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    Slow framerate on just one camera...

    Update... I shut down the new server, and reconnected to the cameras with the old server... And that runs just fine... all putting out about 5fps, but a CPU resource hog until I switched it back to D2D. Got video from the camera, and it's as "smooth" as 5fps can be. The problem seems to be...
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    Slow framerate on just one camera...

    Haven't done the walk test just yet, since I don't have a helper to do it for me right now. However, looking at the information/status link for the cameras, all 5 are reporting in with about 200 kB/sec (give or take, it varies some). This camera is the only one that shows the very low frame-rate.
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    Slow framerate on just one camera...

    1. Camera is a Dahua 4300s Bullet Cam (3MP) 2. Nope. I simply added the new computer to the network, loaded BI, and added the 5 cameras to the new BI Installation. The BI installation on the other computer was shut down to avoid conflicts. 3. I've tried deleting and re-installing, and that...
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    Slow framerate on just one camera...

    I've moved my camera setup to a new server, which should have quite enough horsepower to manage the video stream. However, one camera is giving me framerates of well less than one per second. Th other cameras are right up there where I've set them, at 10 fps (both in-camera and in BI). Are...
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    Hikvision on Ebay

    I believe that most of the Powerline adapter manufacturers have WiFi repeaters in their product line. I use TP-Link, as they are on the low end of price, but still perform well. The TP-Link TL-WPA4220Kit is about $60 on Amazon and includes a plain adapter and a wifi extender adapter (you need...
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    Hikvision on Ebay

    Yeah, I suffered for years trying to get wireless to work well throughout a big house. I looked at Powerline early-on, but it just didn't make the grade in it's earliest implementations. The new stuff is FAST! and I can plant up to 16 of the units around where they are needed, including their...
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    Hikvision on Ebay

    Oops! I didn't look closely enough at the specs for the zyxel... I thought it was one of the <4PoE + 4> switches. So, yes, if you really need the power of a managed switch, that's a pretty sweet piece of equipment. In my case, I do have to split up the switches. I use Powerline adapters...
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    Another question about BlueIris Servers...

    IPMI sounds pretty cool! Unfortunately for me, it's another learning curve I don't want to tackle unless it offers features I really need. I can manage to get Windows Remote Desktop working, and that does the job without having to learn the in's and out's of IPMI. And since I only need to...
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    Hikvision on Ebay

    One little question... why on earth pay for a gigabyte switch? 10/100 PoE switches are quite fast enough for almost anything you'll ever do with BlueIris. You can get them off of Amazon for about $44 each. E-bay and other places, even less.
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    Another question about BlueIris Servers...

    An update here... The computer build is done! After prowling the Dell outlet store for a while, I gave up and built a new server for running BI... Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate ($90 after rebate) CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 ($300) Memory: Crucial Ballixtix 8GB ($50 after...
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    Triggered recording stalls, results in missing video

    I'm finding that I have event recording stalls that result in missing video segments. A motion event will trigger a camera, then a few seconds in, recording stops, though the time-record continues as though recording is going on. Eventually recording might resume, but there is obviously a big...
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    Another question about BlueIris Servers...

    My cost picture for a build (if I do it now) is this, with all purchased parts from Amazon Prime: Core i7 4790 CPU -- $299 MSI Z97 PC Mate Motherboard -- $90 Corsair Vengance 8GB RAM -- $68 Corsair CX430 Power Supply -- $45 ASUS DVDrive -- $21 MS Windows 8Pro OS -- $75. I have spare TB drives...
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    Another question about BlueIris Servers...

    Yeah, I was thinking the 4330 should handle the 5fps, so you're right that there may be something else going on... I'll try to glean a little more from the Help pages and then snoop around my setup. I'm definitely leaning towards the i7 system, as I anticipate more and bigger MP cameras...
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    Another question about BlueIris Servers...

