TimG wrote:So all of your keyframes are low, but camera 4 is the worst. Which camera showed the truck ?

I also note you don't have sub-streams showing up on any camera.

fdc wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:19 pm Well in the process of trying to fix this I changed the combine/cut time from 12hrs (40GB) to 4hrs (40GB) and as a result my 10TB storage now only holds 1 months of recordings instead of just over 2 (so I lost that clip).

So all of your keyframes are low, but camera 4 is the worst. Which camera showed the truck ?

I also note you don't have sub-streams showing up on any camera.

You shouldn't have lost them.

They should live in the stored folder now.

You should get your arms around clips and archiving and retention policies from the Global settings if you haven't already (p110 of help file).

Then you should run database maintenance, followed by compact/repair, followed by repair/regenerate (see p 113 - the database and clips list).

My recommendation is to review Blue Iris Onboarding Checklist.

fdc wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:30 pm I don't have the set up, don't have the space for it and it seemed more complex than I needed as I don't need to maintain an archive or anything I just need to be able to go back and see a few weeks, anything more than that is just bonus.

You should get your arms around clips and archiving and retention policies from the Global settings if you haven't already (p110 of help file).

I agree 1000% but time is not something I have a lot of and given the other systems I have to maintain this one is pretty far down the list.

Then you should run database maintenance, followed by compact/repair, followed by repair/regenerate (see p 113 - the database and clips list).
If that can be automated, then I will see if I can't get that going.

fdc wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:58 pm Oh and thanks, I think I have the cameras better configured now:

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Camera streaming code has been revised for performance and efficiency. By moving one step “closer to the metal,” the goal here was to better support multiple high-bandwidth cameras and to prepare for IPV6 connections. With a larger system, you should see modest reductions in CPU demand as well. It’s still possible for the network receive buffer to become overwhelmed if the CPU/GPU cannot keep up with decoding all frames in real-time (when not using the limit decoding feature)—to better handle this we will be adding support for dual-streaming main and sub-streams.

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If you are using a high-megapixel camera (4MP or higher) with an RTSP stream along with direct-to-disc recording, you may specify a second video stream path. When used, this is called a “sub-stream” and the primary stream is also known as the “main-stream”. Decoding a high-MP video stream may use large amounts or CPU/GPU time and adding a quantity of these cameras may be impossible on most systems. The software will use the main-stream for audio and recording (and playback), but the sub-stream for everything else, including motion detection and web services.

When using a sub-stream (also called dual-streaming), you should also enable direct-to-disc recording to BVR format files via the Video file format and compression button on the Record tab, otherwise only the sub-stream will be recorded. Also by default, both streams are recorded to the BVR file for flexible playback and more efficient timeline playback. You may choose to only record the main-stream using a setting on the Record tab.

When using a sub-stream (also called dual-streaming), you should also enable direct-to-disc recording to BVR format files via the Video file format and compression button on the Record tab, otherwise only the sub-stream will be recorded.