Blue Iris

PC configuration • Re: Blue Iris on Proxmox Hardware Specs Questions

2024-07-25T09:42:39+00:00

I am currently running Proxmox with several VM's including Blue Iris and Open AI.
This is on a Dell720 with dual cpu (48 core total) and 128g ram.
I have a nvidia m6000 gpu and have configured Proxmox to pass through the pci to the BI VM (server 2022) and this is successfully running cuda.
If you are thinking of going down this route than i can confirm it 100% works and i personally would not use pure hardware again as the flexibilty of VM's and backing up is what makes it worth while.

Statistics: Posted by itchynuts — Thu Jul 25, 2024 9:42 am

PC configuration • Re: will Blue Iris utilize 2 CPU's?

2024-07-17T00:39:52+00:00

OK, looks like you need to go back to Windows XP to get your safety.

And IE that may actually work with all the underdeveloped firmware still being spit out by the camera vendors these days. I believe you can max it out to IE11 with a 64 bit setup?

Been thinking about XP Pro w/SP3 and VMware Player for that purpose alone since recently seeing a pretty cool YT video about it.

Otherwise, running Intel and Nvidea may be simpler than a pair of Skylakes. Not sure how BI would differentiate between Intels while actually having a specific listing for Nvidea which we know can be simultaneously used separately from an Intel iCore, though we're talking GPU, not CPU there.

Interesting question.

Statistics: Posted by Pogo — Wed Jul 17, 2024 12:39 am

PC configuration • Re: will Blue Iris utilize 2 CPU's?

2024-07-16T23:37:59+00:00

Any additional information about the spyware/bloatware that comes built into Window 11???? Or is that just FUD?

Using Duckduckgo, search on:

despyware windows 11
debloating windows 11

OK, looks like you need to go back to Windows XP to get your safety.

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Tue Jul 16, 2024 11:37 pm

PC configuration • Re: will Blue Iris utilize 2 CPU's?

2024-07-15T20:56:46+00:00

Any additional information about the spyware/bloatware that comes built into Window 11???? Or is that just FUD?

Using Duckduckgo, search on:

despyware windows 11
debloating windows 11

Statistics: Posted by JamesV — Mon Jul 15, 2024 8:56 pm

PC configuration • Re: will Blue Iris utilize 2 CPU's?

2024-07-15T18:59:01+00:00

Any additional information about the spyware/bloatware that comes built into Window 11???? Or is that just FUD?

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Mon Jul 15, 2024 6:59 pm

PC configuration • Re: Is the AMD RADEON RX 640 GPU OK with BI

2024-07-13T12:26:32+00:00

It depends what you are wanting to do with it. Blue Iris can use the integrated gpu of a compatible i7 cpu, but anything else tends to need an Nvidia gpu. Any extra gpu will increase power requirements.

I went for an i7-8700k cpu due to its relatively low power, and only added a GTX1650 when I need to accelerate CPAI. That is also a low power card. Quite important for a PC that will remain powered up 24/7.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Sat Jul 13, 2024 12:26 pm

PC configuration • Re: will Blue Iris utilize 2 CPU's?

2024-07-13T12:16:00+00:00

There are forum members who use Xeon's so hopefully one of them can answer this.

Statistics: Posted by TimG — Sat Jul 13, 2024 12:16 pm

PC configuration • will Blue Iris utilize 2 CPU's?

2024-07-13T19:30:33+00:00

Is BI SMP aware? Asking because we're looking at off lease servers -- the model we like has two gold 6130 Xeons (Skylake).

Any reason to use windows 11 over windows 10? I've heard some negatives on Windows 11 because of spyware/bloatware .......

Statistics: Posted by JamesV — Sat Jul 13, 2024 11:24 am

PC configuration • Is the AMD RADEON RX 640 GPU OK with BI

2024-07-13T08:57:59+00:00

Hi all,
Looking to get started again on BI I am looking at a Dell Optiplex 7090 SFF I7 to run it on.
It comes with an AMD RADEON RX 640 GPU.
Will BI play OK with this GPU or should I look elsewhere?
Any advice appreciated.

Statistics: Posted by cliver — Sat Jul 13, 2024 8:57 am

PC configuration • Re: Config/resource goof.

