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by DroMike
Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:08 am
Forum: Network cameras
Topic: Outdoor IP Camera with Audio for BI5
Replies: 8
Views: 14960

Re: Outdoor IP Camera with Audio for BI5

I am looking for recommendations for an outdoor IP camera which includes one-way audio that is fully compatible with BI5. I currently have an Amcrest IP4M-1026E camera.... I understand your post is more than half a year old, but should you not have resolved this or there are others interested, you ...
by DroMike
Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: BI Records Person, but not a Moving Broom...?
Replies: 4
Views: 5110

Re: BI Records Person, but not a Moving Broom...?

Hmm, I'm sensing you aren't aware that the BOW (Broom-out-Window) method is the de facto industry standard for surveillance camera testing.... haha Seriously though, thank you all for your thoughts. I'm fairly new to Blue Iris so much of this is trial and error -- it's kind of fun to try different s...
by DroMike
Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:46 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: BI Records Person, but not a Moving Broom...?
Replies: 4
Views: 5110

BI Records Person, but not a Moving Broom...?

Yesterday I installed the latest of my 5 cameras. It's a bullet cam which points to a small-in-width vulnerable area outside my back-of-house bedroom windows. This morning, I endeavored to test BI's (V4) ability to trigger/record from this camera: I stuck a common household broom out the window and ...
by DroMike
Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:46 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Upgrade to 5 -- Was it Worth It?
Replies: 3
Views: 6247

Upgrade to 5 -- Was it Worth It?

I'm just looking for a few general opinions from those who had a good working copy of BI 4 and migrated up to BI 5. Were the or any reasonably substantial upgrades that you now enjoy that you didn't before, etc.?
by DroMike
Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:38 am
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Best Route for New Version 5?
Replies: 0
Views: 3879

Best Route for New Version 5?

Greetings all -- this is my first post. In 2017 I paid for and received a License Key for Blue Iris, and used a full copy of V4 sporadically for a year. My goal now is to obtain and use the new V5. However, even when I've used V4, every 3rd or 4th time I opened the program, a banner would appear acr...