under a cover of a front porch protected from 99% of the elements and no direct sun, it should be ok? 2) If I wanted...
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    Experience with Recessed Cameras?

    great - thanks for the recommendations.
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    Experience with Recessed Cameras?

    Vivotek FD816CA-HF2 FD816CA-HF2 - Fixed Dome Network Camera - VIVOTEK Dahua IPC-HDB4431g http://br.dahuasecurity.com/download/dh-ipc-hdb4431g-as_datasheet_201704252.pdf I like the form as its small and I am using these for interior purposes. Neither have traditional IR and they mention...
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    Blue Iris and Synology

    Thanks I'll look into splashtop vs using Microsoft Remote Desktop I record 24/7 because I tried to use motion recording and it failed me 2x. Luckily it was not super critical but still annoying. In 5 years I've wanted to review video 4x and 2 times I missed the action. I switched to 24/7 for...
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    Blue Iris and Synology

    yeah I have a VPN and I use remote desktop - just on an iPad its a lil clunky that's all. I'll try navigate around this weekend and look more. Maybe it lasted more than 3-4 weeks but I recall that is what I was storing in those 5 TB. I'll have to dig back in and report back.
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    Blue Iris and Synology

    so I am not living at home and I only have 1 camera on during this renovation process. So I logged in via the WebUI and I can see 3 cameras are 1920x1080 a 1.5 FPS? But I recall lowering them in the BI desktop client, so I wonder if that is what they are showing live vs what they are actually...
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    Blue Iris and Synology

    What's the latest on what is possible? I am currently running BI on a Win 10 PC and I have 3 exterior cameras recording 24x7 and 2 cameras that only record when the alarm goes off because they are inside cameras and the thought is we only want them to record if the alarm is going off and there...
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    Trying to spec a new camera - 3 questions to help narrow it down

    all very helpful - especially that wiki - never saw it there before. Thanks!
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    Trying to spec a new camera - 3 questions to help narrow it down

    Attached are two images, one is the side of my house with my driveway, the other is a screen shot via blue iris so you can see what is visible from the camera. Doing home renovation and changing the siding and roof, so wondering if I should keep the camera where it is or move it. The siding...
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    Blue Iris Cloud and Local Backup Plans - Best Practices

    I dont know what I am looking for - I guess guidance on best practices. Again I dont need a 2 month old 8 hour video clip on the cloud. Im aware of that. Basically if someone robbed me and took my server or PC and broke it, id like some sort of backup. Maybe people only back up to a NAS and...
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    Blue Iris Cloud and Local Backup Plans - Best Practices

    Hi All, I have BI running on a Win 10 PC. I have a new Synology RS818+ and looking at best practices to back it up to the RS818+ and potentially the cloud too (have yet to pick a cloud service but the popular ones all work with Synology). I have reserved 5 TB on the Win 10 PC. That is...
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    Foscams dropping every 10 mins

    thanks. less concerned about them calling home. I just see every 10 mins its dropping its DHCP and then picking it back up. I'll move them over to static.
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    Foscams dropping every 10 mins

    ah ok thanks ill hardwire during update and put them on static i was using DHCP reservation instead should i move them outside my DHCP pool?
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    Foscams dropping every 10 mins

    per my post above saying my current firmware and then what I put on - according to this link I should be fine? Download Foscam Firmware Still any reason why the cameras just drop and get a new DHCP every 10 mins? I have the DHCP set to reservations in the router, just seems like its doing...
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    Foscams dropping every 10 mins

    I have two foscam 9821 v2. I never bothered to really study my network logs but I had some other issues and got a new router and been digging into the logs. These two cameras consistently drop and regain their IP almost like clock work every 10 mins. they were on 2.11.28. I updated one to...
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    BI RTSP has stopped

    Thanks @Vettester - sent you a PM too about another quick ?
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    BI RTSP has stopped

    its a MIRACLE! thanks!
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    BI RTSP has stopped

    So all of the sudden I no longer get a live stream in BI. On the desktop app, iOS app or on the Web client I only get a snapshot every ~5 seconds. This goes for all 5 of my cameras (4 different models - KT&C, Lilin, Foscam and Dahua) I've rebooted all cameras, switch, router, etc. BI is tied...
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    Blue Iris went a little crazy - trying to get settings back

    yeah i didnt say it was BI's fault or Win10 fault, just realized it happened. at least I got the notices so I could change it, just took me a while to refresh myself on what/why to change
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    Blue Iris went a little crazy - trying to get settings back

    thanks - pretty much did that this weekend and it seems to be working fine thanks again to the forum for the refresher!
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    Blue Iris went a little crazy - trying to get settings back

    Ok thanks - and since I only want to use the D drive (with the 6 TB Drive) then I should change those other folders for storage and alerts? I wouldnt be using storage per se but I'd still be using the alerts folder and that seems to be on the C Drive now
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