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Latest Release
Orchid Fusion VMS 26.10.0
PTZ Box Zoom
Orchid Recorder 26.10.0
PTZ Box Zoom
You'll need
Orchid Fusion VMS
Orchid Fusion VMS integrates multiple Orchid Recorder locations into a unified system, providing a cohesive view across all sites. This integration streamlines operational workflows, enhances scalability, and maximizes security effectiveness throughout your organization.
And you'll need
Orchid Recorder
Orchid Recorder centralizes live and recorded video from all cameras into one hub, facilitating efficient monitoring and detailed incident reviews. It serves as a critical tool for managing surveillance effectively and responding promptly to security challenges.
Release 26.10
Architecture
Windows 64-bit
Ubuntu (modern)for LTS versions 24.04 through 16.04
Ubuntu (legacy)for version 14.04 LTS
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxalso CentOS and Fedora
Debian ARM 64-bitfor aarch64 architecture devices
Debian ARM 32-bitfor armhf architecture devices
2026-10-21Orchid Fusion VMS
Version 26.10
Orchid VMS Release Notes
PTZ Box Zoom PTZ Box Zoom
Orchid Fusion VMS 26.10.0
Released on 2026-10-21
Orchid Recorder 26.10.0
Released on 2026-10-21
Orchid Fusion VMS
- Orchid VMS now supports PTZ Box-Zoom for Axis, Hanwha, and i-PRO cameras.
- Supported cameras will allow users to draw a region of interest over a player and command the PTZ camera to navigate to the desired position and zoom level.
Orchid Recorder
- Orchid VMS now supports PTZ Box-Zoom for Axis, Hanwha, and i-PRO cameras.
- Supported cameras will allow users to draw a region of interest over a player and command the PTZ camera to navigate to the desired position and zoom level.
Orchid Fusion VMS
- The bulk tagging page now provides better support for automatic server tags.
- The camera report download filename now indicates the timezone.
- Triggers that are configured with a minimum activity duration now maintain state between Orchid Recorder restarts to prevent spamming alerts.
- The share stage button in the camera bag now has improved visibility.
Orchid Recorder
- The bulk tagging page now provides better support for automatic server tags.
- The camera report download filename now indicates the timezone.
- Triggers that are configured with a minimum activity duration now maintain state between Orchid Recorder restarts to prevent spamming alerts.
- The share stage button in the camera bag now has improved visibility.
Orchid Fusion VMS
- Orchid Recorder analytics service could transmit large image frames that exceeded the websocket frame size and cause the recorder to enter an impaired AI state.
- Administrators could manually create 'gpu' server tags that conflicted with the existing automatic server tag.
- Camera stream dialog errors would not display when directly accessing the Orchid Recorder user interface.
- Orchid Recorder analytics processing would fail with some Reolink cameras due to duplicate frame timestamps.
- Orchid Recorder analytics processing would incorrectly report low processing framerates due to bursty hardware decoding.
- Audio streams with G.711 encoding would incorrectly render while listening live.
- Orchid Fusion VMS would fail to start all system services when the server's hostname failed to resolve.
- Orchid Fusion VMS could create multiple, unneeded remote Orchid Recorder sessions for the same user.
Orchid Recorder
- Orchid Recorder analytics service could transmit large image frames that exceeded the websocket frame size and cause the recorder to enter an impaired AI state.
- Administrators could manually create 'gpu' server tags that conflicted with the existing automatic server tag.
- Camera stream dialog errors would not display when directly accessing the Orchid Recorder user interface.
- Orchid Recorder analytics processing would fail with some Reolink cameras due to duplicate frame timestamps.
- Orchid Recorder analytics processing would incorrectly report low processing framerates due to bursty hardware decoding.
- Audio streams with G.711 encoding would incorrectly render while listening live.
- Orchid Fusion VMS would fail to start all system services when the server's hostname failed to resolve.
- Orchid Fusion VMS could create multiple, unneeded remote Orchid Recorder sessions for the same user.
- POST /eta/triggers/{id}/action-lookup
- Intended for internal communication between Orchid Fusion VMS services only. Marked as unstable.
- GET /orchids/camera-report
- No longer includes a Content-Disposition header in the response.
- The beta server restart logs endpoint is now supported on Windows:
- GET /health/restart
Orchid Fusion VMS
- The Orchid Recorder automatic update process now automatically reboots the host machine when required.
- The 32-bit armv7 version of Orchid Recorder and Orchid Fusion VMS will no longer receive updates effective January 1, 2027.
Orchid Recorder
- The Orchid Recorder automatic update process now automatically reboots the host machine when required.
- The 32-bit armv7 version of Orchid Recorder and Orchid Fusion VMS will no longer receive updates effective January 1, 2027.
Orchid Offline Player 26.10
Architecture
Windows
MacOSfor Intel (x86-64) processor
MacOSfor Apple Silicon (ARM) processor
Linux
2026-10-21Orchid Offline Player
Version 26.10
Orchid Offline Player Release Notes
Minor improvements
Orchid Offline Player 26.10.0
Released on 2026-10-21
- Compatible with Orchid VMS 26.10.0.
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Simplifying Video Surveillance since 2003
Our video management software offers users a powerful way to record, manage, and view their video surveillance platform, 20 years in the running.
