2025-09-23T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Amcrest Blue Iris Professional Version 5
I purchased Amcrest Blue Iris Professional Version 5 to monitor my Lorex cameras from my desktop computer. It works great. It much easier to retrieve specific video than using the Lorex phone app.
Howard P.
Originally posted at
2025-08-14T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
3 months of usage, could accomplish more than expected
Great NVR software with plenty of options to fine-tune your security setup. Not for a beginner. . I'd recommend it after an appliance-based NVR leaves you desiring more customizable options.
I rarely write reviews (if at all) but this software has so much capability, it surpassed expectations with what it can do.
This is a godsend for PTZ setups. May be a bit overkill for stationary cameras but definitely has many perks.
Blue Iris can take customization of your NVR deployment to new heights by adding AI, PTZ control and customization usually only seen in high-end DVRs that require same-manufacturer cameras. Allows for granular manual setting of iris, shutter exposure, IR, gain settings for areas difficult-to-record.
There are literally hundreds of options to enable you to fully utilize and unlock deep imaging capabilities via ONVIF commands. This "Video processing workflow" can be configured based on temperature, time of day, at-home or "away from home" schedules/profiles. I find the ability to send imaging options (for exposure and gain levels) based on which PTZ preset is active immensely useful.
Also, internal motion zone options (based on PTZ preset and time of day) is particularly useful. A single PTZ preset can have 8 motion zones. This is helpful in outdoor settings where trees or foliage move with wind or exposure is better managed manually to prevent video being "blown out" by IR parameters. Think moving PTZ from 20x zoom distant to a closer or reflective object like a license plate.
BlueIris commands can be "stacked"- for example, a camera's on-board motion detection may trigger Blue Iris to pause PTZ patrol if Blue Iris can confirm motion detection in a zone. Blue Iris can then "confirm" an alert if AI detects an animal, human, or car in the picture above a set confidence level/percentage.
I'd suggest using this on a dedicated machine or virtual machine in a server environment.
The software itself is very efficient with a low resource impact (can also run as a windows "service" on boot). Ideally, set your cameras to encode natively in h265 so transcoding doesn't occur on-machine. A cheap off-lease business machine with a $125 Nvidia card can run the bundled YOLO AI image software across my 11 cameras every few seconds. I haven't needed to run AI on every single video frame?
My setup is a Dell Optiplex 3070 with 6 core i5-9500, 32-GB RAM (rarely exceeds 25% though), Quadro T1000 half-height Nvidia Card, 256GB SSD Boot on Windows 11 Pro plus 16TB storage.
That setup can record and handle streams from 11 source cameras: 2x 4K panoramic, 5 PTZs (including patrols), and provides AI alerting across all channels, including another 4 stationary. 11 total so far.
Tested with Amcreat, Hikvision, Jennov, Samsung, Honeywell, and several no-name ONVIF Compliant cameras. The favorite camera to use with BlueIris so far is the Hikvision TandemVu DS-2SE4C425MWG-E/26(F0) this model has 6MP 25x PTZ and 4MP 180-degree night vision Panorama. BlueIris truly unlocks magic bottled up inside any camera, especially PTZ and panoramic!
One configuration scenario I set out to accomplish was to use streams from stationary and Panoramic cameras (with night vision) to send PTZ commands to other, older PTZ cameras when specific motion zones are activated.
Expect to spend some time reading the well written, corporate-grade documentation when setting everything up. It took a week to dial everything in. The most time was spent at night; 10-15 PTZ presets per camera with different settings for night vs day.
Now "neighborhood pets" including wildlife, bears, deer, foxes, raccoons are the star of one home production. ??
Can be integrated with outside data like point of sale data in a retail environment too.
Great support from developer, Ken. He seems to be releasing updates frequently and adding features customers are asking for like PTZ tracking and "zoom on object"- essentially breathing new life into older model cameras. New features are getting better. Excellent smartphone app and the web UI truly shines on an iPad.
We do continue to use an appliance NVR to record continuous full-definition streams, but allow BlueIris to control the fine-tuning of the cameras.
There's probably 3-5 different ways to accomplish a task once you've dedicated some time to learn the software's capabilities.
J A.
Originally posted at
2025-08-10T20:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Old Download Link.
Software download link provided was for the older version 4 of Blue Iris. Key worked fine after I downloaded the correct version from Blue Iris's website.
Chris A.
Originally posted at
2025-08-07T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great software and glad with
Great software and glad with the discount
Ardy O.
Originally posted at
2025-07-29T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great Stuff
A buddy had it and i used it a little working at his house and well fell in love with it!
Anthony G.
Originally posted at
2025-06-10T20:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Great software, but clunky
Very robust, extensive product! And definitely buy from Amcrest to get a much lower price than from Blue Iris!
The reason I gave it 4 stars is that the interface is non standard/not intuitive.
Russ L.
Originally posted at
2025-05-24T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great Purchase
Smooth purchase, seller had a good website and transaction was fast with instant code available. Good price as well! I would 100% recommend these guys.
Rory A.
