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Blue Iris – Field Quick Sheet

🔹 Core Baseline​

  • Codec: H.264
  • Frame Rate: ~15 FPS
  • Recording: Direct-to-disk
  • Motion: Conservative
  • AI: Confirm after motion is clean
  • Alerts: Enable last

🧠 System Flow​

Camera → Motion → Recording → AI → Alerts

If something fails, check earlier in the chain.

🎥 Camera Setup​

  • Confirm stream loads cleanly
  • Validate resolution and FPS
  • Avoid max settings unless needed
  • Match field of view to purpose

📹 Recording​

  • Verify recording mode (continuous vs triggered)
  • Set pre-trigger and post-trigger correctly
  • Confirm clips are saving
  • Check storage paths

🚨 Motion Detection​

  • Define zones carefully
  • Reduce false triggers (trees, light, insects)
  • Tune object size and contrast
  • Validate real events

🤖 AI Detection​

  • Enable after motion is stable
  • Use moderate confidence
  • Limit object classes
  • Review confirmed events before enabling alerts

🔔 Alerts​

  • Confirm motion → AI → alerts chain
  • Check schedules and profiles
  • Test alert delivery
  • Start simple

💾 Storage​

  • Confirm New / Stored folders
  • Set retention limits
  • Monitor growth after changes
  • Watch disk space

⚙️ Performance​

  • Monitor CPU and responsiveness
  • Add cameras gradually
  • Avoid max settings everywhere
  • Test hardware acceleration

🧠 Troubleshooting Flow​

  1. Define problem
  2. Check basics
  3. Isolate system area
  4. Test in isolation
  5. Reintroduce features

⚠️ Common Mistakes​

  • Changing multiple settings at once
  • Enabling AI before motion works
  • Turning on alerts too early
  • Ignoring storage growth
  • Over-tuning the system

✅ Goal​

Stable, predictable, usable system — not maximum settings.