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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    One option I have is a machine which I may be able to get for free, with a Xeon E5-1630 v3 - according to Intel, the TDP is 140w, so fairly high, but I'm not sure what the consumption would be under a moderate to low load. The machine with this CPU has a massive amount of physical space for...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Very true. If I was buying new hardware I would likely not buy a GPU for it unless absolutely needed. However, I am unlikely to be buying new, but rather using surplus which is available, which may well include some old PC's with GPU's. Of course. I am unlikely to use a true server machine, but...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Also, I believe if you passthrough a GPU to a VM, the video output of that GPU comes directly from the VM's OS, so it could be useful for viewing the BI local console on a physical monitor, without having to go through the Proxmox web UI, or RDP, which generally reduces the video quality /...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Thanks all for the responses. Sounds like I might get away with it then. OK. I am thinking of probably running CPAI, either on the same VM or a VM of its own, and thus if (big IF) my hardware has a discrete GPU, I would have thought it would be smart to pass it through for CPAI? One other...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Aren't they often OEM licenses, in which case they are tied to the hardware?
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Guess it's difficult to say without knowing what hardware I am likely to be using. Hoping to support 16 cameras, ideally with a little headroom for some more in the future. Most in the 4-5 MP range. Another thing is Windows Licensing. Generally when I get a PC, whether new or a used, older...
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    Blue Iris in a VM.

    Thinking of deploying a new BI machine, and wondering whether to run in a VM or not. I have yet to get some hardware to run the system, but I thought that if BI was running in a Windows VM, I would be able to utilize any spare capacity on the server with other VM's, which could make the system...
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    ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) not working??

    That's great - can you actually tell everyone how, or give some tips?
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    How do ya'll do backups?

    Similar to above, I have a site where offsite backups are required. Instead of using a paid cloud service, I just run another NVR at a different site, linked with a Site-to-Site VPN tunnel, and the cameras are added to the 2nd NVR as well, with 24/7 recording. In this particular case, runs...
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    Fair comments, thanks for the detail. Perhaps I should be using IE more.
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    Thanks, I am aware that most use IE, and I am aware it can be launched via a script, and I do use it with some systems. I usually use either Chrome or FF where I can, and it seems not to be an issue with these cams.
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    From memory I am fine in these areas.
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Personally, I would keep them as they are, but it depends on your situation / goals. If you had a 2.8mm on the alley, and 12mm on the roof, you would have some tighter shots, but still not very tight - E.G you would have 2 'ok' views. I would be inclined to leave it as-is, with the 2.8mm 8MP on...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Thats understandable. Some motion would be good to see if possible. You could even walk around yourself if you like. 1/25 is 40ms, I believe, this is a little high. Not sure how precise you can be on the Hikvisions, but try speeding it up a little (smaller number is faster) - you will get a...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    It is possible using either ONVIF or RTSP - note however, there is less compatibility than Hikvision camera with Hikvision NVR, so adjusting all the camera parameters within the NVR is not possible. Good, but it seems you have skipped the 'Exposure' tab, which may be the most important in this...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    No problem. I am not currently running BI in this instance, a Hikvision NVR is being used for 24x7 recording. You could start by sharing some sample images from your cameras, your camera models, and settings?
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    ONVIF messing with time on EmpireTech IPC.

    OK,, I got fed up and just added the IPC to the NVR with the RTSP streams. Seems to be working OK for now.
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    ONVIF messing with time on EmpireTech IPC.

    I have been setting up a B54IR-Z4E from Andy, which has been a great cam. However, I have one issue, not specific to the cam exactly which I cannot seem to solve. I have the cam added to a Hikvision NVR for continuous recording purposes, via ONVIF. This works quite nicely. However, due to some...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    The noise is definitely less after these adjustments, and here are some still captures:
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Updated to this last night (forgot to press 'Post').
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    @bigredfish, wrote the above before your latest loaded!
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Reviewing historic footage, nighttime noise seemed to worsen between the AM and the PM on the 27th. Looking back on this thread, I found I posted this on the 27th: So looks like the lowered shutter (= less light into sensor) could be the cause. For getting good sill images of perps, do we...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    As usual, thanks all for the information. I have increased NR just a few points, and lowered sharpness to 44 as you suggested. Of course, this is always the goal. When viewing, and pausing to get some stills, I almost wondered if this issue was contributing to stills too. But perhaps not. I...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    What causes noise, or a kind of 'shimmering' in the video? This definitely was not present to begin with, but I am having an issue with it now. No sure what I changed though? Codec? I know I did reduce 3D and 2D NR a bit, but I thought I did this when I first set everything up, E.G before I...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Thanks. I have changed to .264H.
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Yes, I understand. I think currently my cam is set to plain H.264 - I am not sure what benefit H.264H brings?
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Now increased to 10240.
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    Day/Night Switch on Dahua DH-IPC-HDW1530T-S6

    I think it might have actually worked. I modified the shutter, as mentioned, whilst it was still in color / day mode. I know it didn't immediately start using this shutter, as the image was still perfectly bright, even though it was getting a bit dim outside. Later, I checked again, and the...
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    Low-light struggles / improving image quality.

    Very nice. You have a better angle of the street itself (of course the main purpose of my cam is people entering my driveway, but it's nice to capture them walking past too), and are possibly getting slightly better face captures. What is the best way to know if you are 'running out' of bitrate...
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    EmpireTech web interface questions.

    Fear not - they are fully isolated, VLAN in use, decent firewall, no external port forwarding or other similar horrors!
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