Is there any way to stop BI from including the big square camera number in the recorded video when entering Edit layout mode?

[ahmadmob]

BI records the camera number inside the video when I enter the edit layout mode (I am using version 5.7.9.4)
I am fine that it shows these big numbers when in edit layout mode but I think it shouldn't include them in the recorded file?

Here's what I mean: (this is from the recorded video file)


The problem is that as long as I am in the edit layout mode it keeps recording the camera numbers to all my cameras in the middle of the video like in my screenshot.

 

[TonyR]

BI records the camera number inside the video when I enter the edit layout mode (I am using version 5.7.9.4)
I am fine that it shows these big numbers when in edit layout mode but I think it shouldn't include them in the recorded file?

Here's what I mean: (this is from the recorded video file)
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The problem is that as long as I am in the edit layout mode it keeps recording the camera numbers to all my cameras in the middle of the video like in my screenshot.

Your version is very recent, the latest is 5.7.9.5 from Aug. 16, 2023 so may I ask...are you aware if this was happening in any previous version you were using?

If this is new behavior and you have been using the edit layout mode previously, I would e-mail Blue Iris support.

 

[ahmadmob]

Your version is very recent, the latest is 5.7.9.5 from Aug. 16, 2023 so may I ask...are you aware if this was happening in any previous version you were using?

If this is new behavior and you have been using the edit layout mode previously, I would e-mail Blue Iris support.

OK thanks will email them. I upgraded directly from version 5.4.4.0 to 5.7.9.4 a few weeks ago and that older version didn't have a layout edit mode.

 

[ahmadmob]

I solved this by contacting support.

They told me to use Direct to disk recording instead of "Re-encode" recording. All good now and the overlay doesn't appear in recordings, it also significantly reduced my CPU usage since there's no encoding being done.
I kept the recorded files sizes under control by modifying the bit-rate in each camera's own settings as suggested by support. They are awesome and helpful guys.

 

[TonyR]

Just an FYI, using Direct-to-Disk is the very first recommended configuration one should perform for ==>> Optimizing Blue Iris's CPU Usage
Have you performed the other optimizations in that link, including the use of sub streams?

 

[ahmadmob]

Thanks a lot @TonyR, indeed helpful tips in that link! I knew most of them except for the sub stream feature (which was also suggested by support in their email reply), I will try to play with it later.