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  1. MiteyAV

    Access Ring products on BI? iSpy? Interesting situation.

    Hello, thanks to everyone for being my go to source for info. This board has helped make me quite the amateur professional when it comes to networking. My question is about Ring. There service sucks, however I have a property with 4 wired ring flood lights cams, 3 motion activated lighting...
    • MiteyAV
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    • automation blue iris home assistant ispy ring
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  2. R

    Video clips on alerts not playing back on mobile

    I'm running BI 5.3.0.3 and not have not touched it for at least 12 months. The Windows box it runs on has been upgraded as when Mircosoft pushed updates and insisted. I can view live on my mobile (a Google Pixel 7) and I can see the thumbnails of the alerts/clips. However, when I click on them...
    • ruasonid
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    • alerts android blue iris google pixel video clips windows 10
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  3. L

    TVT NVR Stream to BlueIris?

    Hi - I'm currently running BI 4.2.3.5 and it's got about 14 cameras connected directly. The 6 core vCPU is pegged - we gave it 2.0 GHz, apparently that's not enough? So I want to use my existing NVRs and have them stream the video to the BI to offload the stress from the BI VM. I'm hoping I can...
  4. S

    Questions on Blue Iris functionality and remote connection

    Hello, long time lurker here, have read many, many posts and finally have the budget means and time to slowly set up a proof of concept system. I have tried searching for the particular questions but am having a hard time finding conclusive answers. Current situation: I will be buying a single...
  5. D

    Unifi PTZ camera Custom HTTP?

    We moving our cameras to a Blue Iris system, and we have a Unifi UVC-G4-PTZ camera we have got streaming over RTSP into the system. Blue Iris has a custom HTTP for controlling the Pan-tilt-zoom in the camera, but I cannot determine the correct commands to get the BI controller to pan the camera...
    • Darth_Alicious
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    • blue iris http blue iris ptz camera ubiquiti unifi unifi unifi protect
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: IP Cameras
  6. R

    Get Light Level from Camera

    I am doing home automation (using HomeSeer) and for many actions depend on the light level. For indoor I have plugin light sensors but outside I would have to use wireless sensors. Hence, I was wondering if the cameras could be used as light sensors? I don't think cameras provide any LUX...
    • rfj
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    • blue iris lux
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  7. B

    BI with AI on a seperate machine, cannot use face rec.

    Hello, I have a BI cam setup with about 36 cameras on a server 2019. It is hosted on a 4 node cluster (each cluster is dual xeon and 96G ram and 2 10G fiber ethernet), I give BI 64GB ram and 24Cores of xeon at 90%. The BI system works very well and pretty stable, every once and a while get an...
    • bhedrington
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    • artificial intelligence blue iris face recognition
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: AI
  8. R

    FPS/key Sometimes Drops

    I have a Dahua camera as an LPR. When I was scrolling frame by frame (scroll wheel) through recordings I realized that every 4-6s there would be a 0.8 - 1.2s jump from one frame to the next. As a result I missed license plates. I double checked my camera settings which are 15fps, every 15th...
    • rfj
    • Thread
    • blue iris dahua dropped frames
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  9. R

    Indoor Camera With BI and App Access

    When we are away I usually use OpenVPN to get into our network and look at the cameras via BlueIris. My wife doesn't like that and she wants an app to access multiple indoor cameras and that allows her to PTZ the cams and have 2-way audio "communication" (with the dog). What might complicate...
    • rfj
    • Thread
    • amcrest blue iris networking security
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: IP Cameras
  10. R

    VLAN & NICs & Switch "Sharing"

    I currently have a managed (don't use the managed part) 48-port non-PoE switch (Switch #1) and a 16 port unmanaged PoE switch which is connected to the 48-port switch. All devices including the cameras are on the same subnet. I used to have issues with the cameras being hacked which I was able...
    • rfj
    • Thread
    • blue iris upnp vlan
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  11. D

    Dell Optiplex 7010 is dead -- How to troubleshoot power supply issue?

    My continuously running pc that I use for Blue-Iris has croaked. There was a power outage here last week so I powered it down before the UPS battery died -- but it now has a definite problem. Apparently the power supply or the motherboard is sick. If I plug it in I can hear a faint "chirping"...
  12. P

    Fisheye doorbell cam only showing top left quadrant

    I'm new to BI and IP cams. I bought an EZVIZ db1c doorbell cam and got it set up on BI. Seemed to be working fine, but then randomly I can only see the top left quadrant of the fisheye lens in BI. On the EZVIZ app I can see all 4 quadrants. I saw a thread about this (Camera Gotchas - Blue...
  13. R

    Blue Iris "Out of memory" with 40GB unused

    I recently noticed some situations in which it was very obvious that there was a person in the frame and BI does not even get triggered. When I go back and analyze the video with the AI it sees it perfectly. I started looking at the AI analysis details and for the situations where it was an...
    • randylight
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    • blue iris codeproject.ai
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: AI
  14. M

    HELP! I’m stuck w/ Blue Iris Setup (w/ Pics)

    Looking for guidance/help on my Home AV/Automation/Blue Iris Camera Setup Intro: Hello all! New member here. I have been reading many topics on these forums for the past three months and have learned a lot about camera and Blue Iris setups…. Let me start by saying I am very unfamiliar with...
    • MotorolaEnthusiast
    • Thread
    • altice asus router axis blue iris dream machine dual nic home automation ubiquiti ubiquiti unifi unifi
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Troubleshooting
  15. MiteyAV

