BI 3 and 4 on same machine

[typo]

Before I try, does anyone know if I can install both versions (I have licenses for both) on the same machine and each function normally? I wouldn't run them both at the same time, but I'm running some tests and it'd make it easier to switch between the two.

thanks!

 

[fenderman]

Yes you can.. Though there is no benefit to 3 at all over 4.

 

[typo]

yeah, but troubleshooting something with 4 and want to see if I get this issue in 3 as well. I've been on 4 for a little bit (never had time to install 3) and going to 3, wow, it's such a dramatic change.

 

[fenderman]

What is the issue? Have you emailed support? Even if you find 3 does not have the issue it won't help you much..

 

[typo]

the issue is that every so often, motion recordings start showing a ghosting/artifacting effect for the moving object

I have my camera (Amcrest ProHD) set to 15FPS. I noticed that when this happens, if I got to the Video tab for the camera, it shows an FPS of 17 (while the General tab is actively showing an avg of 15FPS). If I drop this back to 15, then it records fine again and the clips look good (direct to disc). I emailed support about the FPS showing up in the video tab, and they say it's a cosmetic issue, that BI adjusts to what the camera is sending and if it ever detects something higher, then that's what it shows in the video tab. I even set that FPS to 30 in the video tab and it just stays at 30. It seems to show the high water mark for the FPS.

I assumed my issue was that setting somehow. But maybe it's me making a change and saving and BI resetting itself for the camera feed. I want to run BI3 for a while just to see if it shows up there too. I may just use BI4 and see if making a simple change elsewhere and saving it would cause recordings to look good for a while as well.