Testing Blue Iris VMS Software

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Setup:  Within the product line up of our budget / entry-level VMS, it seems common that administration still requires some level of technical / IT knowledge. There's no plug-n-play capabilities within the Blue Iris software to auto-detect and add IP cameras to the system. Your home craft retail store owner, for example, will still need knowledge of what an IP address is, what is the appropriate frame rate to set and why the application should function as a ***** *******. 

Live ********** / **************:  Blue Iris' minimal approach to the interface allows the SMB some surveillance insurance. For the users that are generally comfortable with other desktop applications such as Power Point, will find the interface simple to navigate. There's rarely going to be a question on how to access archived video or how to return to the live monitoring mode because the clips sidebar remains on the same page as the live camera streams.

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H.264:  Blue Iris confirmed that currently H.264 is not used for recording; this feature is supported via RTSP (real-time streaming protocol), generally used for mobile applications. Our tests were a bit troublesome in  getting this to work, so your mileage may vary. Supported for the live stream, however, provides some savings on bandwidth for those users deploying megapixel cameras. Blue Iris has informed us that in a couple months, H.264 will be available for both live monitoring and recording.

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