Specifications

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• The Push to Windows Media Server feature now checks for writing status errors once
each minute and will attempt to reconnect the stream as necessary
• If you have more than one camera, there's a new Auto-cycle camera view in full-screen
video mode option to perform a "patrol" function. To activate this feature, enable the
option on the Software Options page
(See 11.), then go into full-screen video mode by
either using the icon at the top-right of the Cameras window, or right-clicking anywhere
in the Cameras window and selecting the Full-screen video command. Finally, a camera
must be selected to start the patrol. Each camera will be selected and shown as a full-
screen window in sequence. If all cameras are unselected, or you select a camera with
its own desktop window, the patrol is discontinued. Use the Esc key to exit full-screen
video.
• The XCast ActiveX control is now version 1.00.24. This version will automatically begin
playback of a selected clip without the need to also press the play button.
• The Viewer's right-mouse-click Save Snapshot function defaults to the New clips folder,
but you may select another destination.
• The full-screen video mode state is memorized and restored when the software is
restarted
• The "Open as desktop window" state of a camera is memorized and restored; the check
box option for this has been removed from the camera properties page
• Right-click video option to hide/show disabled cameras
2.28
• The XCast ActiveX control is now version 1.00.23. A possible performance impediment
was identified and fixed.
• This version handles XVID encoding for clips and webcasting via direct use of the
xvidcore.dll. There are many advantages to this, including reduced overhead, and the
more direct control over XVID encoding configuration, thereby reducing the potential
for user generated errors due to mis-configuration. XVID is also now the default codec
used for clips and webcasting. Previously, MJPEG was used for clips by default, but this
codec uses a large amount of hard disk space; MP42 was used for webcasting by default,
but allowed for only a single viewer and was dated technology.
• The XCast ActiveX control is now version 1.00.22. It now includes xvidcore.dll in place of
MP42, and also communicates directly with the DLL for maximum performance.
• NOTE that although xvidcore.dll is now redistributed, in order to open XVID AVI format
files in Windows, you must still install the full XVID package from www.xvid.org
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2.27
• With 2.27.05, if your IP camera is sending frames faster than Blue Iris is expecting them,
a warning will be posted to the Stats page, as this condition may have a negative impact