IP Camera recording software and live viewing

[PhanTomiZ]

Hi,

 

I am looking for software for my Windows 10 machine that will record and view live video from 4 MJEP and 3 H.264 ip cameras .  All Foscam...

 

The software that comes with the Foscam hardware is much to be desired.  I've used it for over 2 years now and it's time for something that works.

 

I am currently evaluating Sighthound Video.  I have to say it is impressive, but then I've been using the Foscam software.  It has people and object recognition.  Records all the time and also records clips of when it alarms.  Also has a run command feature that would probably run REST commands.  Nice interface and hasn't crashed yet.  One thing it can't do though is PTZ and enable sound on the fly.  Oh yea, did I mention the price....$250 for Pro licence.  

 

PRO License For professionals and businessesPurchase PRO

License is a one-time fee.

• $250
• Unlimited camera support 
  Works on a single computer or server
• High Definition support 
  Supports native camera resolution
• ONVIF support 
  Easy camera configuration
• Remote access 
  Mobilize your surveillance 
  Available on iOS and Android
• IFTTT support 
  Connect Sighthound Video with the world
• Export locally or to cloud services 
  For long term archival purposes 
  Dropbox, Google Drive and others supported
• Run external commands 
  Run scripts or applications for custom actions
• Upgrade 
  License runs as many cameras as a single computer can support.
• 1 year of technical support and new versions 
  Email support 
  Major version upgrades 
  
  After 1 year support 
  Optional $50 renewal for each additional year

$250 PRO LicensePurchase PRO

License is a one-time fee.

 

Next on my list is Blue Iris.  I have confirmed with them that the trial is 15 days as is the Sighthound.  

After that I'm looking at Deskshare Security Monitor Pro 5.41, but I've emailed them about how long the trial version is and they haven't responded (2 days now), and not a good sign...

 

Anybody recommend great software at a reasonable price?

 

Thanks in advance

 

PhanTomiZ

[MWareman]

I used BlueIris for a while, but stopped due to needing to add a system (I switched from Windows based PVR to Ubuntu, so Windows solutions needed an extra machine). The license I have is an older one - I have to buy an upgrade if I want to go back to it. No face detection in the version I have at least...

 

I've actually been considering appliance type NVR solutions (much more power efficient), but have not found a decent one yet.

 

I think I may look at Sighthound anyway, and consider getting a dedicated Intel NUC to run it on.

[builderb]

I checked out Sighthound a while back. It's pretty good, but you need some decent hardware to monitor multiple HD streams in real-time.

 

https://www.sighthound.com/support/system-requirements

 

For the price of free, you can't beat Zoneminder. Can be tricky to set up, but has been rock-solid for me, and I'm running (2) 3MP and (1) 4MP cameras on a Raspberry Pi at 5 fps.

[MWareman]

I used Zoneminder years ago - but it trashed my disk (well, I actually ran out of unless, and never could recover properly). It sure does create a *lot* of files. I have 12 cameras - 10 mjpeg and 2 H.264.

[Jimbo.Automates]

I checked out Sighthound a while back. It's pretty good, but you need some decent hardware to monitor multiple HD streams in real-time.

 

https://www.sighthound.com/support/system-requirements

 

For the price of free, you can't beat Zoneminder. Can be tricky to set up, but has been rock-solid for me, and I'm running (2) 3MP and (1) 4MP cameras on a Raspberry Pi at 5 fps.

Thanks for the info. I'm currently just letting all my cameras push files directly to a usb drive when motion detection is enabled, but zoneminder sounds interesting.

 

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[builderb]

I used Zoneminder years ago - but it trashed my disk (well, I actually ran out of unless, and never could recover properly). It sure does create a *lot* of files. I have 12 cameras - 10 mjpeg and 2 H.264.

The new versions of ZM have a built in filter that will purge older files based on age or disk space.

 

If you're creating a file for each motion event from 12 cameras, I can see how that could get out of hand quickly. I generally prefer to use continuous capture, and review the video if I need to. One file, per camera, per day. If you keep the fps down, the file sizes will be a lot smaller too.

[MWareman]

When I last used it, it would decode MPEG and MJPEG into individual frame files (JPEG). No H264 at the time. If I wanted it to create event videos, it reassembled the files... No pretty!

 

Glad to hear it's improved. Might be worth another look. Thanks!