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    Blue Iris Version 5 is right around the corner!

    Got it. Makes sense now. You didn't "add" extended support, you're still on the support that came with the original purchase.
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    Blue Iris Version 5 is right around the corner!

    Why would you want to do that?
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    Blue Iris Version 5 is right around the corner!

    If I understand correctly you can buy support now for $29.95 and the upgrade will be included.
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    Blue Iris version 5

    On 1/3/15 I paid $29.97 to upgrade from 3 to 4. Version 4 had over a 4 year run. My original purchase was 4/26/12 and IIRC version 3 had not been out very long.
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    In the Midwest. Where to buy from?

    If you don't need audio, check out the 2231 and save a few dollars.
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    Why did the HDW-5231R-Z reach end of life?

    IMO, no. Since I didn't need audio I went with the HDW2231R-ZS to complement my 5231s. To use with Blue Iris the 2231 is a great value as long as you don't need audio.
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    What is your experience with Sentry?

    Excellent ideas!!
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    What is your experience with Sentry?

    And the answer is...……… No, it doesn't need to be checked for Sentry to work but...……. If you want to see the Sentry icons it DOES need to be checked in order to populate the Alerts list (which is the only place the icons show up, not in the clip list).
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    Error

    Good info but doesn't answer the question about push notifications.
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    What is your experience with Sentry?

    I asked this question in another thread: Does the "Create Alert list images when triggered" box on the Record Tab need to be checked for the Sentry system to work? The answer* seemed to be it was not needed but, your clip image just above is of Alerts - which would be empty if the "Create...
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    What is your experience with Sentry?

    Seems very intermittent. I just had 2 alerts that clearly had a person in them yet when I look at the BI log nothing shows as sent to Sentry. Both alerts were sent just like Sentry was not being used. Question, where do the Sentry icons show up on the clips/alerts? I have never noticed one.
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    What is your experience with Sentry?

    That would be good in some cases but not all. I would suggest it be made a toggle to use the complete image or just AOI. I have a case where headlights on a wall cause a trigger but that is the same area where a person would be in the image. So my zones are below the wall where only the...
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    Cameras and Clones swapping

    Thanks for that information. I never knew about this setting and even though I have all cameras cloned the primary ones are marked and the secondary ones are not. Happened by default.
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    Sentry Help

    False Positives are much improved but not 100%. Attached is a sample of a false positive that was only lighting (Sun) change on cement floor. I think I've read that the screen capture sent via SMS is current as of when BI receives the positive back from Sentry. In my case this is 4-5 seconds...
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    Problem Installing BlueIris on Windows 10 x64

    Ken is out of town until end of week.
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    Sentry Help

    I'll recheck. I've had it disabled but will check it again tomorrow. Thanks for the reply.
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    Error

    Example of Box from the log. 0 3/15/2019 1:41:48 PM FDA Sentry: Box: 180 353 438 506 0 3/15/2019 1:41:50 PM FDA SMS: [email protected] with 1 attachment/s
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    Sentry Help

    Another question. Does the "Create Alert list images when triggered" box on the Record Tab need to be checked for the Sentry system to work?
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    Sentry Help

    @varghesesa I no longer get the "Sentry: No image id: An error occurred (ResourceNotFoundException) when calling the UpdateItem operation: Requested resource not found" error but...……. I still get SMS messages with every trigger even though no human is in the clip. From Blue Iris log there is...
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    Error

    Response from Ken is: Are you potentially running a firewall preventing BlueIris from contacting the Amazon AWS servers? This is what's used to send the information to Sentry. The address is api.smarthomesentry.com It may have also been a time out attempting to contact this address, in...
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    4.8.6 - March 14, 2019 - Sentry Smart Alerts is now ready for public use

    Not sure how to tell if a Sentry alert. The alert came from the camera I set up with Sentry. I'll contact them in the morning. Message in BI log: Sentry: No image id: An error occurred (ResourceNotFoundException) when calling the UpdateItem operation: Requested resource not found
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    4.8.6 - March 14, 2019 - Sentry Smart Alerts is now ready for public use

    So far...……. first alert was a false positive. Happened when camera switched from day to night. Dahua 5231. I've emailed Ken.
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    Need camera recommendations for specific situation

    The IPC-HDW5231R-Z is great if you need audio. If not the Dahua IPC-HDW2231RP-ZS Starlight Camera-Varifocal is the same camera without audio and second feed channel for less money. I have both and see no difference in performance.
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    4 Lens camera leads to license issue

    Maybe v5 will allow more.
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    Record twice a day on specific times

    To get the snapshot scheduled at a specific time you could use the Event Schedule where you can schedule a snapshot of any camera at a specific time. Event schedule is on the Camera Properties Schedule tab. I haven't used it much but assume you would need to have an event for each hour you want...
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    New migration PC, need help with folders "new" and "storage"

    You can always export each camera settings individually. Install a fresh BI, import all the cameras and then you only need to set up the system options. Would save all the time of setting up cameras but still have a fresh (stock) system to start from.
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    Record twice a day on specific times

    Ok, so use the Camera Specific Schedules for the 2 cameras instead of the Global Schedule. - Best option IMO The reason I think profiles might be better is the Event Record start/stop is a toggle and I don't know how to make sure the recording is off (since you will be using motion) prior to...
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    Record twice a day on specific times

    Set it up for normal record on motion. For the specific time recording use the Event Schedule on the Camera Properties Schedule tab. You could use Record Start/Stop or Trigger. For the snapshot use the Post tab in Camera Properties. OR Have 2 profiles, one record on motion and the other...
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    Opinion: Continuous vs. Motion Trigger Recording?

    I do similar in Blue Iris. All cameras are cloned. Both are motion triggered. One set is set very sensitive and records on the smallest movement with longer trigger (read recording) times. The other set is set up for alerts with zone crossing and tuned for minimum false alerts and shorted...
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    Settings for sun/clouds?

    Zone crossing is your friend. Experiment, you'll get it. It does take some time.
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