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  1. Steve.L

    My MP4 exports are ugly, they have a foggy haze.

    Okay, this really bothers me now. I touched on this previously in this thread: Convert/Export Encoder Profile Configuring but I thought it more pointed for the title to address it directly: Before, I thought it was just the size of the window I was viewing it in, or even worse, just my...
  2. Steve.L

    First System Lockup Since Commissioned

    Last night at 11:15, I decided to power up my monitor and verify my system is nominal before retiring for the night. To my surprise, the PC was fully locked, BI was frozen on daytime view at 4:50 PM. I couldn't even get the mouse pointer to move, couldn't get task manager up (CTRL + ALT +...
  3. Steve.L

    Ultra-Jerky MP4 Exports Out of Blue Iris

    Any idea why I'm being plagued with this? They seem to play back nicely when I export them, then here we are a week later, I move them via stick to a different PC to work with video editor, and they look like crap.
  4. Steve.L

    Convert/Export Encoder Profile Configuring

    When exporting clips to MP4 in Blue Iris, in the Convert/export window under Output Format, there's an option to "Configure" the Encoder Profile. Is this a means of improving the MP4 quality? I'm exporting clips to MP4, but they're kind of light-colored and noisy, not the same quality that...
  5. Steve.L

    Build an affordable P.A. system for my driveway?

    My google-fu is failing me today. PA systems are priced quite high online, I don't need a live concert system :rolleyes:, just a couple basic bullhorns and an amp/transmitter, or whatever the proper lingo is. I want to be able to yell at assholes from inside the house while monitoring my...
  6. Steve.L

    Cache and RPM on HDDs

    I was looking at 10 TB Purple drives today and noticed something I hadn't paid any attention to in the past; 64 MB Cache vs. 256 MB Cache. How does this affect me? A couple years ago I bought my first HDD, a Purple 4 TB, it's only 64 MB cache, and only 5400 RPM, and I know BI recommends 7200...
  7. Steve.L

    Fine-Tuning & SAVING Focus

    So I'm dialing in my second LPR, and trying to fine-tune the focus (Dahua 5241-Z12E) I discovered the funniest things: 1) Let's say my focus is set at 1400, and I want to improve my focus, so I log into the camera web interface, set the step control from 20 down to 5, and then I step the...
  8. Steve.L

    My foray into LPR

    Man I’m jazzed!!! As some of you may have read, I’ve been saying in other threads that my first Z12E is coming. So I got it and popped it up on a wood fixture yesterday and was grabbing plates in no time! Daytime is easy, of course. But night fell upon me and I was lost in a black fog. So I...
  9. Steve.L

    What focuses out farther than an HFW5241E-Z12E?

    Uggghhh, so bummed...went to buy another IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E and realized Andy just sold out! There were two there this morning. Now...GONE. None available until March! Is there anything that's even better? 2MP, but maybe sees farther?
  10. Steve.L

    La-Z-Boy, anyone?

    2nd notable capture with my new system. Neighbor texts me around 10PM on the 1st. He asks me to check my cameras because some asshole just dumped a recliner chair in front of his house. Happy New Year? I jump at the opportunity to help my neighbor. Here's the loser coming, note the open...
  11. Steve.L

    Clips and Archiving: desperate plea for help.

    I’m struggling mightily and need this topic dumbed way down, like with step-by-step pics in a tutorial or something. Perhaps screens of someone else’s folder structure would help. Of all the places I figured I’d run into trouble with BI, folder structure and archiving clips never even entered...
  12. Steve.L

    Newly-deployed system already paying dividends!

    So after prepping since January of 2020 (and snoozing for a year and a half), I’ve finally got a system up-and-running. I’ve still got some tweaks to make and will be posting accordingly for help soon. However, living on fairly quiet street, I am amazed at how soon I captured some valuable...
  13. Steve.L

    I had BI, I went to reload it, it's asking for money...

    So I had BI5 already. I wiped my machine (more on that in a forthcoming post) and went to reload BI. After loading it, I went to launch it, and got routed through the product registration rigmarole, and then it asked for my $69.95. I input my previous product registration key for BI, but it...
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