Unofficial. Self assembling: Make a new entry - or reply to an existing one (to offer a different or expanded definition.) Link to a Wyze support article or forum post if desired. # example at the beginning of a line yields: example

[image] peepeep: [link to crease quote about wikis he’s participated in being poorly subscribed] One of these? [image] Wyze Scale Recommendations Lifestyle @Antonius & @towelkingdom I just recently noticed that about both of y’all, as well as some other…

[image] Crease: I’m not quite sure either describes “being poorly subscribed”. Probably the wrong word. :slight_smile: [image] Comments on Demand I once worked at an institution where we used a different wiki product for some documentation. I liked that as a writing tool but found that I…

I find this a fun development: [image] peepeep: People (naturals) should compose a definition off the top of their heads and then query the Wyze bot to compare. John Henry vs the Steam Engine. Sort of. May not be ‘fun’ to everyone. :grin:

[image] peepeep: “Subscribed” - “signed-on and active in” - the collaborative project? I wondered if you meant something like that, but I wasn’t sure. Maybe that word needs to be in the glossary (cf. “engaged” :grin:).

video compression All Wyze cams compress all video before it is provided for live streaming (both local and remote) uploaded to the cloud or committed to the SD card in the cam. Compression reduces the transmission load on networks. It also degrades the video/audio quality from its raw, straight-…

artifacts Distortions in the video image due to video compression. Also present in audio. More likely to occur in a scene with movement. More likely to occur when there are a variety of subjects of different character (near/far, light/dark, still/moving etc) that the CODEC is trying to reconcile.…

[image] Crease: Maybe “wired” and “wireless” would be good, since Wyze apparently considers their battery-powered cameras to be “wireless” and their AC-powered cameras to be “wired”, though all of the cameras communicate wirelessly. :man_shrugging: Yes! I was just about to post this: Wired,…

[image] peepeep: Wired, wireless and wifi. What’s the diff with respect to Wyze cams? [Power Grid] Wired (uses a plug and USB cord to stay continually powered) [Power Grid] Wireless (usually has a battery so it doesn’t NEED a cord plugged into the power grid [AC Outlet], but it may still…

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CODEC

An algorithmic tool that compresses video as described in ‘video compression’ above. Stands for code/decode, I think (like MODEM stands for modulate/demodulate.)

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