    Outdoor LightBulb PTZ Onvif

    Does anyone have a functioning, outdoor, Onvif, ptz, lightbulb camera? There are so many for sale, but I don't want to go through the trial and return process looking for some that work. I understand the quality will not be first rate, but being able to cover a few select areas would we...
    • MiteyAV
    • Thread
    • blue iris onvif ptz wifi camera
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  16. David L

    Building a Blue Iris (BI) Rack Mounted PC/Server

    I have room in my 19 inch Rack for a 3U PC/Server. The goal would be to run BI and Deepstack (GPU version) on it recording to its local HHDs. Presently I have the same setup but in a desktop case (2 HDDs). I have a 970 4Gig Nvidia card in it too but I am not decoding, all Cameras presently are...
  17. P

    Feedback on plans for new setup with Blue Iris, HomeKit/Scrypted, and Amcrest/Dahua Cameras

    Trying to isolate my poe ip cams from the network (both for security and to save bandwidth as our network is getting overloaded even with 250 Mbps and an orbi router with satellites. I was hoping to be able to put all my IoT devices on the guest network, my IP cams offline, but connected to blue...
    • pete1945
    • Thread
    • blue iris firewall homekit network new build
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Scrypted
  18. Mad Martian

    Best motion settings for capturing rodent activity?

    I am trying to capture rodent activity on one of my cameras connected to Blue Iris, but so far it is not working. I have "use zones and hotspots" checked and the area properly selected. I have "min object size" set at the smallest (100) and "min contrast" set at 20. I likely need to take...
  19. Mad Martian

    Wifi Trail or Wildlife Cameras that work with Blue Iris?

    Anyone know of Trail or Wildlife cameras that can be used via wifi with Blue Iris? I need a wifi trail camera but intend to use it in my backyard, within range of my home wifi. There are a lot of wifi trail cameras that claim to be wifi, but it is not clear from the marketing if that means it...
  20. B

    Ezviz PTZ Blue iris

    Hello all, I was just checking a interior camera, not very big, like the metal ones I usually install for exteriors of Dahua/Hikvision, and just found the Ezviz C6 that might be what I am searching for. However, I do not see anywhere, that says that camera is compatible with onvif, and wanted...
  21. B

    Scheduling for day/night motion sensor sensitivity

    Hello all, I was wondering how could I setup my BI device, so that my profile can change from day to night, and viceversa, so that I can ajust the move sensor sensitivity, but without affecting the alerts config that I might have present at the time of the change. Example: I get back home, and...
  22. I

    Trigger Home Assistant automation when Blue Iris detects no signal from camera?

    Is there any way that Blue Iris can trigger a Home Assistant automation when it detects that no signal is being received from a camera? I have most of my cameras plugged into smart sockets, and would like to perform a power cycle whenever any of them goes offline. I'm running Blue Iris v5 and...
  23. W

    Blue Iris - Installation / Technician In Los Angeles

    Hi all! Apologies if this isn't the right thread. Seemed like the best spot. We are based in Los Angeles, CA. We have a Blue Iris system on a Dell PC with 8 or so cameras. Looking for a local vendor / technician that can come in and help clean up our system. Help with settings and adding...
    • weroub12
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    • blue iris cctv los angeles vendor
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  24. K

    Fisheye cameras for Blue Iris

    Can anyone help with info on PoE fisheye cameras for use with Blue Iris 5? I'm trying to achieve maximum coverage of the interior and perimeter of a small (1,000 sqft) house on a 12,000 sqft lot. I'm hoping to keep the cost below $1-2k total for 2 interior and 2 exterior cameras, if possible. I...
    • korin
    • Thread
    • blue iris blue iris 5 dahua fisheye
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: IP Cameras
  25. M

    BI for Baby Monitor

    I have been using a Kodak Baby Monitor that has a dedicated parent unit. Since then, we've installed several hard-wired EmpireTech cameras (mostly 5442-equivalents, thanks @EMPIRETECANDY !) around the house, including the baby's rooms. I'd like to use BI on an iPad to replace the Kodak monitor...
    • mikeyno
    • Thread
    • audio baby monitor blue iris
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Blue Iris
  26. conner05

    Camera System/NVR Setup Recommendations

    Hey everyone, I'm new to this space and have been trying to do a lot of research to inform myself of the options for a camera system for my home. My wife and I moved into a new home about 2 years ago and now we're looking to get a camera system setup for in and outside of our home. After...
  27. svenarndt

    Blue iris telegram bot setup

    Hi all new to this and followed the instructions at: https://smarthomepursuits.com/how-to-send-blue-iris-deepstack-images-alerts-to-telegram/ and everything appears to be setup correctly. got the images loading into the folder asit should, but when I run the script, nothing comes through to...
  28. sydnew

    Intel Pentium G6400 for Blue Iris?

    Hi All! I ve been using Blue Iris for 4 years with my old (7yrs) i3-4130 based desktop. I m using 16 IP camera (4 4mp + 12 2mp) which give me at least 20-25% load. Also I m using this pc for browsing and other light activities. This pc now gives me at least once a week random shutdown and its...
  29. D

    Hikvision DS-2CD2087G2-LU BI config

    Guys can you share the config of your cameras? Mine just arrive and during night I only get 12.5 fps and a keyframe of 0.25, just upgrade for the last firmware and still can't get a consistent fps and keyframe. I also can't see the sub-stream option only default. Thanks
  30. D

    Dogs and identified has persons

    I'm new to Blue Iris and Deepstack, also use the latest versions and the dogs and other pets are identified has persons, anyone know how to fix this, I try several configurations and seems that with edge vector I have more false alarms. Before dogs were detected has cats.
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