Dual Streams with Updated Recording Options Questions

[jmhmcse]

Reading through some recent questions/responses, I noticed that there have been some additional features added on the RECORD tab a while back. Majority of posts are focused on issues surrounding the use of DeepStack and loss of pre-trigger rather than maintaining previous status-quo.

Video

• When triggered
• When Alerted
• Continuous
• Periodic

- Triggered + periodic

• Continuous + alerts
• Continuous + triggered

Options
Record dual-streams if available

I didn't find a description of: OPTION "Record dual-streams if available" within HELP, but guess this is used to restore pre-dual-stream behavior of Continuous (just main-stream) recording when having dual-stream enabled.

To record only main-stream continuously this option would be un-checked while leaving VIDEO selection as Continuous; yes/no?

 

[sebastiantombs]

If you want the status quo don't use sub streams. On the other hand using sub streams will reduce CPU utilization dramatically. I use sub streams with "continuous + alerts" and I use DeepStack. Recording both streams doesn't impact disk space requirements significantly if the sub stream is set low enough.

 

[jmhmcse]

Great (snarky) non-answer. Thanks!

I do want to save CPU utilization therefore I am using sub-streams. I also want to have main-stream recording without ANY additional storage impact.

Will someone answer the question posed?

To record only main-stream continuously this option would be un-checked while leaving VIDEO selection as Continuous; yes/no?​

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[sebastiantombs]

Yes, without the option checked it will only record the main stream. My answer wasn't meant as snark, just offering the choices involved. Too bad you took it that way.