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Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T19:57:27+00:00

Part of me agrees with you, I have no analog cameras in my residential system but the analog ecosystem is very alive and well. I'd guess that the installed base of CCTV cameras is over 70% analog outside of a taxpayer funded installation. For what most of these people are doing it's just fine. Some of the biggest retailers you see daily are installing analog cameras, the cost effectiveness cannot be disputed.

Statistics: Posted by n4bme — Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:57 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T18:19:13+00:00

Can you get the cameras to appear in any of the Windows apps that are noted in the help text that Tim pasted?

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:19 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T18:04:40+00:00

My assumption is that the cameras or wiring would be prohibitively expensive to replace, so requiring analogue cards for the existing cameras.

The Help file states:

USB, Firewire (IEEE-1394) and Analog cameras (via digitizing device) may be added. In all cases, compatible Windows DirectShow drivers must be available. That is, the camera should be working outside of Blue Iris using general Windows software such as Movie Maker or AmCap. If the device requires proprietary software from the manufacturer for operation, it may not be compatible with Blue Iris. When a compatible device is selected,
you may edit its Advanced properties

With that in mind, if you cannot get the cards seen by BI5, then the next option could be an NVR with analogue inputs. That can either be used as a standalone device, or again **some** can be used as an interface for Blue Iris. It's up to you.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:04 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T17:16:30+00:00

The academic exercise would be in the history dept? Honestly, this is a dead technology.
But, you might get it to work.

[edit - I'm sorry for being so negative on this. Good luck. Really.]

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:16 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T16:44:00+00:00

This board doesn't automatically notify me of replies.

I do not see any cards etc when checking usb firewire or analog the box is greyed out.

I found 6869 drivers online that seemed to make device manager happy, it only had video and the board I have has audio and video on it so I will keep looking.

I've got someone who refuses to replace his analog cameras who needs it along with the academic exercise this presents.

I guess I could run them through a IP encoder of some sort but I have these boards that are brand new...
Here's pics of the board if anyone recognizes it

Statistics: Posted by n4bme — Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:44 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T15:41:25+00:00

I would keep that a secret if I were you

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:41 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T15:34:46+00:00

I had a analog card once and spent tons of time trying to find windows drivers and making it work. Never did.

Fenderman agrees with me

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:34 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-05T15:31:23+00:00

HeneryH, I think you have frightened him off

Anyway, settings in BI5 for an analogue card that works with BI5 look like this:

Then create another camera, and change the Vid number.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:31 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-03T22:37:32+00:00

OK, create a camera and go to camera settings in BI5. Go to Video tab and check "Device type: Usb, firewire or analog".
Does your card now show in the selector next to it ? Mine shows the Euresys card and s/n followed by Vid1 to Vid4. I used to have two of these working in BI5. I think they shared bandwidth though, as the more cameras you added the less fps I got.
Next step was it wouldn't record. That was cured by BI5 re-encoding to H264.
Hope you are lucky ! Let us know.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:37 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-03T22:27:15+00:00

I still have a Euresys Picolo Pro2 4 channel analogue card in my BI5 pc for my last two analogue cameras. It does work with BI5 and it doesn't need an IP address. I will have to remind myself how I got that working. I don't think many analogue cards will work with BI5, but if you have it Windows happy then you may be lucky.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:27 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-03T21:31:50+00:00

This might sound harsh, but I would trash the analog cards and cameras. Not worth the trouble.

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:31 pm

Re: Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-03T21:27:59+00:00

Some application would need to listen to your analog drivers and serve them up as a video stream with a URL.

I believe BI requires a URL to connect to for each camera.

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:27 pm

Intersil TW6869 Analog Capture Card How to use with BI?

2024-01-03T20:31:56+00:00

I have a couple of mid tower computers set up as a DVR. They have intersil TW6869 16CH analog capture cards with 8 channels of audio. I've loaded the video drivers and have made windows happy. How would I get BI to recognize the card and make it work? I've got an analog PTZ that would be nice to add to the system.

Statistics: Posted by n4bme — Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:31 pm