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  1. T

    Lost Connection to Service and then client closes

    Hello all. Some of you might remember that I posted for some help some time ago relating to performance issues where BI was constantly running at 100% on my 4th gen i7 laptop. Based on members suggestions I have now upgraded to a desktop tower running a i7-6700 with 8gb ram which seem to handle...
  2. saltwater

    Blue Iris - record direct to computer drive or NAS drive - or both

    Ok, I'll preface this with the fact that I do not yet have a NAS drive and have only started researching them. It appears it's a choice between Synology or QNAP and then either a two or four-bay unit. I have only practised with Blue Iris with one camera, getting ready to move into a new house...
  3. T

    CPU usage in Blue Iris against actual CPU usage in task manager

    Hello all. Im new here. I found my way here after spending a lot of time searching online for my BI related issue. I have tried to search online but cannot find anything that is related to my query. The issue I have is that Blue Iris is showing as running at 100% cpu so I am getting very...
  4. camerafool

    All camera windows change to “No Signal” after several hours/days of uptime.

    Blue iris v5 CPU usages goes to 100% and all camera windows change to “No Signal” after several hours/days of uptime. Restarting machine or force quitting BI from task manager fixes it. This started happening on v4 so I crossed fingers and updated to v5.3.1.5 but am having same problem...
  5. B

    Missing Alerts on BI

    I'm missing occasional alerts that my Ring Floodlight is picking up. I'm wondering if there is a log or something I can refer to in order to troubleshoot if maybe my system saw it and ignored it or did not see it? I'd like to feel secure that I'm not missing stuff. TIA,
  6. Tuckerdude

    New 4K PTZ 20X Optical Zoom from Alptop - Surprisingly good camera at $329

    Hey everyone, I hope you are all coping with the current craziness! Back in 2018, I posted a review of the 4K Hikvision which had great performance characteristics but at a quite hefty price tag and extremely large and heavy footprint. Since then, I've been scouring the web for ANY alternatives...
  7. J

    Keep existing BNC cameras/cabling and install additional IP cameras with everything running off of Blue Iris?

    I've been doing some research into security cameras and it feels like a rabbit hole. Time consuming, but learning about all of this is kind of exciting. I realize that BNC is aging tech. I'm dealing with a large commercial building, so rewiring will be difficult for someone like me. This is not...
  8. Geomancer

    Help with Motion Detection

    Hello, I'm trying to setup motion detection on my driveway to try and minimize the number of false alerts due to bugs, but am having quite a bit of difficulty. Initially I tried using just the basic motion detection with 300 pixels minim object size, 15 contrast, and object detection set for 25...
  9. Geomancer

    Not recording at night - chunks of lost time

    I've just started using Blue Iris and I'm having a problem at night where it will not record video for a period of time. The cameras are working and do not go offline, they're just not getting recording. Both cameras are set for continuous recording, I have it set to make a new file every 4...
  10. dmahadeo

    Is Blue Iris Enterprise class, and can it integrate withMS Active Directory?

    Hi, I am a freelance IT technician and come from a Windows Network Administrator background with over 20 years experience in 'Windows' networking. Because of my freelance nature and because over the last 5 years much of my clients have been small businesses, I have been exposed, and setup some...
  11. Holbs

    Blue Iris server <> Home Assistant server different VLAN subnet firewall issue for MQTT

    I actually do try to learn by myself (through trial & error). But this has me stumped. I have an Ubiquiti UDM router. Let's say I created 2 VLAN subnets: 192.168.1.x and 192.168.4.x I must have "new" bullet turn on, along with "established" and "related" in my firewall rule. When I set the...
  12. iseeker

    iOS app not connecting when on VPN; can login to BI machine through browser though

    I connect fine to the iOS app (v 1.63.10...latest) when at home on my LAN wifi. However, when I log in on my iPhone over VPN (OpenVPN server in my Synology Router), the app won't connect. Over the same connection, I can login through safari to the static ip address of my BI server (with port)...
  13. C

    Blue Iris and Samsung/Hanwha NVR Setup

    Hello all. I've used BI for several years but pretty much just the basic functionality with several individual IP cameras and a 4 camera Lorex NVR. I'm attempting to integrate a 4 camera Samsung system into BI but I'm not having any luck. The NVR is a Samsung SNR-73200WN and the cameras are...
  14. R

    Bitrate

    I have several Hikvision cameras including a DS-2CD3145F which has a video resolution of 2560x1440. No matter what settings I use the bit rate never seems to go over 1Mbits. That is even when I set it to Main Stream, 2560x1440, constant bit rate @ 8192kbps, H.264. Main Profile and I Frame...
  15. Matt L.

