The timeline viewer has been completely reworked. You can now scrub through footage with zero stutter, and the new "Smart Zones" let you draw complex polygons for motion detection with real-time feedback.
: Export your settings from v5 before starting the upgrade.
To solve long-term database stability issues, the storage indexing pipeline was completely rewritten from scratch.
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"The king is dead. Long live the king."
As camera manufacturers move toward the efficient H.265 codec to save storage space, streaming this video has historically required transcoding (a CPU-heavy process). Blue Iris v6 now allows native H.265 video to be passed through the web server via "direct-to-wire" streaming. This means you can view high-quality H.265 footage in the UI3 web interface without crushing your CPU. The timeline viewer has been completely reworked
The UI is no longer an embarrassment. It looks like a commercial VMS (similar to Milestone or Digital Watchdog) but runs on a $200 mini PC.
Blue Iris V6 takes this further with
A cleaner, more intuitive layout for managing complex triggers. To solve long-term database stability issues, the storage
While the software has a legacy spanning decades, version 6 represents a significant evolution in the platform's history, distinguishing itself from the web-based "Blue Iris Cloud" by focusing on raw power, local processing, and deep customization for power users.
Upgrading to Version 6 is designed to be accessible for existing users with active maintenance.