2024-06-05T10:39:57+00:00

I did not have any luck locating individual camera hardware decoder.

BI background activity is by far the largest user per Task Manager for CPU and RAM. I went though and cut back on bandwidth for each camera already, to the point it's lost a lot of picture quality just trying to figure this out.

You should not need to be choking the cameras back to that degree. What kind if BI background activity are you referring to and how much is being reported? Check the log entries in the Blue Iris Status window for possible clues. (It's the L with the crooked arrow in the upper left of the main console screen).

Statistics: Posted by Pogo — Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:39 am

PC configuration • Re: Config/resource goof.

2024-06-05T02:25:22+00:00

"There may not be much load on the GPU. You select 'Intel' as the hardware acceleration preference in the Cameras tab of the main BI settings window. Then select 'default' for 'Hardware decode' in each camera's video configuration. You can alternatively leave the blanket default entry in the main BI Camera settings off and just use the individual camera decode video configuration entry for the selection. This allows multiple graphics adapters to be in the mix if desired.

Are you showing an 'I' in the HA column of the Cameras Status window? What's the CPU load?"

Just changing default to Intel help quite a bit. The frequency and duration of blackouts seems to have decreased but still annoying. I did not have any luck locating individual camera hardware decoder. Presume this is found via the camera's web station?

BI background activity is by far the largest user per Task Manager for CPU and RAM. I went though and cut back on bandwidth for each camera already, to the point it's lost a lot of picture quality just trying to figure this out.

Statistics: Posted by tardigrade — Wed Jun 05, 2024 2:25 am

PC configuration • PC Build Specs

2024-06-02T20:12:28+00:00

I recently added five cameras to my system bringing to a total of twelve. It brought my PC to it's knees - CPU at 100%, fan speed kicked up high making lots of noise, slow responses in serving up feeds to phones etc. I had to disable four of them to get things back to running smooth. Granted I have struggled with triggers and notifications but I think I need more horsepower here.

Cameras are mostly Amcrest 4K (8MP) with a few oddballs in the mix. PC is a dedicated PC that has Intel I5-3570, 3.4Ghz, 4 cores with only 8GB RAM. No add on graphics card.

I am thinking of building a new dedicated PC for my cameras. Remote login to it to maintain. Not worried about screen display. BI site recommends an I7, 8GB ram and nVIDIA graphics (for efficient screen display). So I'm looking for some more specifics on recommendations. I've seen posts talking about Quick Sync hardware acceleration and support for hardware acceleration on NVidia cards with CUDA cores. Don't think you can use both at same time so its one or the other. Some sites say don't bother with Graphics cards. Seems like graphics cards if used properly would be ideal but don't want to spend a fortune on a card if it has minimal return on investment.

My current thought is an late model I7, 32GB RAM, SDD, and disk hard drive to record videos. Trying to figure out the point of diminishing returns on graphics card.

Thanks for any advice/help.

Statistics: Posted by jebirr — Sun Jun 02, 2024 8:12 pm

PC configuration • Re: BI license transferable to new computer?

2024-05-31T14:37:38+00:00

Yes you can. Go to the main Settings page and on there there should be a button to Export settings in the top right of the tab.

Statistics: Posted by IAmATeaf — Fri May 31, 2024 2:37 pm

PC configuration • Re: BI license transferable to new computer?

2024-05-31T08:34:56+00:00

Hi

Is there any way to export all cameras setting and import it on new PC?

Thanks

Statistics: Posted by sinha — Fri May 31, 2024 8:34 am

PC configuration • Re: Config/resource goof.

2024-05-27T15:33:23+00:00

There may not be much load on the GPU. You select 'Intel' as the hardware acceleration preference in the Cameras tab of the main BI settings window. Then select 'default' for 'Hardware decode' in each camera's video configuration. You can alternatively leave the blanket default entry in the main BI Camera settings off and just use the individual camera decode video configuration entry for the selection. This allows multiple graphics adapters to be in the mix if desired.

Are you showing an 'I' in the HA column of the Cameras Status window? What's the CPU load?

Statistics: Posted by Pogo — Mon May 27, 2024 3:33 pm