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    Using third party web monitoring service to monitor BI stream

    Is there any way to integrate a third party webpage monitoring service (I use StatCounter for some of my websites) to monitor IP hits on my BI camera streams (mjpg stream accessed externally using the http://IPaddress/mjpg/CAMNAME/video.mjpg url)?
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    Way to replace video feed with still image

    I have a camera that was watching a birds nest while the birds were growing. They are gone now, and I'd like to let my viewers know the show has ended by replacing the stream url to the video with a static picture. Is there a way to do this?
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    Does Streaming to YouTube use bandwidth if no one is watching stream?

    Was considering using BI to stream one or two of my weather webcams to YouTube. That way I could share the live video with others, without having to give access to my BI server webstreams directly. Question is, does the stream use bandwidth all the time I'm connected to YouTube, or only when...
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    Text overlay from file on network drive

    I have a txt file that gets written to a network drive that I would like to use as text overlay on my cameras. I know in Settings -> Macros I can set a macro to a file. I tried using "\\ip-address\folder\textfile.txt" as the filename, and then when I add the text overlay in the Camera...
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    Backyard Critters vs Scarecrow

    Been having some problems with skunks and raccoons using my back lawn as a dinner plate. The skunks do a great job of peeling back the sod, and the raccoons make very credible golf cups. We live in urban Toronto, so these critters are to be expected, but I was getting tired of the mess they...
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    Simple schedule to record only at night

    Hi. I've been using BI with a number of cameras for a few years, but only to take regular snapshots for my weather website. Been working flawlessly. I just added a new camera, with the intent of recording the critter(s) that is digging up my back lawn almost nightly!! Got the camera...
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    Help identifying inexpensive 1080P Cam

    I just picked up a fairly inexpensive ($55Cdn) 1080P IP camera from my local Canada Computers store (I'm located in Toronto), branded with their in-house "ICan" branding. This is the link to the camera on the store's web. Got it set up an working with BlueIris. Image quality seems ok. Will...
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