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    Blue Iris Updates - Official Thread

    I'd like to upgrade to BI6 from BI5. I have a current support plan. I checked my apps section in Windows 10. It lists BI4 and BI5 as both being installed. Is this the process I should follow? 1. Install latest BI download from website. 2. Uninstall BI5 and uninstall BI4 Do I need to do...
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    CPU and OS Recommendations

    Is there a setting in BI where you choose the stream to view? Do you have to make some setting changes in the camera web interface? And am I correct, that the HDD will still record the main stream?
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    CPU and OS Recommendations

    Both computers do nothing but sit in closets and run BI. I don't remember the specifics now, but I'm pretty sure my motherboards are missing something needed for Windows 11. Off topic, but I don't really understand sub-streams and probably do not have my Dahua cameras taking advantage of them...
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    Better Camera Recommendations?

    I built my entire surveillance systems at two separate locations using the Dahua IPC-T5442T-ZE camera from EmpireTec Andy. Except for one instance of bricking a camera during a firmware update, they have been great cameras. I've never used anything but Dahua, but I don't really have a definite...
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    CPU and OS Recommendations

    I'm not building new surveillance computers yet, but I like to plan ahead. I currently have two Blue Iris installations recording 24/7, running 9 and 10 cameras each. Both of them work fine. Both computers have Windows 10. The 7 year old CPU is an Intel i7-8700K. The 5 year old CPU is an...
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    Dahua DH-DB6I Video Doorbell Has Lost Chime?

    I ultimately went through a fairly painful process of obtaining a new replacement ChimeKit under warranty. Dahua was no help and said I'd have to go through the seller I bought the video doorbell from. That seller was B&H Photo Video. After multiple back and forth emails, they insisted that I...
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    Dahua DH-DB6I Video Doorbell Has Lost Chime?

    Bump. Is the ChimeKit needed for all chimes or just a mechanical chime?
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    Dahua DH-DB6I Video Doorbell Has Lost Chime?

    I think I've narrowed the problem down to a failed "ChimeKit". Hard reset didn't help. When I remove the doorbell completely and just short the two wires from the transformer, the mechanical chime dings normally. When the doorbell is hooked up, it rings my phone and is providing a normal...
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    Dahua DH-DB6I Video Doorbell Has Lost Chime?

    DMSS app still shows the mechanical chime option selected. I guess I'll have to remove the Dahua and power kit for chime in order to just test the mechanical chime with a normal doorbell button.
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    Dahua DH-DB6I Video Doorbell Has Lost Chime?

    My DH-DB6I video doorbell has been working fine with a mechanical chime for about 18 months. The video stream still works with Blue Iris 5. But recently the mechanical chime no longer dings when the doorbell button is pushed. The doorbell is obviously still getting power from the 24 VAC...
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    Weird Blue Iris Or Dahua Overlay Issue

    Oh, thank you! So smart! I don't ever intentionally zoom the image in Blue Iris. I doubt I would have ever figured that out. :)
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    Weird Blue Iris Or Dahua Overlay Issue

    I have multiple Dahua IPC T5442T-ZE cameras working in Blue Iris 5. On every camera I have the Dahua overlay enabled showing the channel title and the time title. When I look at my cameras using UI3, I see the overlays on every camera. When I open Blue Iris 5 and look at the cameras, there is...
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    Dahua IPC EASY unbricking / recovery over TFTP

    I guess I should ask now. I've never setup and used a TFTP server. Do I copy and paste your whole list of commands at once? Or do I wait for each command to finish before typing in the next command? Thanks again.
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    Did I Just Brick My Camera?

    I had actually seen this comment previously. When I reached out to Andy, I asked him if the chipset might have been the cause for my problem. He didn't really confirm this, but instead indicated that the firmware should have worked on all versions of IPC-T5442T-ZE. But it didn't work, so...
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    Did I Just Brick My Camera?

    EmpireTech IPC-HX5XXX-Volt_MultiLang_NP_Stream3_V2.840.15OG00D.0.R.220818.bin I used this on 9 other cameras without difficulty. The bricked camera was the oldest of the bunch however. I don't know if that caused the problem.
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