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    Unusual camera codec configurations

    Thank you for the detailed explanation! I’m not against VBR, but I’m trying to avoid settings that reduce detail when something important happens, especially since my cameras are not perfect for my setup. For some reason Scrypted required VRB. With using all streams, it looks like extra...
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    Camera model showing as "IP Camera"

    Hi. A few of my cameras (from Empiretech) are showing the model number as "IP camera" instead of the actual camera model. I've noticed that software would not import the proper configs from the manufacturers camera settings. I tried factory resetting these cameras, using Config Tool and the...
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    • Forum: Dahua
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    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    I have the IPC-HFW2831T-ZS camera which has an old firmware that uses adobe flash, and also causes configuration issues. Unfortunately I cannot find any firmware update for this camera. There's an update available but it is labeled for "IPC-B28IR-ZS / IPC-HFW2831T-ZS-S2" and does not work with...
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    Unusual camera codec configurations

    Hi. After having a few issues with BI and windows, disappointment with the new release, not so good UI/app, integrations etc. I decided to give Scrypted NVR a try. I'll start with saying that it has lots of pros such as great UI, ease of use, HA integration and better AI, but also has lots of...
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    • Forum: IP Cameras
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    Dahua 5442T-ZE at 70-100 ft - tuning limit or upgrade needed?

    Thank you. One thing I'm concerned about is that the zoom would crop the picture too much which might be useless for moving person. Is the zooming on Z12E smooth and fast enough to play with it when needed to zoom only for ID when there's motion but otherwise keep it at 12-20mm?
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    Dahua 5442T-ZE at 70-100 ft - tuning limit or upgrade needed?

    Hi, I’m running a Dahua IPC-5442T-ZE (from Empiretech), zoomed in to max, and mounted about 7–8 ft high. The quality is great but it struggles at far distance. My goal is the best possible faces and license plates (mostly parked vehicles) at roughly 70–100 ft. Day performance is decent but...
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    5442/54IR original vs S2 or S3

    Hi. I am looking to buy a few cameras. I found someone selling the original 5442 from Empiretech. Does the original support AI in same way as the S2 or S3? Is it still worth getting the original version?
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    WTS lot of EmpireTech cameras for sale

    Hi. Do you still have any available?
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    I finally got Pushover notifications working with Blue Iris, but I'm not sure what exactly fixed it. Notifications were being added to the log (I added a logging parameter to curl command), and notifications were being sent successfully when I ran the command via console. It also worked when I...
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    I was walking in front of the camera and alerts were picked up by BI, a jpg and dat file was created in Alerts folder but I did not get any notification through pushover :(
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    Yes, I did get a notification when running cmd and using a path for an existing jpg. However I am not getting any notifications for new alerts. It might be an issue with &ALERT_PATH, I am not sure what to replace it with.
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    I removed below string but still nothing. --form-string "device=YOUR_PUSHOVER_DEVICE_NAME(S)_HERE" --form-string "sound=YOUR_PUSHOVER_SOUND_HERE" The alert directory is D:\BI\Alerts The main camera is IPC-B5442T-ASE which I got from Andy (EmpireTech)
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    I played with the settings however I am still having a few issues, which I want to address before moving forward with substreams etc. 1. Every few seconds the Python process spikes CPU. First BI process spikes for a second and then it's followed by Python for another 2 seconds, sometimes its...
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    Thank you, I will try to play with these settings. I will look into this but it might be some other issue since I am not getting any notifications now. I thought of using Home Assistant for notifications. I have the auto reboot set up. However I'm in Florida and there might be power outages...
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    Looking to optimize my Blue Iris setup - AI, App, Home Assistant, and Hardware Questions

    Hi, I’ve been running Blue Iris using mostly default settings for continuous recording, while relying on my Eufy cams for daily alerts. Now I’m shifting my focus more toward a full PoE system and want to get things dialed in better. I’m using an old Dell OptiPlex 3020 (i5-4590, 8GB RAM, 4TB...
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