Bluecherry as a multi-cam viewer

[StraightLine]

I install LTS cameras, and often use NVMS7000 to let customers view all their cameras. However, NVMS7000 is a beast, requiring top end hardware just to view cameras. Some customers want a dedicated monitor to view the cameras, and we usually plug the monitor directly in to the NVR. However, sometimes that isn’t practical. It would be great if we could put a small Atom-based PC behind the monitor and run software on the PC that displays all their cameras, but NVMS7000 slows it down to a crawl. Would Bluecherry make a good solution? We don’t need to record, just display. Thanks.

[curtishall]

Yes, and even better in version 3. Currently we try to offload the live view to the GPU and in v3 we are using sub-streams to send a much lower resolution feed to the client.

Thanks!

[StraightLine]

Thanks!
Can the server display the monitors? Or would I have to run the server and the client on the same machine?

[curtishall]

The client can display on seperate monitors. If you haven’t already try Version 3 on Ubuntu 18.04 with a supported GPU to see the reduced CPU usage:

Version 3 now available for testing

Reduce client CPU usage and bandwidth by enabling Substreaming support

By default version 3 uses the full resolution stream like in version 2. There are two ways to use a lower resolution stream - a) Settings → Livestream reencoding settings: [image] Then click ‘Enable livestream reencoding’: [image] b) **Only if your camera supports sub streaming AND you know the RTSP sub stream patch ** Settings → Properties Click ‘Use substream for live view’ Then insert the Substream path: [image]