Blue Iris 2.29.04

Blue Iris 2.29.04 is a powerful tool which includes video capture, video security and webcam. This is a rich features that brings you convenience when using it.

Major Features:

1. Cameras and Clips
   
   • The initial view shows live views on the left, and a list of clips on the right.
   • Choose from equal video window sizes or one larger than the others
   • When you size the main window, the video images size with you.
   • Click on a camera view or clip to open it.
   • Use your mouse wheel to digitally zoom in and out.
   • A status bar at the bottom lets you know what Blue Iris is doing, and provides help when you pass the cursor over windows and controls.
   • PTZ (Pan Tilt and Zoom) controls are supported for some IP cameras
   • Organize your clips into folders, and automatically archive them to the web, or put them into storage.
2. The Clip Viewer
   
   • There are controls for playback and stepping frame by frame. A position slider allows random access to any point in the video.
   • Digital Zoom and Pan functionality
   • Control the speed of playback (audio as well as video) and the audio volume.
   • Use the Blue Iris DVR file format to record to and playback video from the same file simultaneously.
   • Mark starting and ending points for playback, trimming, or video export. 
3. Video Capture.  Use up to 25 cameras (webcams, camcorders, network IP cams, analog cards, or your PC desktop). Capture JPEG snapshots or capture movies in standard AVI, advanced DVR, or leading-edge Windows Media file formats.
4. Video Security
   • 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
5. Webcam
   • Built-in multithreaded web server; supports authentication.
   • Broadcast MPEG, a JPEG image stream to a Java client applet, or,
   • Perform "true" webcasting using leading-edge Windows Media Technologies such as variable and multiple-bitrate encoding (full version).
   • View all cameras at once remotely
   • PTZ controls accessible remotely in MPEG broadcast window.
   • Stream and seek through large clips remotely without downloading the entire file.
   • Detailed stats window
   • Use Blue Iris's powerful digital Zoom and Pan functionality remotely!
   • The default home page allows you to view all of your cameras and captured clips remotely; this page is easily customized.
   • Integrated "mini-browser" to test your home page
   • Post images to a remote web server; maintain a ring of images; resize for use on cell phones and PDAs.
6.  Technology Features
   
   • Simultaneously use up to 25 video cameras (with full version).
   • Use USB webcams, DV camcorders, BT848/878 cards (PV149, or generic), network IP cams (see list below), as well as video servers.
   • Overlay text, timestamps, and alpha-blended graphics.
   • The highly-efficient Blue Iris DVR file format allows time-slip viewing.
   • DirectX integration provides smooth digital scaling.
   • DirectShow integration provides optimal capture performance.
   • Windows Media technologies integration (full version) allows capture into WMV format and Windows Media webcasting.
   • Multithreaded, optimized and rigorously tested code for optimal performance.

Enhancements: may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Requirements:

• Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 2GHz processor or better
• 1GB or better system RAM
• Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003 or Vista
• Microsoft DirectX version 8.0 or better
• One or more USB, DV (Firewire), or Network IP cameras, or an analog capture card.
• 4 MB or better graphics adaptor with DirectX support drivers.