    I hear you on that! At this point, I can build an i7-4790, 8gB RAM, Win 8.1Pro system for a little over $600. Of course, I'm scavenging a couple of 1TB hard drives and a server case to do that, but that's what you do with serviceable parts! I've seen some referb units with similar specs that...
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    Another question about BlueIris Servers...

    Now that I have 5 Dahua 4300S series cameras up and running, I can see that additional computer horsepower is a definite plus. I'm still keeping the cameras at 3MP resolution, but have backed the frame rates down to 5/sec. I'm sometimes seeing "stalls" when recording events, resulting in...
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    Weather/Sunset Camera Setup?

    Very nice time-lapse! I presume that the 2632 does not have an auto-iris?
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    Weather/Sunset Camera Setup?

    While I wait for Fedex to deliver parts (a couple of PoE Switches), I was wondering about setting up a weather/sunset camera. I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to post the pictures at intervals of 2-5 minutes, but I'm a little concerned about possibly screwing up a camera. Th natural...
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    Camera Ports

    I'm using Dahua IP66 cameras (the HFW4300S), which have been pretty solid so far. The documentation sucks, but the camera setup tool is simple enough, and the web-access to the camera is easy once you get the initial setup done.
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    Camera Ports

    Thanks, fenderman! At this point, I suspect I may have a bad cable on one of the cameras. I'll be getting a couple of PoE Switches tomorrow, and will be better able to test the multiple camera setup. It was weird... it would work just fine for a while, then the signal would be lost...
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    Camera Ports

    I guess I should amend that question slightly... If I must specify separate Ports, is it just the HTTP Port (80, 81, etc), or must I also increment the RTSP Port (currently 554) as well? Any others? Can I activate UPnP in my cameras and will it then automatically set non-conflicting port...
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    Camera Ports

    As I add cameras to my system, do I need to have a separate port for each? For example 80 for the first, 81 for the second, 83 for the third, and so on? I've got two cameras working on Port 80, but I seem to have occasional connectivity problems. The problem could also be related to the...
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    Camera Substreams

    My Camera has two optional sub-streams that can be set with lower resolution and, I think, in different video format. Is it possible to use a sub-stream to view the camera activity on the desktop, but to use the higher resolution main-stream for recording video? If yes, how would I go about that?
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    Working with the Timeline --- another NOOB query

    Update: After contacting Support, I've found that I had the [Combine or cut each:] option checked. Just a noob mistake, I think.
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    Working with the Timeline --- another NOOB query

    Yes.
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    Working with the Timeline --- another NOOB query

    And my problem is back. I am currently showing two "blue bars" of about 2 1/2 and 1 3/4 hour duration, but within each bar there are clips totalling a few minures at most.
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    Clips Status message: Shows Gigabytes of clips even after I've destroyed them.

    Arrgh! Yes, I've discovered my mistake. Each of the designated folders has its own path, and I didn't have them set right. To quote that great intellect Homer.... D'oh!
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    Clips Status message: Shows Gigabytes of clips even after I've destroyed them.

    Ok, I think I'm making a tiny bit of progress here. For some reason I thought the clips would all be stored in the path I set in [Clips and Archiving]. Now, I've found the clips and such, and they are located on my C: drive. How do I Get BI to store those onto a different drive? My C...
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    Clips Status message: Shows Gigabytes of clips even after I've destroyed them.

    I have set it to automatically delete clips, but a lot of what I'm doing right now is just junk... sending my cat out to trip the alert, for example, or when I get up on a ladder to sweep away a pesky cobweb that swings in front of the camera when the wind blows. So I selected and deleted...
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    Working with the Timeline --- another NOOB query

    I just have on camera on it now. I'm evaluating BlueIris (and am very favorably impressed!) so a very minimal system right now. I'll be adding additional cameras, however. Anyway... Yes, it was showing gaps, but I could never figure out what the gaps were. Sometimes, if I hit the "now"...
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    Sorry, a real NOOB question! Video Hardware Question

    Yeah, I'm looking there, too, and right now they've got nearly what I want at $546 (an extra 8gb of --for me-- useless RAM). I'll keep watching for a while.
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