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    4 Up Viewing?

    Has anyone figured out how to make BI display just 4 cameras instead of 6? I have currently 4 cams installed, and on the live view I can only get it to show 4 live cameras, and 2 grey boxes where more cameras should be... TIA
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    Ok I'm investing my time in this Blue Iris, can google ruin it?

    I've seen no documentation of said purchase.
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    Version 4.0.9!

    So does this mean that we no longer have to leave BI set at 30fps when recording at 20fps in order to avoid frame drops?
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    I think I've bricked my DS-2CD2132F-IS Camera - Need help please?

    have you tried using KNOWN GOOD cables?
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    Power Outage BI

    I have BI setup to run as a service on my Windows 7 Pro machine, I have the PC BIOS stated to re-power up in the event of power loss, and I have that PC and monitor, along with my PoE switch connected to a 1500w UPS that provides about 3.5 hours of extra run time before battery exhaustion. I...
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    Alerts JPG Creation?

    Does anyone here use the JPG creation along with recording on motion? If so I'm curious as to why/how this is valuable to you? To me it seems a bit redundant, but I'm still very much a n00b when it comes to Blue Iris, and would love to hear others experience on this... I'm currently running...
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    Random Problem - Cam "dropping off"

    Nope, I did outside plant sold core copper (I used to work for the phone company, so I would NEVER use CCA!) I'm just thinking its probably a bad crimpola..
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    Random Problem - Cam "dropping off"

    yeah thats my next guess... the only bad thing is that particular cable run was the hardest one for me to do, had to penetrate the sofit and everything, just finished repainting... it would suck to have to tear it open again... going to pull and recrimp tomorrow..
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    Random Problem - Cam "dropping off"

    nope, tis down hard, no ping, no login, no nothing.
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    Random Problem - Cam "dropping off"

    So I have one Hikvision 3MP 1080p turret camera on my network (I have 4 total cameras, all of them the same model/firmware version etc) and one particular camera has been running great for weeks, and all of a sudden in the last few days, the camera just "drops" off of Blue Iris, it reports...
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    Daisy-chain NVR with POE switch

    correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the firmware of a 4 ported NVR limited to just 4 cams?
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    So many false alarms!

    I get your point nayr (albeit quite gruff and somewhat offputting to someone who is new) I dont mind getting notified if there is a cat, what is bothering me is the notifications because the motion from the shadow of the trees in the vestibule is setting it off. The whole reason I put these...
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    So many false alarms!

    I have Hikvision cameras with line crossing detection.. also whats a PIR and why would I want to disable motion notifications, when that is exactly why I have it notify me, when the cameras detect motion, I don't record 24x7
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    So many false alarms!

    Now that I'm a proudly licensed BI user, I have some questions about false alarms. I have a camera pointed into the vestibule where my front door is. I have BI sending me a text message with a picture whenever it detects motion (ie: someone coming or going in/out of the door, a UPS guy...
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    DS-2CD2032 not working - Overheating

    use power over ethernet instead?
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    BI Promo Code?

    Just ordered it from Wrightwood, their website took my payment, yet never emailed me an order confirmation or the license key.... *sigh* just my luck. I swear, nothing ever goes easy for me.
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    SSD experience

    What I did is put my OS and BI on a small 240GB SSD, and then use a surveillance grade Seagate SATA3 drive for the storage... That way I have 2 independent controllers working together for better performance across the board. Granted two independent SSD's would be optimal, but as fast as SSDs...
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    BI Promo Code?

    Anyone have a promo code for any discounts on Blue Iris? I see prices all over the web from $59.95 to $32.95, so I'm not sure where to buy my license... but if I can get it for cheaper, that's perfect.
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    Dedicated BI system. Lenovo Thinkserver ts140 (Xeon). -Storage WD Red or Purple?

    I would strongly suggest AGAINST the WD Purple drives. In the last couple of weeks my company has seen a glut of them returned for failures. (We are an IT Systems Company). I've had great success with the Seagate Surveillance drives, they are a lower price point, run a touch cooler and quieter...
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    Hikvision Email Setup Fail?

    Nearly 200ms ping times?! Ouch... I'd say try using gmail instead... I've never found MS's mail platforms to be reliable at best.
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    Frustrated as all get out!

    Any idea where in the milestone software I can turn off its internal motion detection and use just the cameras?
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    Frustrated as all get out!

    The regular NVR is going to my moms house (shes old and not tech saavy) I have the HikVision NVR sensativity set at 3 out of 5 bars. I get that the NVRs get the instructions from the cameras, I'm just wondering if perhaps maybe having motion detection turned on the camera, as well as on the...
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    Frustrated as all get out!

    @fenderman I was watching the NVR vs the PCNVR with two identically configured cameras, mounted on the exact same board, on focused on the exact same view, at the exact same time. (so much exacts!) I think the NVR recorded maybe twice or three times (when cars drove by) however the PCNVR...
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    Frustrated as all get out!

    Ok, so I have recently purchased a bunch of Hikvision 3mp 1080p 2.8mm turret cameras, and have them all set up on my network, working great... built a brand new PC-NVR machine, got it chock full of hard drive space and ram, blah blah blah. Been trying different PCNVR softwares, Hikvisions...
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    Adding Hikvision Cameras to Milestone Essential?

    I had no luck with Foscam cameras, ended up sending them all back and went with HikVision cameras instead.. much better quality and easier to manage, and much less finicky!
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    HikVision DS-7608NI-E2/8P - some pics and first impressions

    Can I ask how much you paid for this NVR?
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    Norcal Hikvision Nightmare

    Gotcha! That video made it clear!! 15fps isn't "that bad" as I thought it would be.
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    Norcal Hikvision Nightmare

    @fenderman Call me a n00b, but if I spent the money on 1080p 30fps HD cameras, why would I want to drop them to 15fps? To me in my humble opinion, that cuts their effectiveness by 50% doesn't it? Thanks for the insight gang on the pre-buffer, that helps quite a bit as well.
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    Norcal Hikvision Nightmare

    Any thoughts on BI vs Xprotect?
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    Norcal Hikvision Nightmare

    Hi All, I've recently installed 4 Hikvision DS-2CD2332 2.8mm 1080p POE cameras, and have been futzing with both the iVMS4200 and Blue Iris software, trying to figure out what would be the better of the two for a PC based NVR solution. The iVMS software doesn't use near the PC resources of that...
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