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    IPC-Color4K-T180 troubleshooting

    I don't know if this is relevant, but just in case there's some carryover: I have the same camera and had video drops, often, though not long ones like you see. Cam was perfect with short cable to my switch, but the 150 foot run had the errors. The cable tested fine like yours. At someone's...
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    IPC-Color4K-T180 Intermittent 'No Signal' in BI

    I have same camera, and getting dropped signal maybe 20-30 times a day. dropped in recording also, so not just BI. I brought the camera inside and connected it to my switch directly, and the errors stopped, so I assumed it was the (outdoor, exposed) ethernet cable, and planned to replace when...
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    default camera for triggering an alert?

    thanks, yes, that would also work. This way works fine, allows you to target a single camera easily... just have to tell it which one. But when it somehow changed to "default", I got some messy lockups, I'm assuming it was a loop that kept it triggered to itself.. So Just trying to figure out...
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    default camera for triggering an alert?

    I have one camera set to trigger another in Blue Iris, using the "Configure command Action / Trigger" command and pointing to another camera. Works well, but for some reason on one cam the receiving "camera" choice changed to "default", instead of the intended cam. I think that might have...
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    Alexa Show

    Hi RogC, I gave up on the show / Silk as a screen for Blue Iris since it was a bit of a pain to keep showing properly. So I don't know it's current state...
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    separate exposure in half the 4kt180 cam?

    Thanks, I thought it wasn't possible. I do have another cam, with IR, covering the half that's dark half at night, but was looking to improve it anyway.
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    separate exposure in half the 4kt180 cam?

    Since I can't find this, I assume no, but is there any way to adjust the exposure settings in one half of the 4kt180 cam (like just the left one?) One side is much darker area, so being able to adjust that side would help....
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    Camera recommendations for narrow corridors

    My 4kt runs in corridor mode, but it would not let me rotate the image in camera at full res. But I can rotate it in Blue Iris after, with the camera still at full res. But using the 4Kt in corridor mode (sideways) makes IVS ineffective. (the camera doesn't trigger well using IVS when rotated)...
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    2024 EmpireTech Autumn Sale Plan

    Woo, 2nd! Thanks, Andy!
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    IPCT Major software update in works at IPCT

    Any chance for dark mode?
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    Field of view /Lens choice

    The Annke FCD600 does 180 deg, has IR, and is cheap. I have one and like it... it is my only non Dahua cam...
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    Thanks Wildcat, reading your post, I tried the following: I set the internal IR (of the 5442 ZE S3 with latest firmware ...animal) to either zero or one, (but on, with smart IR, on General) and have the scene illuminated by an external Tendelux IR light. If I wander into the field of view...
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    regarding the IR exposure adjustments, are these are done by adjusting the IR output rather than aperture? Some of us use an external IR light to deal with bugs, spiders, rain and snow, etc, so there is no auto adjust of those lights. Is there any thought to adding any aperture adjust to help...
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    I have created a way to use TP-Link Kasa lights for motion detection lighting through Blue Iris

    As far as I can tell, something broke the Kasa file. But with the superb assistance of @TonyR , I was able to use a Shelly US plug https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096W3ZZDD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 instead of the Kasa and get it working with Blue Iris alerts just like the Kasa did...
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    Empiretech color 4k-t 3.6mm latest firmware - OnVif events not triggering

    I had the same issue where the 4kt would not trip much, or at all, in "corridor mode" (turn 90 degrees). My solution is to have another camera that sees the same area, but is horizontal, provide the triggers to the 4kt that is in corridor mode. (in the horizontal camera's alerts, have the...
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    I have created a way to use TP-Link Kasa lights for motion detection lighting through Blue Iris

    well, it seems the "KasaMotionLight.exe" stopped working for me... possibly a Kasa firmware update? Anyone still using it?
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    Detecting wildlife with Dahua cameras

    The latest versions of the Empire tech (Dahua) T54IR-ZE-S3 (varifocal), or the T54IR-AS S3 (fixed focal), combined with the latest firmware, do an excellent job of alerting on animals using the internal IVS triggers. Combine that with Blue Iris (onvif) and it works very well. Mine reliable...
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    Send Pushover notifications with pictures and hyperlinks

    &LAN does seem to work with ZeroTier and away from home (cell connect). Thanks!
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    Send Pushover notifications with pictures and hyperlinks

    Shouldn't &LAN work away from home with ZeroTier active?
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    Send Pushover notifications with pictures and hyperlinks

    Thanks much, I will look at the macros. Any negative to using "&LAN"? And I can't seem to edit the WAN address at all in the Blue Iris settings/ Web Server (to use ddns for ex) any change disappears and original WAN address comes back.
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    Send Pushover notifications with pictures and hyperlinks

    EDIT: solved by changing "&WAN" to "&LAN" in Blue Iris: Alerts/Pushover / Parameters Maybe there's a better way I missed, but this seems to work now. I've lost a portion of my Pushover (with ZeroTier) use: all is good except opening a Pushover alert on my android phone, when I click on the...
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    How To Increase Camera Sales

    Agree... I replaced three. it works great and no longer need motion/cpai.
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    what would cause image to distort?

    To me it looked like motion blur/vibration. What shutter speed are you using?
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    S3 animal detection

    Thanks, that worked:)
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    S3 animal detection

    Can you show how to make the BI rule in this case? (all entries in the new rule) I can't seem to get it working (listening for "IVS-3" for example). Thanks
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    S3 animal detection

    Thanks, was just trying to figure out the usage case for it.
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    S3 animal detection

    does smart PSS show recorded files (which for me would be the ones recorded by Blue Iris (I'm assuming not)? ... so are you recording in smart PSS or accessing recordings on an SD card?
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    S3 animal detection

    where are you seeing these colors? in the GUI? or NVR? or Blue Iris?
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    4kt - need help - clearly being an idiot / overlooking something

    isn't the default login admin/admin rather than "blank" password"???
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    Alexa Show

    Thanks, those weren't the issue here (they refer to a short (10 sec? ) timeout.. not the one I experience at about 10 minutes. Web suggests a few very complicated ideas (like editing the web page on the server to play audio or video full time), nothing I can use. I'll cope with the timeout.