Specifications

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• The "screen capture" code has been revised to be smoother and more efficient. The
actual capture operation no longer causes Windows to "hang" as the screen is
captured. Also, the captured resolution is no longer set to 1/2 of the screen resolution,
but instead is limited to 1024 pixels in width and/or 768 height. This limitation exists
because the MPEG codec may be unable to compress images of larger size. Also note,
for optimal screen capture and system performance, use a desktop color depth of 32
bits per pixel, and capture no more than 1 frame per second.
1.36
• The JAVA/JPEG webcasting has been updated. Many restricted networks have problems
with both the ActiveX/MPEG viewer (due to security restrictions) and the old JAVA/JPEG
Applet (because it streamed video rather than bring images over one at a time). The
1.36 JAVA Applet should now operate under these strict conditions.
• JPEG and MPEG webcasting may once again (optionally) use dedicated ports separate
from the main HTTP server.
• A bug with HTTP authentication through some popular firewall software has been
remedied.
• The built-in browser's toolbar has been moved to the top of the window.
1.35
• JPEG and MPEG webcasting (See 7.6) now occurs through the same port that's used for
the Blue Iris HTTP server (See 8.). This greatly reduces the effort required to use Blue
Iris in a router or in a networking environment where the majority of ports are
disabled. By default, the HTTP server uses port 80.
• The default/demo web pages have been adjusted. If you use custom web pages, you
will need to alter the ActiveX or JAVA control instances to use the new webcasting URL
format, which is http://domain:port/<camname> where port is your Blue Iris web server
port, and <camname> is a specific camera name.
1.34
• The Camera Properties - Video (See 7.1) page has been reworked to be easier to
use. The two most important device property pages are available directly from this
page. The remainder (and all that are available, including crossbar settings and TV
tuning) are accessible by right-clicking the camera's video image.
• Some internal camera initialization code has been updated so that a broader range of
hardware should be supported. Please notify me immediately
if you experience any
problems with cameras that may now be "broken" in Blue Iris.
• The Options (See 11.) page has a button that may be used to manually check for
software updates.