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by PaulDaisy
Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:39 pm
Forum: Network cameras
Topic: Tapo C450 connect to BI
Replies: 1
Views: 4218

Re: Tapo C450 connect to BI

There is no option to add a camera account in the TAPO app for this camera. I've seen some posts that without that, it cannot be used in BI. I think that right there is the problem. The camera needs to turn on the RSTP feed and apparently there is no way to set that up. When I bought my two Tapo ca...
by PaulDaisy
Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:36 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: UI3 doesn't download clips after updates
Replies: 2
Views: 3198

Re: UI3 doesn't download clips after updates

I recall one of the latest updates did something to the Clipboard folder. Might be worth looking into that update's documentation.
by PaulDaisy
Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Camera won't connect
Replies: 5
Views: 5619

Re: Camera won't connect

Have you tried connecting to the camera from VLC player? It can be a useful step to see if the camera is talking properly on RTSP.
by PaulDaisy
Fri Mar 14, 2025 5:18 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Camera won't connect
Replies: 5
Views: 5619

Re: Camera won't connect

Did you get it to work?

You'd have to set up the RTSP password and username in the app / camera, for BI to authenticate the stream, I believe.
by PaulDaisy
Fri Mar 14, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: AI Expectations?
Replies: 18
Views: 220462

Re: AI Expectations?

Commercial camera software and firmware claims to be very accurate with AI-ing certain things, like faces. Facial recognition is obviously a thing, more so than many people want. I am sure NSA software can tell a banana from a car. CPAI's mileage can vary. For BI users, this is not available. With o...
by PaulDaisy
Fri Mar 14, 2025 4:47 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: NTP clocks and LAN disconnected from the internet
Replies: 19
Views: 45785

Re: NTP clocks and LAN disconnected from the internet

I don't have a Foscam to try, sorry Tim. But I took a different approach. All my cameras and the LAN1 adapter of the BI5 PC are on the same switch. That switch also goes to a port on my "aggregation" switch, and that port is on a VLAN. That VLAN is blocked from everything except for two IP...
by PaulDaisy
Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:34 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: URGENT: Need Help Extracting & Converting Full Day of CCTV Footage (BVR Files Limited to 4GB Each)
Replies: 4
Views: 5472

Re: URGENT: Need Help Extracting & Converting Full Day of CCTV Footage (BVR Files Limited to 4GB Each)

Switch to Clip mode, right click, select "Protect". BI will lock the entire BVR file. To be sure, protect all clips for that day.
by PaulDaisy
Mon Mar 03, 2025 3:13 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Help Please - TAPO C120 RTSP Configuration
Replies: 5
Views: 7227

Re: Help Please - TAPO C120 RTSP Configuration

In my experience Tapos do not allow to change the FPS. They will go 20 FPS in daylight and switch to 10 FPS at night and there is nothing you can do. Mine do not have any lag though, they show the same time stamp as the PoE cameras. Are yours time synched? Could be that their clocks are off. I don't...
by PaulDaisy
Mon Mar 03, 2025 3:00 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Network Design Question
Replies: 4
Views: 6454

Re: Network Design Question

IMHO, this is a huge overkill and unnecessary expense. I have 15 cameras, most are 4K full / 2D or 1080p sub, streaming at 18-20 FPS, and the total bandwidth is 110 Mbps, measured. It means that a gigabit switch can support 142 cameras, as long as they are on Substream + Triggered. If all cameras ar...
by PaulDaisy
Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:19 am
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Can't export videos anymore (from webinterface or from the Windows UI)
Replies: 6
Views: 6933

Re: Can't export videos anymore (from webinterface or from the Windows UI)

In the screen shot you are showing, it shows Alerts. I don't know if an Alert can be exported per se, as they can be linked to a snapshot image, depending on the settings. I always use the main UI3 window to export: right click, set start, set end, click Export, and it downloads the MP4 to my PC. Wo...