So I think I have it working now. I had to modify two lines in the windows registry to enable and define the custom model folder path.
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The custom models are already included in the install and are located C:\Program Files\CodeProject\AI\AnalysisLayer\CustomDetection\assets directory so there is no need to download them separately. However, the naming convention is different so you'll need to make sure to use the correct names for the model you want to use.
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Here's how i have my AI trigger configured for my LPR camera.
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And here are the results using the ipcam-general model.
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Global AI settings with default object detection disabled.
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