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    BI vs Dahua NVR

    Hello, What are the benefits of using BI vs. a Dahua (or other) NVR when having cameras from the NVR's vendor? Thank you.
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    Alert not being sent by trigger from command sent via web server

    Via the Web server, I send the command /admin?camera=NW&trigger=1 to trigger a camera with the short name NW. The camera gets triggered but no alert is sent. It's not Audio nor Group so I don't check those. I have the other three checked DIO, ONVIF, and Extern. If the trigger is motion, an...
  3. kjelle392

    Reolink Lumus & Blue Iris

    Hello Got 2 new cameras yesterday, but having a big struggle getting them to work with Blue Iris. I just can't get any signals from them i BI - but in the Reolink-app they work fine. Can anyone help me?
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    Is this the most logical server to build?

    Background information: I am planning on making a server that is rack mountable which will run Blue Iris on a Windows Server. At first I tried literally EVERYTHING to get all the things I needed to run on one system to save on energy but I believe splitting up the servers is for the best. I had...
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    Add non-camera rtsp audio source

    I have created an rtsp stream from a powered mic I have attached to a linux system. It is essentially a non-camera rtsp audio source (no video). I want to add it to Blue Iris as an audio source. When I add the rtsp url to Blue Iris, I get "No Signal, RTSP Bad 400 Request". And no audio, even...
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    On Guard Version 3.0 Release

    On Guard Version 3.0 works with almost any IP/network camera and adds artificial intelligence designed to identify security related pictures. More specifically, it uses DeepStack as an AI to intelligently identify objects in still (.jpg) pictures. It allows the user to monitor as many cameras as...
    • Ken98045
    • Thread
    • blue iris deepstack security camera
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: AI
  7. bojanpotocnik

    Blue Iris video settings - Dahua camera models explained

    Hello everyone! I just got multiple IPC-B5442E-ZE cameras and for some of them, I would like to enable two-way audio. I have setup everything related to audio on cameras via their web interface and general settings in Blue Iris. Pressing Find/Inspect in Blue Iris always selects Generic/ONVIF...
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    Cameras through windows. Temporary Ghetto Rental install.

    Noob here about to move to a ghetto rental downtown. I can see Tweakers in the park next to the house from my dinning room window 50ft away over the fence. Luckily I have a long driveway and I am behind another house. Is setting up a blue iris system and getting 1-2 of the nice popular outdoor...
  9. CCTVCam

    Blue Iris PC Build

    As promised this is my PC Build Thread. I'll divide into sections so if you want to you can skip parts that don't interest you (hopefully it all does!). It's not intended as a definitive "this is the pc you need / must build". It represents my choices based on what I perceived to be the best...
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    Dahua (Andy) and Blue Iris(Deepstack)

    Hi All, do not know if its the right place or if it should be in the Dahua section, but here it goes :) I just bought 6 IPC-HDW5442TM-AS (Andy version) and added them to my Blue Iris system, so fare a happy owner of both the cams but also the software :D By question is, I have been reading a lot...
    • Hans007
    • Thread
    • blue iris dahua deepstack ivs smd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: AI
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    Upgrade suggestion for my network

    I've been using this webcam configuration below for several years now. There are four camera shown at the bottom of this diagram. It took me some time to get the "Shop cam" working reliably but this network is basically "ok" at this point. I am somewhere between a beginner and intermediate as...
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    Disconnection issues, firmware update?

    I have a few HikVision DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 cameras with different OEM branding so the models show up as: DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 but also DT2A404 and HNP104-IR/4X. How do I update their firmware? I've tried downloading the latest 5.7.1 firmware but get a firmware mismatch error when trying to upgrade...
    • eexodus
    • Thread
    • blue iris disconnecting ds-2de2a404iw-de3 firmware
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Hikvision
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    Blue Iris constantly using Deepstack

    Hi, Pulling my hair out here and hoping someone can help :) I have Blue Iris running on a desktop PC linked to a remote (same LAN) Deepstack instance. I have configured Blue Iris to send motion alerts to Deepstack but when I check the Deepstack logs there is a constant flow of data coming from...
    • ultimz
    • Thread
    • blue iris deepstack
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: AI
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    Need help with motion trigger / alert settings... I don't know if this can be done

    Hi Everyone... long time listener, first time caller. I have Blue Iris / DeepStack setup currently with four cameras - 3 of them are Lorex E892AB and the fourth is a Dahua IPC-HDW2831TM-AS-S2. Main Streams for all four are 4k/15 and substreams are 704x480/15 with I-frame intervals of 15. They...
    • Dan Miller
    • Thread
    • blue iris deepstack motion detection zone detection
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Customizing
  15. camerafool

    Editing with Davinci Resolve : Audio missing at ends of clips

    I export entire direct to disk clips from Blue Iris v5.3.1.5 without re encoding. Trying to edit them with Blackmagic Davinci Resolve v17.3.1 and find audio at end of some clips is truncated. The amount of truncation varies. On one 10 minute clip a minute of audio is missing, on another just...
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    CPU stats for a dedicated Blue Iris server?

