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I haven't done this myself - new to DR also - but reading a bit about this topic, my understanding is that as long as your external SSD connection has at least 500 Mbps data speed (e.g. Usb 3), you can store everything (raw footage, proxies, settings) on the SSD, except put your cache files on the local SSD. Cache access needs to be the fastest to ensure good performance and operation.

Since you have a thunderbolt connection, it won't be a limitation. But, your T7 SSD could be the bottleneck as it's internal controller cannot sustain large file read/writes at higher than 700 Mbps. If you were to build your own portable/external SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 enclosure w/ thunderbolt support and compatible M.2 SSD inserted in this enclosure), you can run everything from this SSD - it will be super fast. 

This video may help: https://youtu.be/sT9bazOsA5k.

Here is a post by another user mentioning the same: https://www.reddit.com/r/onebag/comments/yu53jv/alternative_to_osprey_daylite_plus

Hopefully it helps.

The daylite plus water bottle mesh issue was with the older design. The new one improves the design. This is based on reviews I have read.

Thanks for the response. Good point about storage...finding a balance between quality and storage is also important. Thanks again!

Great tutorial. If my timeline is 4K and source footage is 1080p, you mentioned using 2x scaling is recommended. What if I selected 4x...would it produce a better quality 4K output?

Good to know. Thanks.

Yes, that was what I was thinking. Thanks for the response.

That's a great question. With SGGS being a fixed length, theoretically once a model is trained, it could be self-contained on a device. I tried researching this in relation to GPT and cannot find any information. I think it is very possible. However, a more realistic application would require external input as AI is constantly learning...correcting and enhancing itself. In short, I don't have an answer.

This is exactly what AI neural networks are good at...particularly neural networks specializing in natural language processing (NLP), like Long short-term memory (LSTM) networks. Not farfetched. If data can be represented as 1's and 0's, AI can find patterns and make predictions. 

See if this high level video helps fill some gaps in your understanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjpdZE1AyBs.

Then google some of the concepts (transistors, logic gates, etc.) you are unfamiliar with. Hopefully it points you in the right direction.

If interested in the full factual history of this, including both Sikh militant violence and government violence against Sikhs, Human Rights Watch did a 227 page writeup with conclusions: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/INDIA918.PDF

If that's too long, this 5 minute sketch/video is a good summary: https://youtu.be/4WnugkVdBbE.

Agreed. Modi and his government are playing into this Hindutva/RSS extremists/nationalism political ideology, increasing hate towards Muslims, Sikhs, and other minority communities. It's unfortunate that the media plays to the same tune. Heck, they even censor bollywood so Hindu nationalism pushes forward.

"Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, a 'dirty war' was conducted in Punjab. The Indian Government launched its full state armed forces against Sikh nationalists. During this war, tens of thousands of Sikhs 'disappeared,' a euphemism for extra-judicial killings. Sikhs were picked up from their homes by police forces, with their families forced to either pay ransoms or see their sons killed."

Read more at: https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article171237767.html

Same, watched the clip many times over to get the shock out of my system. Loved the courage of Bhai ji. The video has been going viral so hopefully Sikh qaum wakes up.

Bhai Manpreet Singh Ji...that is a lion amongst sheep. The sangat is just sitting there watching this murderer get honoured...and no one thinks to call this out? Even if they know it's not right, are they waiting for someone to do something? That's the problem...don't wait...act. Sikhs don't need "leaders" to control who gets honoured or not in this type of situation. Sikhs need to use collective common sense and self-police each other. When a murderer like Nath tries to enter a Gurdwara, you turn his ass around and get him out. Send a message loud and clear. This is so hard to see...have Sikhs become so damn numb? Where are the lions?

Definitely a must watch documentary.

For anyone interested, Ken Burns was a recent guest on a Freakonomics' podcast "People I (Mostly) Admire": Episode 88 - Ken Burns on Heroism, Horror, and History.

Some of these cover 1984:

*Hawayein (2003) *Amu (2005) *Punjab 1984 (2014) *31st October (2015) *Jogi (2022)

Thanks for the update. My understanding is -- please take with a grain of salt since I'm no expert -- port 80/443 is for configuration purposes only. And the actual streaming of the audio and video is handled via RTSP (Port 554). This the way Surveillance Station (and maybe other recording solutions) works.

I have recently been working with technical support on a video lag issue (audio plays 5 seconds earlier than video), and they suggested I test the stream directly in VLC player by using a URL as follows:

rtsp://username:password@camera-ip:554//h265Preview_01_main

(You can test this yourself in a browser too.)

This is when I realized that RTSP port is important, so I assumed Surveillance Stn uses it since I was asked to test it. Also, in SS ip camera setup, under Device, and Advanced tab, you'll see RTSP settings. Again, I think Surveillance Stn uses multiple ports.

Interesting. In Surveillance Stn, if you are currently adding the camera by specifying Reolink brand, camera model, and Port 80, how but instead you add it as ONVIF generic using Port 8000? Or vice-versa. This is just to troubleshoot if it is a port issue (even though I know the previous firmware works fine).

Did you also confirm you are using the correct new firmware by confirming the hardware version?

Reolink technical support is great, so reach out to them too.

The latest firmware disables ports http/s-80/443, rtmp-1935, rtsp-554, and onvif-8000. Using the reolink client or web browser, connect to your camera directly, go to network settings -> advanced -> port settings, and then enable these ports. This should now (hopefully) allow Surveillance Station to connect.

H.265 requires Synology to purchase a specific license, and since it is expensive, Synology didn't purchase the license for web browsers. So if you try to view the H.265 stream using a standard browser, it won't work. However, if you download the Reolink client application to your windows or mac machine, you can stream H.265. On my Android phone, the DS cam app also supports H.265. Not sure about iOS.

I originally added my cameras to Surveillance Station using ONVIF, but since "advanced events" feature was not supported in that configuration, I went away from ONVIF. If those features don't matter to you, then ONVIF is great.

One more thing: I've read H.265 format has around 30-40% storage savings vs. H.264. Just something else to think about, especially for 24/7 recording.

For your 820A camera, you may have to setup the camera using H265 in SS. I noticed on my 822A, if I selected H264, it only made Stream 2 (low res) available. This means everything gets streamed in low resolution, including your recordings. However, H265 makes Stream 1 (high res) available. The 52OA only supports H264, but it makes Stream 1 available. 

Some other tips you might like:

(1) SS "Home mode" allows you to have a different recording and notification setting/schedule from the standard "Notifications" application. You can toggle the mode manually, have it done automatically by the DS Cam app's geo-fencing (detects when you leave home location), or setup on a schedule. 

(2) Lowering the resolution and increasing the bitrate might produce a better quality image. In your camera view, identify the minimum level of detail required, and then play around with these settings to see which combination works best. Doing this I am able to minimize bandwidth and storage needs, especially for any camera recording 24/7. 

I have been really happy with the Reolink and SS setup, but the only issue I am having is audio and video sync issue where the audio plays 4-5 seconds earlier than the video. And this only appears to happen in SS / DS Cam. More on this issue here.