Originally posted at
2025-05-22T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Professional grade for home use
It has a lot of features. Reminds me a lot of the professional products we use at work. I especially like the 64 camera license right off the bat.
David H.
Originally posted at
2025-05-20T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
GREAT VIDEO FOR CAMERA'S
VERY GOOD SYSTEM, MY INSTALLER OF MY CAMERA'S RECOMMENDED THIS SYSTEM
Diane S.
Originally posted at
2025-05-16T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great software and cameras
I install a lot of Blueiris systems for people and always use Amcrest cameras. The cameras are just solid, dependable and priced just right. The purchase of the Blueiris software was fast and easy and who doesn't like a discount! Love it!!
Jeremy J.
Originally posted at
2025-05-04T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Software blue iris
Good software
Truong B.
Originally posted at
2025-04-29T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
One of the best surveillance software
It's working flawlessly with my TP-Link C225. Best price on the internet.
Stefan N.
Originally posted at
2025-04-04T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Fast delivery, easy install
Install was easy and use of software is intuitive. Installed code project AI and took some tweaking to get it to work but is working now. Quality of product is great . Recommend it for windows PC.
Michael O.
Originally posted at
2025-03-25T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent software and highly recommend.
Overall it was very simple to install and setup. I did purchase the Android App as well, which is a great compliment to the server software. For now I have it setup on an older desktop computer that is handling the processes very well, so I look forward to upgrading the system and making it even more responsive. Control is overall pretty easy once you get familiar with the interface. Definitely worth exploring if you aren't sure you want to drop the coin on a dedicated DVR or don't want to lock yourself into a specific company's product.
Benjamin H.
Originally posted at
2025-03-22T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Condiderably cheaper than buying direct
Condiderably cheaper than buying direct and delivery of license key was instant. Very happy!
Theo M.
Originally posted at
2025-03-19T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Very thorough ip camera display
Very thorough ip camera display software, and handles multiple cameras . You also get a lot of information. Very happy with product.
Eddie K.
Originally posted at
2025-03-16T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent
Good price for a good software. 10/10
Peter N.
Originally posted at
2025-03-15T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Cheap nvr or dvr
Excellent product works like it should did what I wanted it to do
jay p.
Originally posted at
2025-03-10T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great, reliable software that could do with a facelift.
The software could certainly due with a UI modernisation but the functionality (which is the most important) is great!
Some of the elements are a bit overcomplicated but I guess that is part of the feature rich environment.
CPU utilisation is low and so is RAM consumption. I am able to run this reliably with 3 cameras on a HP Prodesk with 8GB of RAM and an i5-8500T with an SSD.
Looking forward to see where the developers are going to take it in the future!
Kosta K.
Originally posted at
2025-03-02T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Acquisto software Blue Iris Professional
Tutto bene più che soddisfatto, mi hanno rilasciato tramite mail praticamente subito la key, ho scaricato il programma dal sito ufficiale e voilà funzioneto tutto da subito e fatto anche gli aggiornamenti. Azienda molto seria consigliata.
Pagotto R.
Originally posted at
2025-02-11T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Too difficult for beginners.
The best camera control software I have used in a long time, It's too difficult for a beginner to set up but is great once you figure out how.
Steven C.
Originally posted at
2025-02-05T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
I purchased, and no orders in the history
amcrest lost my order
Assaf L.
Originally posted at
2025-01-21T19:00:00
Easy to use
Don S.
Originally posted at
2025-01-01T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Much more resource hungry than previous version
I had to downgrade to the previous version as the version 5 is much more resource hungry. As a comparison - v4 is going well on Intel i3 Lenove Ideapad s145, at around 30% CPU and about 18W power consumtion. For v5 this setup is not powerful enough, had to use an MSI gaming laptop which draws three times as much power with the same settings.
Alex S.
Originally posted at
2024-12-31T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
The Best DVR for Cameras
This is the Best DVR for Cameras available. I only wish it has a Secure Remove view capability that you don't need to open ports on your router. If you open ports on your router you will get a bunch of hackers trying to break into your system that runs Windows.
Jim D.
Originally posted at
2024-12-23T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Stable and robust
Have used Blue Iris for over a decade. The current 64 bit version is robust and very stable. But when my hard drive failed, I had to buy a new copy. Has AI capabilities but difficult for me to use.
Thomas K.
Originally posted at
2024-12-20T19:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
the blue iris key I purchased is not working
the blue iris key I purchased is not working, I need help
first l.
Originally posted at
2024-12-03T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
The cheapest, by far ! / Le moins cher, et de loin !
Amcrest actually offers the best price for a Blue Iris licence, especially when considering the dollar/euro rate. Got my registration number a couple minutes after payment. That's great, thanks !
C'est Amcrest qui propose le tarif le plus avantageux pour une licence Blue Iris, surtout quand on considère le taux de change dollar/euro. J'ai reçu mon numéro de série quelques minutes après le paiement. C'est nickel, merci !
Yann D.
Originally posted at
2024-11-23T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Good price and it's the
Good price and it's the same
Ken C.
Originally posted at
2024-11-16T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Works great with multiple cams.
Works great with multiple cams.
Joe C.
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