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Chit chat • Re: BI Screen Setup?

2024-08-07T03:32:56+00:00

Thanks for that info. I will play with it and see what I can do...
Hugh

Statistics: Posted by HughS — Wed Aug 07, 2024 3:32 am

Chit chat • Re: BI Screen Setup?

2024-08-06T11:05:27+00:00

The basic evolution of random cameras into a more acceptable viewing arrangement. (Sorry for the lousy quality. Just some test stuff on a demo box.)

The menu options are opened by right clicking on a camera. Lots of customization obviously available in a slightly less than intuitive manner. It will start making sense after some experimentation. The main objective in most cases is to achieve the most acceptable and symmetrical fit of all cameras when displayed in a maximized frame -- as in a full screen display. Compromises are often required to make this happen, especially with 4:3 aspect ratio cameras. A little stretch here and little zoom there changing to 16:9..., it can all come together and you won't even notice after a few views. (Recording will still occur in the native aspect ratio.)

Statistics: Posted by Pogo — Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:05 am

Chit chat • Re: BI Screen Setup?

2024-08-06T02:51:36+00:00

Ok, thanks in advance for your assistance - I will enclose 2 screenshots of what I am talking about. One shows the grey horizonal bands between the camera images.. the other one shows the same horz. bands now in green after I used the 'Edit Layout' feature as recommended above. All I could see that do was 'zoom' the image (Cam 4) which causes a loss of monitored area, and only works with the bottom row of cams. Where do I go from here? I am sure there is a way, I am just not there yet.

Statistics: Posted by HughS — Tue Aug 06, 2024 2:51 am

Chit chat • Re: BI Screen Setup?

2024-08-05T20:37:08+00:00

Have you explored any of the 'Edit Layout' features in the upper right area of the desktop display pane?( It's the pencil in a box next to the cog icon next to the Group drop down selector.)

You should be able to scale the cameras to occupy pretty much the entire viewing area. There are several ways to to do so. Not all views will necessarily be symmetrical, but getting the most out of the available space is usually fairly easy depending on camera resolution, etc. Plus resizing is as simple as turning the mouse wheel. Edit. Click out. Done.

Statistics: Posted by Pogo — Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:37 pm

Chit chat • Re: BI Screen Setup?

2024-08-05T17:25:02+00:00

Hi, I can't see how to do that. Could you add a screenshot to show us what you can see ?

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Mon Aug 05, 2024 5:25 pm

Chit chat • BI Screen Setup?

2024-08-05T01:53:47+00:00

I have 6 cameras on my BI screen. 3 on a top row and 3 on a bottom row - There is a thick horizontal grey bar below the top 3 camera scenes AND a thick horizontal grey bar below the bottom 3 camera scenes. How can I lesson the thickness of these two grey bars or eliminate them altogether. They take up a third of my camera viewing area currently.. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
Hugh

Statistics: Posted by HughS — Mon Aug 05, 2024 1:53 am

Chit chat • Re: Addressable LEDs for Xmas. Noob Project !

2024-07-03T15:04:44+00:00

Ho ho ho ! It's that time of year again

I bought 200 meters of addressable LEDs with a 5cm spacing from Aliexpress, a manufacturer called Knowshine. So far they are excellent and seem higher quality than last years LEDs. These have four wires. That means you can do vertical drops without serpentine twists as the 4th lead is a return for the data. It also means I can make the vertical drops a plug in item, so spares are being created.

Last year was 10cm gap square matrices. This year 5cm gap squares. Many more LEDs, but since they only draw 10mA each MAX, it will be fine.

Warming the soldering iron up...

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Wed Jul 03, 2024 3:04 pm

Chit chat • Re: Forum layout change if logged in

2024-06-15T14:47:51+00:00

Aha, yeah now I see. Forgot all about that setting. Thank you!

Statistics: Posted by jeyking — Sat Jun 15, 2024 2:47 pm

Chit chat • Re: Forum layout change if logged in

2024-06-15T08:26:55+00:00

I guess it's a bit like BI5. Everything is adjustable and can be set as you like it

Obviously there will be default settings before you log in, but the layout when you log in can be changed in User Control Panel/ Board Preferences and look at the four options in the list on the left.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:26 am

Chit chat • Forum layout change if logged in

2024-06-15T08:01:55+00:00

Before asking another question, first I wonder if anyone knows why on earth the layout of this forum changes drastically after loggin in?

Statistics: Posted by jeyking — Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:01 am

Chit chat • Re: Timeline Colors ?

2024-05-29T21:44:49+00:00

Thanks to both of you for your input. That lead me right to the problem.. I had the color for one camera different that the rest.. Thanks again, totally perfect help as always...

Statistics: Posted by HughS — Wed May 29, 2024 9:44 pm

Chit chat • Re: Timeline Colors ?

2024-05-27T17:52:44+00:00

And you will see separate trigger markers on each camera timeline when you set cameras to different colors.

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Mon May 27, 2024 5:52 pm

Chit chat • Re: Timeline Colors ?

2024-05-27T17:49:49+00:00

The colors represent different cameras. They reflect the color you set for them in the "Camera Settings" , "General" tab, "Color". If all the cams are the same color here, you will see one band in the timeline, but if you make them different in BI, then each band will reference a different camera.

Statistics: Posted by rdxny — Mon May 27, 2024 5:49 pm

Chit chat • Timeline Colors ?

2024-05-27T17:44:52+00:00

I have looked for this answer in the documentation and the forum... of course does not mean it is not there. But, 'In the beginning' My Timeline was showing a 'medium' blue bar across the entire width... for some reason, maybe from setting changes or whatever, the timeline now shows 'two' horizonal bars, one the medium blue, on bottom, and a 'grey' bar on top of the blue one.. they both track along, but independently on the timeline.. What is causing this, do I need to make changes, if so where... everything seems to be working fairly well except for the cameras still changing IP addresses on their own and flagging for frame speeds, but I believe that is a problem with my systems resources. TIA..

Statistics: Posted by HughS — Mon May 27, 2024 5:44 pm

Chit chat • Re: Auto Reboot of BI after Power Failure

2024-05-20T18:57:11+00:00

It's in General Settings/ StartUp/ Run as a Windows Service.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Mon May 20, 2024 6:57 pm