Best practices for using Blue Iris and windows computer

[KCLearning]

Curious what the best practices are for setting up cameras for triggered video storage within Blue Iris. I have 4 Amcrest POE cameras connected to a main location using a wireless access point a 100 yards away. The windows computer seems to be pegged at 100% CPU all the time and some of the video can be "jumpy" at times. It is an older computer (5 years old) so I'm not opposed to getting a new, more powerful one but want to make sure it will help. I have read through these forums and did some searches and see a lot about writing the recordings directly to file. Not sure how or why that works but curious. Also I have read that using triggers is a CPU hog and that maybe saving all of the video is the way to go but I need 60 days worth of recordings so that seems like a lot of TB for storage. I use logmein to access the Blueiris computer as multiple people need access to the videos. I am sure I'm doing it wrong and want to learn so any help would be appreciated!

 

[wittaj]

What computer is it - make/model and i number and gen number if Intel?

Many computer much older than that are still very viable machines.

Another hardware question

I know this has been asked in the past (many times) and apologize for asking again, but I want to make sure that I get this right the 1st time and not make a dumb mistake that will cause me to start over partway down the road. I am researching hardware for the Blue Iris computer that will run...

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You must do the optimizations - direct-to-disc and substreams are a must.

Optimizing Blue Iris's CPU Usage

Blue Iris uses a lot of CPU time. In most Blue Iris installations, your CPU is the limiting factor which determines how many cameras you can have. As such, it is extremely important to optimize your configuration to ensure you can get the most out of your system while consuming the least...

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