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    Isolating specific cameras for review

    I looked around the website and couldn't find an answer to what I'm looking for. I have 22 cameras, but is there a way to isolate different cameras to review their recordings? For example, I want to review clips from 3 cameras in a specific area. I don't want to review all cameras or look at...
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    BI4 Pre-Trigger causing lag in recording

    My iframe is 10 to match the 10 fps. Bitrate max 4096 / buffer 10 / 1080p. I tried the pre-trigger yesterday morning and checked recordings in the afternoon, and playback is laggy. If its not pc I'm guessing its the network. Can it be? I have 23 cams, 13 are hikvision and 10 are trendnet.
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    BI4 Pre-Trigger causing lag in recording

    I setup BI4 so that the pre-trigger (in recording tab) is set to 10 because my fps is 10 (Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I). Glad it helps record things before they happen (at least that's what I think its doing), but issue is I see major lag. The playback is not smooth and stutters. Is this my network...
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    What do I lose with d2d over bi encoding?

    I agree, Blue Iris has suited me the best, I've tried various camera manufacturers's software and not good. BI feels versatile and works best for my needs. I don't need audio, just clear image of faces, cars, and a ptz cam, so BI fit the need, especially with so many camera choices.
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    What do I lose with d2d over bi encoding?

    Awesome, thanks Fenderman. I trust your info and you sound like you know a lot :) Well glad my setup is hikvisions and BI.
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    What do I lose with d2d over bi encoding?

    Fenderman, I'm curious, what's your setup? I mean what cameras do you use. I'm interested to know which works best for you.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    What's your setup and how many cameras? I have i5's and 8GB Ram for two setups, one is BI3 (all Hikvision 2xx2 and one is BI4 mix of Trendnet and Hikvision., don't get Trendnet). I kind of resolved it by deleting them and adding again. I think it helped, but once in a while I get the blank...
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    Blue Iris camera feed not as clear as directly going to Hikvision camera

    I have various cameras, not only Hikvision, so Blue Iris was the option. BI is pretty easy to use, but I may consider ivms if one day I decide to go all Hiks. Thanks.
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    Blue Iris camera feed not as clear as directly going to Hikvision camera

    Is it just me, but I feel like the images are not the same. I am doing D2D. The one with time stamp is screen shot from BI and the other is direct feed. Any help would be great thanks.
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    Exposure Time 1/30 vs 1/60 or better?

    Thanks for information. Appreciate your help bp2008!~
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    New install advice needed

    jschlank, I've tried several cameras, and I think the best bang for you buck is Hikvision. You can buy them on Amazon for around $110, Hikvision DS-2CD2032 (make sure to buy from US, not ship from China). They've served me well, but sometimes you need a little patience. Blue Iris is an...
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    Exposure Time 1/30 vs 1/60 or better?

    The area is well lit. I'm trying to balance the fps and exposure time. I have 10fps at 1080p. Walking people look too blurry. I'll try play around. I set it at 1/60 and hope it'll help. 1/30 seemed blurry.
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    Blue Iris camera feed not as clear as directly going to Hikvision camera

    I noticed that my Hikvision camera feed in Blue Iris is a little blurrier compared to looking through the camera directly. It looks much clearer in the camera than when looking through Blue Iris. Something I can do to make Blue Iris look sharp too? Sorry if this sounds confusing. I'm trying...
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    Exposure Time 1/30 vs 1/60 or better?

    Does anyone know of which setup is the better choice regarding the Exposure Time? My camera setup deals with walking people so I want less blur and more clarity. I read about setting exposure time to 1/30 or 1/60, which is better? Or 1/90 maybe? I looked around for threads but couldn't find...
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    Pixelation, Round Two

    I wonder if using BI4 32 bit will resolve the pixelation/ghosting issues. Anyone want to try reinstall BI4 (32 bit)? I'm just guessing if this is a possibility, since I have the 64 bit version installed.
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    Pixelation, Round Two

    Thing is, I never had pixelation or ghosting issues on BI3. I have two setups. Both were D2D and both were BI3, until I upgraded one of the computers to BI4. Based on what I've tried its the D2D that's affecting it. Weird thing is, it comes and goes. Its much better, I think since I did...
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    Yesterday had issues with playing recordings, the blank screen and playback on two outdoor Hivkision DS-CD2032-I cams. I changed the POE switch from Trendnet TPE-S80 to Netgear M4100. So far seemed to have resolved the issue.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    I deleted the cameras that had the issues with blank screen delay before playback, then I setup cameras again in BI4. Now they work fine. Not sure what happened. Now all cameras work. Thought I'd throw this info in just in case someone had same issue.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    Oh sorry. My cameras are set to 10 fps and in BI 4 I set them to 12.5 and unchecked adjust automatically. In BI4 I increased the network buffer from 1.5mb to 10mb. I kept noise reduction on.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    The ghosting is resolved.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    Works great! This also seemed to fix a slight lag/slow motion issue with one of the cameras. Hopefully this also fixes the blank screen before playback issue. Thanks Fenderman! Quick question what does the network buffer do? I saw people talk about it in another forum but no explanation.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    The first issue is a new thing for me too, its like delay in playback for 3-5 seconds. Will try your suggestions for the second issue I'm having. But weird that if I do re-encode the ghosting doesn't happen. Will let you know if issue is resolved. Thanks fenderman for quick response.
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    BI 4 Playback issues

    Please help, I'm having issue with playback with four of my eight cameras (Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I). I'm using BI4 x64 with latest update (01/28/15). Settings are 1080p and 10 fps or 6 fps. I have a feeling BI4 is the issue, because I didn't have these issues in BI3. Issue 1: Two cams are...
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