Suggestions to maximize my storage/performance w/ Blue Iris

[NGL]

Hello and thanks,
Was wondering if I am doing something wrong as I have been reading about performance, etc. for different camera setups.

I am using a Lenovo X1 Carbon w/ a 250gb HD running 2 Dahua Starlight cameras.

When I log into the Dahua UI I see CPU at 95%, Mem at 88, Disk at 17 and FPS at 10

I am running 24/7 recording with a 6 second pre trigger and combining video's every 1 hour or 4GB

For video and compression I have selected Blue Iris DVR and Direct to Disc recording.

Not sure if there is any other info you might need to help out but I was thinking of getting a 1TB external HD to offload some of the clips as the way it is set up now is taking up around 40GB every 16 hours.

I am looking to run 24/7 recordings and trying to get 10 days of video which I can not do now..


IF any other info is needed I will post but not sure what else might help.

Thank you

 

[Q™]

CPU usage and disk space are separate issues. With regards to disk space are you running VBR or CBR, and what is your bitrate set to?

 

[NGL]

Thank, and yes these are 2 different issues I am having.
Using VBR
Bitrate 4096
FPS 14

I have substream enabled but not really sure what that is for.. I am using best practices from the WIKI.

Is resolution a factor here? I am at 3072*2048 for camera 1 and 1920*1080 for cam 2 --cam 1 is 6mp and 2 is 2 MP i think..I have a huge lag on cam 1

 

[SouthernYankee]

Are the cameras hardwired or WiFi ? Is he laptop hardwired or WiFi ?
A lap top real does not have the structure or design for 24/7 operation. As they heat up they get slower.
Where is the lag showing up ?

 

[NGL]

Nothing wifi.. all cameras are POE.
Lag shows up on the 6mp camera..
I have been running this way for a year .. just want to fix the problems.

 

[Q™]

By a dedicated 7th or 8th generation i5 or i7 desktop to run Blue Iris.

 

[SouthernYankee]

Are the cameras and laptop connected to the same switch ? Not the router.
Are the cables purchased or home built ?
What are the symptoms of the lag , how do you know there is a lag ?
If the CPU is as 90% that may be that cause of the lag ?
Are the cameras using H.264 or H.265 ?
I am not knowledgeable with the Dahua UI. Why are you using this and BI ?
What is the CPU load with BI as a service, not running the BI user interface ?
Are the cameras using VBR or CBR ?
What is the Iframe value ?
What is the MAX BIT rate or the cameras ?
Are the sub streams enable on the cameras ?

Get a desktop computer with an 128 G SSD and a 4 TB WD Purple drive

 

[NGL]

I think I solved a lot of my problems by cleaning up this laptop and disabling a ton of services as well as windows updates which resets everything..also somewhat followed the wiki settings..

Now from the BI web interface I am
CPU 34
MEM 37
Disk 10
FPS14


My last questions are:
1. should I be using 264 or 265? currently using 264
2. VBR vs CBR .. currently VBR

thank you

 

[SouthernYankee]

If you are using an intel processor, with quicksync use h.264. Enable BI hardware acceleration. Make sure you have the current intel drivers.
Use VBR .

It is strongly recommended to do a clean windows install before installing BI.