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frontpage Posted by dymutaos • Dec 1, 2024
frontpage Posted by dymutaos • Dec 1, 2024

Amcrest Blue Iris Professional Surveillance Software (V5, Windows Download)

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$80

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Amcrest has their Amcrest Blue Iris Professional Surveillance Software (Version 5, Windows Download) for $54.99 - $8.25 w/ coupon code BFDEALS2024 = $46.74.

Thanks to community member dymutaos for finding this deal.

Note: Compatible with Windows OS only. You will be sent a license key in your order receipt and the download link to the software.

Features:
  • Use motion or audio sensing to trigger recording, or record continuously or periodically.
  • Overlay the current date/time as well as a logo or other information
  • Optionally record audio
  • Use a timer to determine when the system is armed
  • Images may be captured as either JPEG images, MPEG movies or Windows Media movies (full version)
  • Receive alerts via loudspeaker, email, instant message, voice phone call (with automatic redial), or external program/script
  • Run Blue Iris as a Windows service so that only you have control over its operation on a shared PC
  • All passwords are stored encrypted
  • 64 channel recording
  • H.265/H.264 video compression
  • Receive alerts via e-mail, text message, or phone
  • Motion and audio triggered recording
  • Audio recording options available
  • Built-in web-server for web-casting all cameras simultaneously, digital zoom and pan/tilt
  • All passwords are stored encrypted

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 180 customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by dymutaos
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Amcrest has their Amcrest Blue Iris Professional Surveillance Software (Version 5, Windows Download) for $54.99 - $8.25 w/ coupon code BFDEALS2024 = $46.74.

Thanks to community member dymutaos for finding this deal.

Note: Compatible with Windows OS only. You will be sent a license key in your order receipt and the download link to the software.

Features:
  • Use motion or audio sensing to trigger recording, or record continuously or periodically.
  • Overlay the current date/time as well as a logo or other information
  • Optionally record audio
  • Use a timer to determine when the system is armed
  • Images may be captured as either JPEG images, MPEG movies or Windows Media movies (full version)
  • Receive alerts via loudspeaker, email, instant message, voice phone call (with automatic redial), or external program/script
  • Run Blue Iris as a Windows service so that only you have control over its operation on a shared PC
  • All passwords are stored encrypted
  • 64 channel recording
  • H.265/H.264 video compression
  • Receive alerts via e-mail, text message, or phone
  • Motion and audio triggered recording
  • Audio recording options available
  • Built-in web-server for web-casting all cameras simultaneously, digital zoom and pan/tilt
  • All passwords are stored encrypted

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 180 customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by dymutaos

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Left Blue Iris for Scrypted six months ago and holy smokes do I not miss the abysmal mess of a program that is Blue Iris.
I hadn't heard of Scrypted before. I'm just beginning my setup of blue iris in a proxmox vm. What makes you like scrypted instead?

Looking it up, it seems that scrypted costs $10/year/camera. That's more than it's worth for me, if I want to have several cameras locally. I'll plan to store recordings on a local nas, as I'd prefer to avoid recurring subscription fees when possible.
Tell me more.

I have 8 4k (wide angled/double lens) cameras locally, which is like having 16 feeds with a dedicated PC that is only consuming 37 watts recording them all to WD purples.

The remote viewing is horrible and my FPS is only 3-5, so whenever I want to see something in 4k, I have to go into my server closet and fire up the monitors in there.

Are you running scrypted on a dedicated PC? How is that AI? False detections? I have a bunch of trees and in the summer shadows give out a ton of false hits.


Edit: Ahh, scrypted is a per camera annual license, f that.

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Dec 1, 2024
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FLTURD
Dec 1, 2024
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im thinking of moving from a costco 6 camera NVR system to several standalone POE cameras on a POE switch. Is this the right software for me?

