Blue Iris

To retrieve a snapshot of a certain camera from the BI web server interface (See 'Direct image and video requests' in the Blue Iris manual) the following request can be used:

{server IP-address}:{server port}/image/{cam-short-name}, like 192.168.1.30:81/image/Cam1

This works fine. Now, to get an image of a recording of Cam1, according to the manual I assume this is the request:

192.168.1.30:81/time/Cam1&pos={milliseconds since 1-1-1970}&jpeg

Of course it is intended to do this in a script, but for testing purposes I type this in a browser and get my millis at https://currentmillis.com.

So, for an image of a recording at March 17, 2024 08:21:41 I've tried this:
192.168.1.29:81/time/Cam1&pos=1710660101000&jpeg

Unfortunately this results in a 'page not found'-error.

I'm not sure about your time request, but it could be useful if it works. Can you send an email to Support ?

I'm sorry but my licence is expired. I would be very grateful though if someone could confirm that the request example I wrote works. I was thinking the release of the executable (5.5.4.5) I'm using may not support this yet.

OK, I found it in the Help file on page 254, and just tried my Drive camera in Chrome browser using my IP and camera settings and your ms timing:

192.168.2.6:81/time/Drive&pos=1710660101000&jpeg

Where:

192.168.2.1:81 is my BI5 server.
Drive is the short name for my camera.
1710660101000 is your required millisecond timing.

It showed a static image from Sunday 17th March 2024 @ 07:21:40 (UK time).

FYI: I am running the latest BI5 v5.8.8.8. so I agree your version may not do this.

This could be VERY useful. Noodling commencing now

Okay, thank you for confiming this.