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    First snapshot OK but a second snap gives the same image

    I am hoping one of you gurus can help shed some light on this. As the title suggests my camera will take a snapshot using the following string: http://192.168.1.226:80/SnapShot_Ch0.jpg But subsequent snapshots have the same image and time stamp. This is an older 720p IP cam of the generic...
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    Android Auto & BI

    It is rumored that a rooted phone would be able to display whatever apps the user wishes on Android Auto. Has anyone successfully run the BI Android app or the BI iPhone app on either car play or Android Auto ?
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    Need advice on VLAN for cams

    Greetings, I am looking to segment my cameras on to their own VLAN. I have avoided this to date because Blue Iris is running on my main PC. I have a few managed POE switches for my cameras that will allow me to set up VLAN. So a few question come to mind: Do I need to multihome my PC so that...
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    Mute Audio During Pan, Tilt and Zoom ?

    On my PTZ cam when I pan, tilt, zoom & focus, the motor noise is carried on the audio channel. I don't see any option in BI to mute the audio during the PTZ movements. Have I missed something in the camera configuration ? Unfortunately there is no option in the firmware on either of my PTZ cams.
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    Trouble Exporting to MP4

    No way to add "= Solved" to the threads title with an advanced edit ? Edit: Solved Turns out the file was exported properly but VLC had trouble playing it. Windows Media Player managed to play the MP4 just fine. Will need to investigate this a bit more to find out why VLC could not play the...
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    Brightness variation in alert

    Searching for this turned up nothing so I will ask here. During playback in from the timeline in Blue Iris at speed >>, it shows the image gets brighter as the cams go into alert, then after the event they dim down. I've noticed this on both day and night recording on a few different brands of...
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    Fored to use QuickTime Player - but can't

    During setup for a camera, the web interface asks me to install QuickTime even though I am using a browser that supports H.264 directly. It also says my browser is too old which is incorrect. I've tried ODM, FF, Chrome, IE11 and Edge. The Onvif Device Manager's Web menu says the browser needs...
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    Fored to use QuickTime Player - but can't

    So this camera I am trying to set up is asking me to install QuickTime even though I am using a browser that supports H.264 directly. Do I need to install an older version of xx browser to access the web interface? Even the Onvif Device Manager web page says the browser needs updating even...
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    How to ascertain the snapshot URL

    Greetings. I am having trouble getting the snapshot URL for an ONVIF camera. The camera streams just fine in Blue Iris using the URL that is listed by the Onvif Device Manager. The streaming URL is: rtsp://192.168.1.217:554/user=admin_password=tlJwpbo6_channel=1_stream=0.sdp?real_stream Odd...
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