    Limiting space per drive, not per-folder basis

    Gripe warning: I dont understand why BI has option to limit space allocated on a per-folder basis. That isn't the reality for folders storing video, which is dynamic. Folders do not have space constraints in normal PC situations, the drives do. I'd be limiting my space if I limited say folders...
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    Multi-channel Analog to IP video encoder that plays nice with BI?

    Hello - In the process of installing a bunch of new Hikvision IP cameras that are recording back to a dedicated Blue Iris "server". The only problem is that I also have to replace eight (8) analog Bosch LTC 0455/21 cameras with IP cameras and unfortunately that means having the time to pull...
  17. G

    Hello!

    Hello. First timer here. I have enjoyed reading many links here. Very informative and helpful group. I'm hoping I can get some advice on what to do with a set of Lorex cameras we have and the NVR has died. Is this a situation in which we can use Blue Iris with our Windows computer? And if...
  18. Thepretender

    Blue Iris Server Build

    Thought I'd post this up here for anyone who may be interested in building a new purpose built PC / Server for their Blue Iris Setup. I'm currently working on a project for a friend who has asked me to install a full system at his house, leaving pretty much everything up to me and a reasonable...
  19. BlokehMan

    Need to cover 300sqm of area. Planning to go 16 channel analog + DVR hooked to BlueIris

    Hi, Good day to you all. I'm presented with a financial problem. I need to cover 300 sqm of area with night vision and I cannot afford that many IP cameras. I already have 4 IP cameras running but the area I have to cover now is just too much. Every square meter has to be covered. I was...
  20. saltwater

    BI and camera selections

    I am considering a Blue Iris solution for my new home when it's built. I haven't used any CCTV systems before. I know you can get purpose-built NVR's that have their brand of cameras. From what I can gather, each camera can be connected to via its IP address and from there various...
  21. iseeker

    Could be good BI machine

    HP ProDesk 405 G4 (AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Wi-Fi, Vega 11, Win 10 Pro, 3-Year Onsite Warranty) $349.99 + Free Shipping @ Newegg Marketplace 12-09-2019 Not intel but HA not working for all anyways. HP Desktop Computer ProDesk 405 G4 6VC52UT#ABA Ryzen 5 2nd Gen 2400GE (3.20 GHz)...
  22. B

    Blue iris, why not virtualized?

    Hello guys, I have been sometime looking around the forums, posts about why virtualization is not recommended for blue iris, or any other CCTV system. But I want to ask about my point of view in this. Up to what I can see, virtualization is just not simply recommended because of not having the...
  23. B

    Blue Iris Install for 16 x 5 MP cameras

    Hello, I read the wiki and about 20 different posts by other users, but I am still looking for some ground truth. I am new to Blue Iris with no hands on knowledge except for what I've read. My setup: Covering about 10K sq ft building with 16 IP POE cameras (5 MP w/IR, motion sensing, but no...
  24. E

    I can use different software for my NVR?

    Looking on this forum, I see people talking about blue iris, other software,etc. I’m slightly confused....I have a lorex system and use the lorex software on my PC and iPhone to interact with my NVR. 1. Are we able to interact with our NVR via 3rd party software? I never knew this. 2. What...
  25. M

    Feedback on Potential Blue Iris Server

    I am not certain this is the best place to post a couple hardware questions, but since I am genuinely new, I figured this the safest place for when I come across as in idiot. From the hardware Blue Iris (BI) wiki and Newbie Starter Guide, I started looking on eBay at better CPUs until I found...
  26. M

    multiple blue iris installations

    So what I have to do is monitor the parking lot (1 or 2 cameras) at several small trailer parks we run. I have high speed internet at each park, with cat5 to each trailer. I have two options: 1. wire every IP camera to its local router and monitor everything from home with BI over the...
  27. R

    AI based alerts and Smartthings integration

    Hello members, I want to introduce my new mobile app that adds AI based object detection to your existing cameras. It's called aiwatch and available as an android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aiwatch. All processing runs locally on the device, so no cloud or privacy...
  28. C

    Looking for Local (SF Bay Area) Turnkey Support

    I've been installing Blue Iris systems, including the network hardware, for several years, and some users are looking for long term support for these systems to ensure they have someone to turn to if there are problems. Does anyone know of companies in the SF Bay Area that might do this? Thanks
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    App stopped connecting after Blue Iris Server Change.

    I have a bit of a funny one here. I've long had an android box (Minix) hooked up to a tv in my bedroom running the Blue Iris app. Yesterday I finally moved the server off my wife's pc as it was starting to bog her machine down (Windows 7 with an i7-3770). It is now on its own Windows 10 Pro...
  30. RabenFlug

    Hikvision Human detection trigger in Blue Iris

    Dear BI experts, I'm using BI now for some years with some Hikvision cameras and I'm very happy with it! The latest Hikvision cameras came with a KI feature to detect Humans (or cars), for example the feature is built in the DS-2CD2326G1-I. I would be very interested if I could use this camera...
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