    Hi everyone, I'm working on building a dedicated blue iris server. I'm wondering what kind of a cpu I need. I currently have 4 feeds and may add 2 more in the future. I plan to continually record from all feeds (for a total of 6 camera feeds). I've been looking at the 10th gen intel core...
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    Blue Iris crashes when replaying from timeline (Windows 10)

    This is an odd one, yesterday I added a tenth camera to Blue Iris. Now when trying to playback using the 'replay' button next to the timeline or double clicking the actual timeline, Blue Iris simply crashes in Windows 10. I can double click and play 'alerts', can also playback 'all clips'...
    • CamCrazy
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    • blue iris crash playback timeline
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Blue Iris
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    Simultanious login to same RTSP feed

    I have BI recording some Wansview Q6 WiFi cameras and an Amcrest AD110 via RTSP. I also have RTSP feeds for those cameras integrated into my Home Assistant dashboard (snapshots refresh every few seconds, per the HA default). My Wansview cameras seem to reset quite often, and I wonder whether...
    • toreupfeet
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    • blue iris home assistant rtsp wansview
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Networking
  19. DavidAJ

    Which camera for day/night LPR for distance of 50 - 75' at 15 degree max angle?

    Hi, I want to add LPR capability to my BI system. I need to have solid day/night LPR performance at a distance of 50 - 75' with a max camera-to-license plate angle of about 15 degrees. From my reading on this site, I see both the IPC-B5442E-Z4E and IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 cameras mentioned in LPR...
    • DavidAJ
    • Thread
    • blue iris license plate reader lpr
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: LPR
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    Reolink E1 Pro PTZ doesn't work on Blue Iris (offical Response)

    just wanted to post it here for anyone googling the same question still searching for good quality WiFi PTZ Camera that works with Blue Iris Unfortunately, Amcrest is a bit expensive and only in the US
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    Cheap Graphics card

    Hi all i cant get to grips with this memory leak and getting the correct drivers etc. So was thinking instead of the onboard graphics I could buy a cheap card instead. I have a gigabyte Z270-HD3P Could anyone recommend a cheap card? Much appreciate any help given
  22. ulterios

    Help with choosing best option for Blue Iris PC

    Hi everyone, I am looking to get a dedicated Blue Iris PC and have been going through the "Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris" page here in the Wiki section and using some of the information there have found a few refurbished/renewed systems that I am considering. I am not sure which one would be...
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    Blue Iris has good triggers but no alerts

    Hello, my alerts were working perfectly until I started messing around with the profiles. I normally don’t use any profiles but tonight I tried setting up profile 2 to have no alerts so I can select that one when the kids are running in and out of the house. I think I got that set up the way...
  24. Travis K

    ui3 stuck on Loading Camera List

    Hi folks, I've been using the UI3 web viewer for a long time with no issues. It seems like after a recent upgrade, it broke. This broke in the last couple of weeks. My computer was having some issues and BI was principally responsible for 100% disk usage and so I tried to update and restart...
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    Blue Iris Sends Push Alert and MQTT alert from False Alert

    Hi I'm new to this forum so go easy but hoping someone may be able to help. Im using Blue Iris 5.4.7.0 and Sentry Smart Alerts. Most of the Time smart Alerts works really well and can filter and see 100's of cancelled alerts. The issue is and what happened last night is I got 5 or 6 Push...
    • Jonnyuk5
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    • alerts blue iris sentry smart alerts
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Sentry
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    The Area of Interest's "Edit..." button is grayed out for some cameras

    Does anyone know why this happens? I can't see any rhyme nor reason for why it's grayed out for some cameras but not others. I wanted to try the feature, but it's grayed out on the camera I want. About half of them have it and the other half don't. vs.
    • m_listed
    • Thread
    • aoi area of interest blue iris
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Blue Iris
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    Amcrest AD110 - Can I do better than this?

    I received my Amcrest AD110 video doorbell yesterday and was able to get both it and the included module for my existing mechanical chime hooked up. I have not been able to get remote access working yet, but that's alright because I will be using Blue Iris. Likewise, I did not install a microSD...
    • wondering
    • Thread
    • amcrest blue iris doorbell cam
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Doorbells
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    Blue Iris Computer

    Hey everybody. New member here. I am caught up in the Q See situation and have been doing a lot of reading here trying to figure out what to do. There is so much great information but it can be overwhelming. I have about decided to try going with Blue Iris and have been looking at computers on...
  29. Buttan Butt

    Various arguments in favour of and against running DeepStack on a separate host

    Hi there! I haven't really seen any discussion about the pros and cons of running DeepStack locally (same host as BI runs at) vs running it on a different host in the LAN. Currently I'm running DeepStack locally but I'm tempted to set it up on a different host as a Docker image. The reason is...
    • Buttan Butt
    • Thread
    • artificial intelligence blue iris deepstack docker optimization
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: AI
  30. AveryFreeman

    Looking for similar features to Wyze cameras in a conventional Camera+NVR setup

    Hey, So I have this friend, he really likes his Wyze cameras, mainly because they're cheap, easy to stick up + move, and he really likes the software's features Problem is, he's got like 50 of them on his Wifi, and they're starting to cause issues with some of his portable credit card machines...
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