How to 'show hidden cameras' (BI 5.6.0.6)

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pozzello

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there used to be an option in the console (and docs still refer to it) , to right click and select 'show hidden cameras', but i can no longer find that. (Same for 'hide disabled cams, btw. the entire right click menu seems shorter than it used to be?) i made a cam hidden and can no longer find it that way. the only way tos ee it is to bring up the status/cameras list, click on it there to bring up it's config page and uncheck the 'hidden' property. went back to 5.5.9.6 and same issue, not not new to 5.6. what am i doing wrong and why did it let me?... :) TIA. Paul
 
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I made it even easier. I created a group named "Hidden" and put all the hidden cameras in it.
 
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I have lot of Disabled Cameras that I frequently access and the change that was made to have to click the EDIT button then right click is a pain since after I enable the camera I must re click the EDIT button, re click EDIT again to hide the disabled then re click again to exit EDIT mode.. I liked it the old way. I was excited about sebastiantombs idea for creating a group but it didn't work out.
 
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I'm on v5.4.7.11 from 6/11/21 and a right-click on the console where the cams are displayed live brings up a lengthy context menu which includes "Hide disabled cameras" and "Show hidden cameras"....and they work properly. :idk:
 
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Why didn't it work out? I leave them all enabled there and they only display in that group when that group is selected.
 
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this is still a pain (now on 5.6.2.3) . the docs still say "You may mark a camera as Hidden, however it may still be visible in the main window UI
with a right-click menu option to Show hidden cameras." but there is no such option. I should not have to 'edit a camera just to see it's feed...
 
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this is still a pain (now on 5.6.2.3) . the docs still say "You may mark a camera as Hidden, however it may still be visible in the main window UI
with a right-click menu option to Show hidden cameras." but there is no such option. I should not have to 'edit a camera just to see it's feed...
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Email support..
 
yeah. just checking here first so as not to waste his time in case i was missing something... thanx.
 
Aha! found the 'show hidden cameras' and 'hide disabled cameras' options in the right-click menu available after clicking the layout edit button (in green background mode.) I knew it had to be somewhere...
 
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Aha! found the 'show hidden cameras' and 'hide disabled cameras' options in the right-click menu available after clicking the layout edit button (in green background mode.) I knew it had to be somewhere...
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Its always been there since he removed it from the standard right click, but that is also a multi step process.
 
great. i figured the must be a way. i just hadn't found it till now, despite asking here earlier and again just now. sorry to waste your time.
 
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great. i figured the must be a way. i just hadn't found it till now, despite asking here earlier and again just now. sorry to waste your time.
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The solution you posted was provided in posts 2, 4, and 5. Asking the question again implied you wanted it to revert to the old way - which is in fact faster and more intuitive.
 
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