It was nice to have a segmented network with it's own hardware on the NVR platform but I think there are probably more advantages to having all my devices on the same network...is that true? I belive I could cut them off from the internet using vLAN. Any beginner tutorials out there?
Dec 1, 2024
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diskwzrd
Dec 1, 2024
1,146 Posts
I actually posted a FP deal on Blue Iris years ago when it went down to $35. Great program. I'm sure you can spend hundreds more on other programs but for what this costs and how many cameras and video configurations it can handle, stop whining... You spend about as much on one gas tank fill up.
Dec 1, 2024
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Slick_Kevin
Dec 1, 2024
48 Posts
Can this be used in lieu of monthly subscriptions to Blink and Ring cameras?
Dec 1, 2024
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patrocle
Dec 1, 2024
763 Posts
Been using BI from 2015 and had no major problems some small things here in there but none major.
Dec 1, 2024
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Dave_B
Dec 1, 2024
567 Posts
Yes, but only for cameras that connect to a local NVR. If your cameras send their video to an online service(which Blink and Ring do), you're locked in to that service.
Dec 1, 2024
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Dave_B
Dec 1, 2024
567 Posts
Quote from FLTURD :
im thinking of moving from a costco 6 camera NVR system to several standalone POE cameras on a POE switch. Is this the right software for me? It was nice to have a segmented network with it's own hardware on the NVR platform but I think there are probably more advantages to having all my devices on the same network...is that true? I belive I could cut them off from the internet using vLAN. Any beginner tutorials out there?
This would work, yes. But compare the alternative solutions first. Frigate is less buggy than Blue Iris, and it's free open source.
Dec 1, 2024
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dansarrosick
Dec 1, 2024
48 Posts
What's the connection between BI and Amcrest? Are they just reselling it or do they own the software now?

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Dec 1, 2024
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skywaytp
Dec 1, 2024
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I have been using BI since 2016 on a system of 16 cameras.
So far, I'm satisfied and don't have any complaints. I purchased it from Ebay instead of purchasing it directly from BI at higher price.
Dec 1, 2024
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FireWalker877
Dec 1, 2024
697 Posts
Quote from TodayOnly :
so when v6 comes out you have to buy again to upgrade
Blue Iris released update version 5.9.9.9 last week. v6 seems like it must be right around the corner. I was tempted, but not really interested if v5's lifecycle is almost over.
Dec 1, 2024
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netanderthal
Dec 1, 2024
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Quote from worldwave :
Left Blue Iris for Scrypted six months ago and holy smokes do I not miss the abysmal mess of a program that is Blue Iris.
I switched over to Frigate + USB coral GPU. The experience has been so much better.
Dec 1, 2024
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Dec 1, 2024
netanderthal
Dec 1, 2024
219 Posts
Quote from dymutaos :
I hadn't heard of Scrypted before. I'm just beginning my setup of blue iris in a proxmox vm. What makes you like scrypted instead?

Looking it up, it seems that scrypted costs $10/year/camera. That's more than it's worth for me, if I want to have several cameras locally. I'll plan to store recordings on a local nas, as I'd prefer to avoid recurring subscription fees when possible.
I recommend test driving Frigate in proxmox.
THe same machine that was running Blue Iris now drives all Frigate and all other things that i had separate rasberry pis for via proxmox.
Dec 1, 2024
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TodayOnly
Dec 1, 2024
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Quote from FireWalker877 :
Blue Iris released update version 5.9.9.9 last week. v6 seems like it must be right around the corner. I was tempted, but not really interested if v5's lifecycle is almost over.
wise!
Dec 1, 2024
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Nguyenksd65
Dec 1, 2024
801 Posts
Quote from Dave_B :
Yes, but only for cameras that connect to a local NVR. If your cameras send their video to an online service, you're locked in to that service.
Blink & Ring cameras are not ONVIF/RSTP. There is no way to connect these to a BI system
Dec 1, 2024
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Dec 1, 2024
Nguyenksd65
Dec 1, 2024
801 Posts
Quote from netanderthal :
I switched over to Frigate + USB coral GPU. The experience has been so much better.
Can you run Frigate without the coral GPU?

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Dec 1, 2024
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ShyGuyCalif
Dec 1, 2024
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got 2 licenses for the future. Thanks!

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