[tool] [tutorial] Free AI Person Detection for Blue Iris

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Very cool, thanks for all that. Yes my BI is def due for an update and that was my planned first step. If I delete the Main/HD stream on the 2nd logical camera, will it still act as a clone in regards to the low CPU overhead?
I do not see any reason why not but as I mentioned my experience of recording 7 x 24 is non existent so as they say 'your mileage may vary' ;)
 
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Hi all,
I have just moved from 1.65 to 2.0. Nice update. Thank you! However, I have run into 2 issues where I would need some help:
1. The AITool seems to run fine. From the log I can tell that it works fine. However, I don't get any entries in the History tab. Do I have to delete the old History.csv?
2. When I start the AITool as a service, then when I execute the AITool.exe then it tells me that another instance of the AITool is already running. Is there an alternative way to get the GUI when the tool is started as a service?
Sorry, if these questions have already been answered somewhere in the 160 pages above, but I could not find anything on my topics.
Thanks!
 

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A newbie says hi!,
I have installed BI as a service, Deepstack CPU latest is running in Docker and currently I'm running AITool version 1.67 downloaded from 1st page of this thread. All programs are running in same PC.

Can a use also VorlonCD version of AITool or is it only for non-Docker version of Deepstack? I tried it, but it cannot find Deepstack.
 

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Hi all,
I have just moved from 1.65 to 2.0. Nice update. Thank you! However, I have run into 2 issues where I would need some help:
1. The AITool seems to run fine. From the log I can tell that it works fine. However, I don't get any entries in the History tab. Do I have to delete the old History.csv?
2. When I start the AITool as a service, then when I execute the AITool.exe then it tells me that another instance of the AITool is already running. Is there an alternative way to get the GUI when the tool is started as a service?
Sorry, if these questions have already been answered somewhere in the 160 pages above, but I could not find anything on my topics.
Thanks!
As I recall there was an issue with an old version of aitool that did not update history. Make sure you are using the latest version.

Your issue with "aitool is already running" is normal when you operate aitool as a service. The only way I know of to resolve this is to have aitool start manually or via an auto start link and not run as a service. Personally I prefer to run as a service and then stop the service if I need to make changes and start it again when the changes are complete.
 

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A newbie says hi!,
I have installed BI as a service, Deepstack CPU latest is running in Docker and currently I'm running AITool version 1.67 downloaded from 1st page of this thread. All programs are running in same PC.

Can a use also VorlonCD version of AITool or is it only for non-Docker version of Deepstack? I tried it, but it cannot find Deepstack.
I am using docker with latest version aitool. I suspect you may simply have a port issue. Check your ports are not in use by other apps and that you can reach deepstack manually.

Docker will work just fine with the original release as well. That said I highly recommend you run with the latest version.
 
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I am using docker with latest version aitool. I suspect you may simply have a port issue. Check your ports are not in use by other apps and that you can reach deepstack manually.
Thanks for info, I will check the port alhtough I'm almost sure that it was correct, well I'll let you know briefly..
 

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I am using docker with latest version aitool. I suspect you may simply have a port issue. Check your ports are not in use by other apps and that you can reach deepstack manually.

Docker will work just fine with the original release as well. That said I highly recommend you run with the latest version.
It was my bad, there was a Windows native version of Deepstack installed in my PC which the AI Tool of course detected and tried to start it. I removed it and now the Deepstack tab is gone and everything works. Thanks for help!
 
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Make sure you are using the latest version.
Sorry for this stupid question, but where can I find the latest version? When I go to Releases · VorlonCD/bi-aidetection, then I can only get the version from October.

And one additional question: When I try to copy the alert image to a network folder then I get an error that the network path could not be found. But the network share is mounted as Y: and the directories are all there. Using the command line, I can copy a file to that path without a problem. Any ideas?
 

