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  1. Thomas B

    Advice needed regarding cpu upgrade

    Hello everyone. I am currently running BI on a Dell Optiplex with an Intel E8400. The program runs fine but the CPU Usage is very high.With 2 cameras running and 1 device viewing the web server the cpu is at 60% usage and will spike into he high 90's if I need to connect with remote desktop to...
  2. Thomas B

    Missing several weeks of recordings

    Hello everyone, I hope you can help me. Today I went to my BI pc to check for a recording from Sunday night. Unfortunately i discovered that there are no recordings stored between 08/24 and the afternoon of 09/11. I can see the pc has an uptime of 16 days and I know it had been working during...
  3. Thomas B

    2 stream setting in Trendnet camera

    I just installed a Trendnet camera to replace one of my Hikvision cams that died. While looking through the settings to see if I can do anything to improve the picture quality I saw that there are settings for two different video streams. What is the second stream and do I need to set it any...
  4. Thomas B

    DS-2CD3120F-I not displaying video. Is it dead?

    Hello everyone, I was originally trying to t/s this as a problem with settings but it looks like it is actually a hardware issue. As you can see in the screenshots I can access the camera on the network but I don't get a video feed, just a black screen with a green artifact-like rectangle in the...
  5. Thomas B

    One Camera not working after reinstalling BI

    Hello everyone, I recently had to replace the pc I am using as a BI server. I started this thread : Cameras not being detected after reinstall because initially the cameras were not being detected my BI. They still are not being detected when I search for them, but I am able to successfully add...
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    Cameras not being detected after reinstall

    Hello everyone, I have a bit of a dilemma. I was running BI for 6-7 months without issue when the PC I was using just died. I replaced it with a new one and reinstalled BI, but now the cameras are not being detected. They are not found if I choose to detect them, and if I manually type in their...
  7. Thomas B

    Can a Kidde Remotelync camera be added to Blue Iris?

    Hello everyone, I have been slowly adding some cameras to my parents home and was looking for an option to cover the front door ( which I posted about elsewhere). I came across this Kidde camera, RemoteLync Camera , for dirt cheap and picked it up just to see if I can add it to my Blue Iris...
  8. Thomas B

    Looking for help picking out 2 new cameras

    Hello everyone, I currently have a DS-2CD3120F-I 2mp dome camera installed on the 2nd floor that covers the front yard and sidewalk. The resolution is fine for seeing people coming in and out and recognizing faces but it fails when it comes to seeing text such as license plates on still cars...
  9. Thomas B

    BI no longer breaking up videos by alert

    Hello everyone, I have been using blue iris for a while now and you helped me out once before with a delay and stutter I was having. That issue has been resolved (thanks again) but I just recently noticed different problem. I don't check the dvr unless I have a reason to or I go on to check for...
  10. Thomas B

    Stuttering and delays on live stream and playback

    Hello everyone, I recently installed blue iris along with 2 hikvision DS-2CD3120F-I cameras hooked up via POE. The first camera works generally well but I have noticed some pretty severe stuttering when people walk by. It doesn't always happen but when it does it pretty severe and shows up...
  11. Thomas B

    FIrst time using Hikvision cameras and I need some help.

    Hello everyone, as the title states I am trying to install a hikvision camera for the first time and its not going well. I purchased a few DS-2CD3120f-l models off newegg. I suspect they may be chinese region cameras since that model does not appear on the Hikvision site or even in the...
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