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Blue Iris – Tab Index

🔹 Overview​

This page provides a structured reference to the Blue Iris user interface tabs and where key settings are located.

Use this page as a quick navigation guide when working inside the Blue Iris UI.

🎯 Objective​

  • Quickly locate settings in Blue Iris
  • Reduce time spent searching menus
  • Provide a consistent reference for troubleshooting and setup

🧠 Key Concepts​

  • Settings are split between global and camera-level tabs
  • Some features exist in multiple locations
  • Profiles and schedules influence behavior across tabs
  • Many settings interact (recording, alerts, motion, AI)

🛠️ Global Tabs​

Main​

  • Live camera view
  • System status
  • Quick access to cameras

Status​

  • Camera health
  • Signal and connection status
  • Recording indicators

Clips​

  • Stored recordings
  • Event playback
  • Clip filtering

Alerts​

  • Alert history
  • Triggered events
  • Notification review

Log​

  • System events
  • Errors and warnings
  • Debugging information

Settings (Global)​

Key areas inside Settings:

System​

  • Startup behavior
  • General system settings

Web Server​

  • Remote access
  • Ports and connections

Users​

  • User accounts
  • Permissions

Cameras​

  • Global camera behavior

AI / CodeProject.AI​

  • AI integration settings

Storage​

  • Folder configuration
  • Retention rules

Profiles​

  • Profile definitions

Schedule​

  • Time-based profile switching

🎥 Camera Tabs​

When editing a camera:

Video​

  • Resolution
  • Frame rate
  • Stream configuration

Audio​

  • Audio enable/disable
  • Audio stream selection

Trigger​

  • Motion detection
  • Sensitivity and zones
  • Trigger timing

Record​

  • Recording mode
  • Pre/post-trigger
  • Direct-to-disk

Alerts​

  • Alert actions
  • Notification settings

Schedule​

  • Per-camera scheduling
  • Profile overrides

PTZ / Control​

  • Camera controls
  • Presets and movement

📊 Related Pages​

⚠️ Notes​

  • This page is a navigation reference, not a configuration guide
  • Use it to quickly locate where settings live
  • Detailed instructions belong in dedicated pages

🧠 Real-World Notes​

  • Many settings interact across tabs — changes in one area often affect another
  • Profiles and schedules are a common source of unexpected behavior
  • Motion, AI, and alerts must be understood together, not independently

✅ Result​

A fast, structured navigation reference that reduces time spent searching the Blue Iris interface during setup and troubleshooting.