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    Amcrest ip2m-841 2-way audio

    Guys - I saw some old threads on this but they had no conclusion. Has anybody gotten 2-way audio to work through the blue iris mobile app? Thx
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    UI3 and mobile app camera layout

    Guys - how is it possible to change the camera layout in the mobile app and also UI3 console? Currently I have 8 cameras and the two indoor cameras occupy the largest area on the top followed by outdoor cameras. In BI console, I played around with changing frame size but it didn't change any of...
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    8TB WD Purple - how much free space to keep?

    so if I want to leave only 200gb free, what should I set the stored folder size to be per the screenshot below? I can't remember why the bytes number doesn't co-relate to the Terabyte number
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    8TB WD Purple - how much free space to keep?

    sorry but i don't remember how hdd's show space in windows. Should I set stored folder to 90% of 8001 megabytes or 7.27 TB i.e. 7200mb or 6500mb Also as a side question, does one need to pay for BI annual support to get minor software updates within v5 - I'm guessing it's required but just...
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    8TB WD Purple - how much free space to keep?

    Folks - are most of you keeping 15% free space on your surveillance hard drives to run it efficiently or no need with Windows 10 OS these days? I want to make sure I'm setting my clips and archiving setting correctly but of course maximize how many days the recordings are kept. In windows, the...
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    Blue iris cheap hardware

    That's a brilliant idea. I am wondering if I would get deep discounts at Thanksgiving or if it's only going to be 15% lower than I might as well buy the drive now and set everything up
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    Blue iris cheap hardware

    I already have a eight terabyte hard drive but I'm planning to add another 12 terabyte and maybe wait for Thanksgiving sales. When I get it should I simply add it as a different volume or try to combine both drives into a single volume and drive
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    Blue iris cheap hardware

    You guys are fantastic and I negotiated this down to 160 not too bad
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    Blue iris cheap hardware

    Found another one for 230 which has a 500gb ssd vs the first one that's 256gb ssd. Not sure i need the 500gb ssd though https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-PRODESK-400-G3-SFF-Intel-Core-i5-6500-3-2GHz-500GB-8GB-NO-OS/353180737271?hash=item523b365ef7:g:uroAAOSwTe5fRElj
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    Blue iris cheap hardware

    guys - I run 9 2mp cameras at 15fps on my current primary PC and want to move BI to its own hardware - should have listened to everybody's advice in the first place ;) I need something cheap that'll do the job. It's possible I may replace the 2mp with 4mp cameras in the future. What does...
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    Export video quality

    folks is that a noticeable difference to the human eye if i change 60% video quality to 100% when exporting? I already unchecked re-encode video
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    One more - can you take a look at this image and suggest how do I reduce the glare in the middle of the pic? It almost looks like the IR is reflecting upon itself. I have smart IR and BLC turned on
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    I changed sensitivity to high but all cameras are stuck in color mode
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    all greyed out for me
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    ok got it - the problem is my day/night doesn't switch to IR automatically at all since there is some ambient street light. Are there any options I can tune to make this day/night work
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    how does the day/night profile differ from schedule
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    Headlights

    Folks -does the 5231R have any settings to reduce false alerts from car headlights? Any exposure, settings etc that I should tinker around with? Thanks
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    any function to accommodate for sunrise/sunset times since they vary widely between summer and winter? Or should I simply set it to a day/night profile with day being 7am-7pm and then the sensors will be intelligent enough in June for e.g. here in the north east to stay in color (non-IR mode)...
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    IR Day and night - 5231Z-RE

    Folks My infrared does not switch automatically and remains in color mode through the night. I wanted to get to black and white mode at 7:00 p.m. but the time may differ in the summer months. Is there any functionality within the camera console to adjust based on sunrise and sunset time. J...
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    guys - this is a very long thread and have read a few pages. Am I accurate in saying that even today, Dahua cameras like the 5231 don't have the ability to turn on IR at a specific time and I'll have to use an external utility running on Windows to do this? Thx
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    BI clean install

    Windows server 2019 and only using Intel acceleration. Why should service mode vs admin console have any differences with hardware acceleraiton?
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    BI clean install

    I did a clean install and have zeroed in on the problem. It only occurs when running BI in service mode. How do I troubleshoot this? Thanks
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    BI clean install

    Reinstalling the entire Windows OS you mean? This is my primary PC too so that will take awfully long
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    BI clean install

    Is it worthwhile cleaning the registry too or not required? Also I'd like to start from an empty database and not use the older clips and recordings. How do I delete everything from within the BI console
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    BI clean install

    So I did a clean install but not sure how clean it is. I even deleted the old directories where the application was installed. Upon reinstall all the camera showed up with their settings which was surprising.
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    BI clean install

    folks A month ago, I backed up blue iris configs before changing some camera settings and when I restored them, things have not been so smooth. BI, despite using quick sync correctly seems to interfere with other apps running on this PC. The CPU doesn't show a spike but somehow BI seems to take...
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    "capture an alert list image"

    folks - does anybody know what does this option in camera settings do "capture an alert list image" Does it post images to my folder when a motion is detected? Thx
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    BI mobile app Get IPS

    Guys - my Internet WAN ip address changed and when I go to the BI app and hit Get IPS, it doesn't automatically reflect the right IP address and I have to manually enter it and can then connect. This worked before - is there some port I need to allow in/out? I want this functionality to work...
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    Multiple zones

    can you help me understand why a separate IR device will help
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    Multiple zones

    I have played around with object sizes unsuccessfully before. I tried to reduce alerts to animals but given object size cannot be defined by exact distance it led to the cameras missing out on seeing my children
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