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Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
Thanks Ben: your efforts are appreciated. The doorbell alert will be a game changer, if you can make it work. And then opener controls within SS would be game, set and match. I don't want to put such customer-unfriendly thoughts into your head…

Comment by iMac5K May 20 permalink
PTZ doesn't work on Hikvision
FWIW, DS-2DE2A4041W-DE3 PTZ controls work fine is SS v5.0.1.

Comment by iMac5K May 20 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
Thanks Ben. Audio now seems to be working in both directions. No visitors for days which doesn't help. If someone pushed the intercom bell, should I get an alert, assuming SS is open? And can I configure to bring that alert window to the front …

Comment by iMac5K May 16 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
@Ben, I haven't [yet] been able to get it working properly. My gate visitor can hear me but I can't hear him. Are the mic and speaker buttons on the screen supposed to be touched or do they just light up when audio traffic is detected? My…

Comment by iMac5K May 15 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
Thank you Ben - happy to try it. Could you please tell me how the beta installs? Does it sit alongside the previously installed version, or overwrite it?

Comment by iMac5K May 10 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
@Ben, I can hear audio from the gate but not vice versa. At least, not on my iMac using the built-in mic. And I got no buzzer/bell/alarm when my visitor pushed the button on the intercom but that may need more setting up on my part. But I need the …

Comment by iMac5K April 24 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
Thanks Ben. I tried importing a KD8003 into SS and the live feed works fine, along with motion event recordings. But I can't find a way to bring in the intercom and door open/close controls. They don't come with the IP for the door station…

Comment by iMac5K April 24 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
I don't know the answer: I was doing some research. But seeing as Ben didn't respond to my OP, I suspect that SS may not support the Hikvision video intercom.

Comment by iMac5K April 23 permalink
Save window positions?
Thanks Ben - I'll check the new version and only report back if the problem isn't fixed.

Comment by iMac5K April 23 permalink
Hikvision Video Intercom on iMac/SS
Is anyone using SS to interact with Hikvision's 2nd gen video intercom, ie to open/close door/gate and talk to visitors?

Comment by iMac5K April 22 permalink
CPU usage
Viewing the recorded motion clips seems to work fine in the SS browser - and better than iVMS which has difficulty picking up motion recordings from its video intercom. But for configuring the cameras, compatibility with Mac browsers doesn't he…

Comment by iMac5K February 20 permalink
CPU usage
Thank you Ben - and that calculator is excellent. On a 1-camera test, SS runs at 25% of the CPU load of iVMS - and it's much snappier too. In fact, it may be the fastest Mac app ever written! More anon. The festering wound with MacOs is the ina…

Comment by iMac5K February 18 permalink
Changing I-frame rate on Hikvision Camera
Great knowledge from Ben - again.

Comment by iMac5K February 10 permalink
Masked Out Area will triggering vehicles
Presumably if I wanted to prioritise video quality I should avoid all the settings which force recompression (blanking mask, codecs other than H264, others?). Are there any scenarios which would force SS to recompress more than once?

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Don't Make Me Buy Another Nest Hello
Thanks again. Support for the door opener would be a great new feature! AIUI, Hikvision's 2nd generation system only requires POE to the first (master) indoor station. Thereafter, all additional indoor stations and mobile devices can relay tele…

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Alternating a 5th camera with 4 camera license
Maybe you could test it as a time-limited promotional offer exclusively to existing customers who have already subscribed for at least 8 cams? While you may tell me that some folk with 8 cams have paid an extra £150 to add a ninth (or £200 to add a …

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Alternating a 5th camera with 4 camera license
Thanks @Ben. I guess if the pricing structure has served you well, there's not much incentive to change it. And perhaps most Mac users are affluent enough not to care. I can't compare with other developers because I haven't looked aro…

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Alternating a 5th camera with 4 camera license
I would like to understand the pricing model. Why is it based on camera numbers? What resources at SSHQ does each camera need? And do the price bands mean that 9 cameras cost the same as 16? It does seem like a punitive step up when adding a 9th or …

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Upgraded to Mac OS 10.13.6 on Mac Pro 2012 16gb. ssd boot drive.
If you have Time Machine backups, you could always revert to your previous Os. I'm not aware of any operational benefits I'm getting from 10.13.6 which I believe was primarily a security update. Your other option would be to trade in your …

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Upgraded to Mac OS 10.13.6 on Mac Pro 2012 16gb. ssd boot drive.
FWIW, I'm in the process of upgrading my POE system from Reolink to Hikvision cameras. So far, I have only tested a £100 HiLook B640H-Z varifocal bullet camera but I find its image quality superior to Reolink's 410 and 511 - and the motori…

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Don't Make Me Buy Another Nest Hello
Thanks @Ben. I don't think any of the current Hikvision intercom cameras is ONVIF-rated…at least I couldn't find one. But assuming the best-case scenario what is the most I could hope for from SecuritySpy? Two-way audio? Door opener?

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
Don't Make Me Buy Another Nest Hello
I'm planning to get Hikvision's latest and greatest DS-KD8003-IME1 video intercom door station ( https://www.hikvision.com/europe/Products/Video-Intercom/Door-Station/DS-KD8003-IME ) - along with a couple of dedicated DS-KH8520-WTE1 monito…

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink
August doorbell cam pro
The current 2nd generation range of Hikvision POE video intercoms does come with a door lock function and I'm planning to buy it. I will install some dedicated Hikvision monitors for it but I'm hoping that in some rooms I will be able to g…

Comment by iMac5K October 2019 permalink

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