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Thanks for this. However, now I run into the next problem. The new version has a totally different way to communicate with the Deepstack server. My Deepstack server runs on docker and works fine. However, in the new version, I cannot get it to run. Is there any documentation on how to set the address for Deepstack in this new version. The documentation for the new version is really horrible. Or is there any website or manual for this?
 

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Thanks for this. However, now I run into the next problem. The new version has a totally different way to communicate with the Deepstack server. My Deepstack server runs on docker and works fine. However, in the new version, I cannot get it to run. Is there any documentation on how to set the address for Deepstack in this new version. The documentation for the new version is really horrible. Or is there any website or manual for this?
The deepstack start up has nothing to do with aitool. It should start up automatically if it is installed correctly. Deepstack runs pretty much the same as it did with old v1.67. I can switch back and forth between both new and old versions of aitool without making any changes to the docker / deepstack installation. I fear you may be looking in the wrong place for the problem.
 

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The deepstack start up has nothing to do with aitool. It should start up automatically if it is installed correctly. Deepstack runs pretty much the same as it did with old v1.67. I can switch back and forth between both new and load versions of aitool without making any changes to the docker / deepstack installation. I fear you may be looking in the wrong place for the problem.
I found the solution. It had to do with regional settings for decimal points. Found it here: Deepstack returned 'Invalid value for min_confidence' · Issue #136 · VorlonCD/bi-aidetection
Now everything is working great. Also the image copy to the network drive. Really nice update overall compared to 1.65. Really loving the MQTT messaging.
 

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When updating the VorlonCD AI Tools to the latest version, I must be doing something wrong because every time, it hangs and does not work properly.

I download the latest version from the github
right-click ZIP and unblock
unzip
open in visual studios and build as a new project
Open the program by going to src>UI > bin> Debug > AITOOLS
The program opens and I see that the settings are all saved

Error states: Reverting to REGISTRY backup settings...

Also all new images stay stuck in queue.


Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
 
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Hi All,

I'm getting AITool setup for the first time. Using the 'greater than v1.67' option for flaging clips.

The UI of BI (& AI Tool) has moved on a bit since Post 1 was last updated, so I have a question about the right config setting to choose.

In section 2.3 Configure each camera it says "Now go to 'Trigger', check 'Capture an alert list image'". My version of BI doesn't have that option:

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I assume its now part of the 'Add to alerts list:' drop down? What is the right option to choose in that drop down?
 

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When updating the VorlonCD AI Tools to the latest version, I must be doing something wrong because every time, it hangs and does not work properly.

I download the latest version from the github
right-click ZIP and unblock
unzip
open in visual studios and build as a new project
Open the program by going to src>UI > bin> Debug > AITOOLS
The program opens and I see that the settings are all saved

Error states: Reverting to REGISTRY backup settings...

Also all new images stay stuck in queue.


Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Just a guess, are you sure your downloading the correct files? I suspect you have downloaded the files required to build the application. If you want application files already built you need to download them from the vorlonCD released section.
 

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Just a guess, are you sure your downloading the correct files? I suspect you have downloaded the files required to build the application. If you want application files already built you need to download them from the vorlonCD released section.
The latest version that I show from the releases is 2.0.37 from the release page:

There are versions up to 2.0.7x though -- where do I find those builds?
 

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Chris, VorlonCD hasn't done an official release for some time as when he does he updates the instructions and list of changes / additions and he's not had the time to do that yet.
 

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Chris, VorlonCD hasn't done an official release for some time as when he does he updates the instructions and list of changes / additions and he's not had the time to do that yet.
The last change/addition was 15 days ago per the github source..
 

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In addition to the last question I asked, I have another. What is the right combination of settings so that you get a video recorded for a confirmed detected object? I thought the 'trigger URLs' were supposed to tell BI to record a video now that AITool had confirmed there is an object of interest in the frame? I only get JPGs with a Flag and the [summary] text included - no video.
Thanks for your help.
G.
 
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