Infrared Camera Blocking License Plate Frame - Tutorial - How To
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You could hook it up to the license plate lights so you wouldn’t have to route all the way to the front.
I think it’s done that way so you can control it
@@logancaudill2457 why would you want to controll it
just take your front plates off
@@logancaudill2457 it would turn on with the headlights
@@logancaudill2457 yeah but the license plates lights also turn on when you turn on your head lights so you can control it like that too
This will work for cameras that are designed to have night vision, but visible light cameras typically include infrared filters because you get a sharper picture when you block the infrared. Just applying retroreflective stick-on material on the license plate frame would probably work better, because most traffic cameras have a light source near their lens. A cop would only be able to see that if he held a flashlight right next to his eye. From any other angle, it would not reflect back to his eyes.
Where can I get them?
licenseplates themselves are retroflective, so it would be pointless
Just a tip when you're making something like this. Use your soldering iron to melt the insulation on the wire then pull it apart with your fingers. You can make one long continuous wire for both your power and ground. Insulate it with epoxy or hot glue where needed.
As far as the design I don't think it works as well as you would have hoped. They can change the saturation, brightness, gamma and all other video settings to be able to read your plate. If you had something over the middle then maybe it would work, a clear film that you can pass light through to act as a diffuser is a possible solution. Thin plexiglass would work well enough and not look out of place.
Either way it's a cool idea.
Many States don't allow anything covering the plates.
I hope it works for you.
The Police will never be able to find such a normal looking car if you change the license plate.
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Not if you fit the description 😭
It’s the license plate frame , listen to the video and you won’t have to look so .......
Officer looking at video: I can't read the number, but it's a Prius that looks like R2D2, shouldn't be too hard to find....
Sooo this is wat John wick does with his spare time
lmao
John Wick is in hiding, oh this is what he's does.
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Using a copper and steel wire right?
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"First take the wrapping off the licence plate holder..." This is the type of in depth instruction we all need.
Trust me, there are some real idiots out there, that if not given the full instruction, would fail.
@@PavementPilot Only too well. I'm one of them! 😉
To make fitting the LED's easier, solder them to a custom PCB first, and fit the PCB to the license plate holder. Instead of using the USB cable and charger, use a higher current dropping resistor and connect directly to the 12V system of the car
Can you recommend any specifically? Like pretend we know nothing about this, steps to do it your way? Yours sounds way better
Add extra LEDs. Red ones. Wire those to the brake lights. If you get asked about it by police you can say it is just an extra safety measure.
Just add a backup camera and say they are illumination for the camera.
Or just say nothing. You're not obligated to answer any questions. Am i being detained? No. See ya
@@respond_code3 just because you choose to not answer questions doesn’t mean you can’t get a ticket for vehicle safety issues or traffic infractions.
@@JamesThompson-xl4yu can’t have white light facing the rear of a vehicle except in reverse. The exception being license plate lights which are only supposed to illuminate the plate and not project light rearward. As for adding super bright red lights facing the rear, that’s a ticket too for improper lighting if they deem it a safety hazard.
@@FFred-us9tw That literally has nothing to do with his comment.
Infrared is not visible to the human eye, therefore it is not white light, therefore it doesn't matter when the infrared LEDs are on.
Just stfu
I think the license plate cameras can adjust the ISO exposure to compensate for the IR saturation from the IRs in the plate frame. If that is the case, the plate will be readable.
The speed cameras also use a high power flash that would likely render this hack useless.
Unless things have changed recently, the cameras flash is set for the ambient light at that particular time of day or night and does not expect a plate to be lite up many times brighter than what it was designed for which causes the image to be overexposed.
@@mmace3 They can't and don't. Variations of this hack are extremely popular because they work. There are much simpler versions -same idea. Cameras can not photograph light or mirrors. True now and has always been true.
@@mmace3 the readers in the cops car don't use a light. Yes they finally put the tag reader in The car they can get all your information just by pulling in behind you now
Blink the IR LEDS at a rate so that it gets out of phase with the camera's auto-exposure; likely around 2 or 3 Hz.
what would that do? very curious
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@@homerogonzalez2909 Ensure that the camera can't auto adjust to be able to read the plate anyway.
I didi the same thing about four years ago. Only I covered the lights (or the frame of the plate-holder - which ever way you want to phrase it) with strips of beeding (lined with tin foil on the inner side). This hides the led lights from plain sight and still it illuminates the plate.
My pleasure.
A metal license plate frame might save a lot of trouble with the grounding.
Could get tap power from the rear defrost if the vehicle is equipped.... that would give you a switch that’s already wired and handy.
Why not leave them on always? only L.E.D.S's?
0:33 - "Look how I placed my middle finger, right up at the cops".
You might try edge-lighting like a a 1/4" thick clear acrylic panel over the tag for a more homogenous distribution of UV photons to obscure the plate. That way the LEDs could remain hidden behind the frame as well. Either that or at least two salient LEDs top and bottom to better blind the center area.
Police can see a clear cover and will pull you over. Infrared ligts work perfectly.. You dont have to worry driving down the street with a police officer behind you.. but you would be worried if he sees te clear cover.. I had a plain clear cover, that got pullrd over
I was pulled over, given a warnig and it had to be removed n 24hrs as if they spotted me with it still on... they would arrest me.
I think you should have connected it to the flux-capacitor.
I always was thinking about this idea and finally somebody brought it to life
I took black reflective 3m tape when the flash goes off on a camera the reflection lights up white and the camera can't see the license plate same effect as the led lights.
Where does the tape go?
@@alcopower5710
On the letters/digits of your license plate. So they look dark to the eye, but reflect to a camera.
@@alcopower5710 around the license plate frame
Sweeeet!
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Offense? I thought red light cameras (actually the tickets that they generate) were deemed unconstitutional by way of the lack of due process - you are not afforded your day in court or that there is only a picture of the act without contravening circumstances.
I’ve gotten red light camera tickets and I’ve never paid them. I wrote to the company (yeah, a company, not a municipality) saying that if this charge appears on my credit report, I will sue them. Nothing yet...it’s been a couple years.
@@marlow769 Man sometimes I wish Australia could be like USA in circumstances like that. Here those stupid things are everywhere, in cars, vans bumpers, behind bushes anywhere they can hide em. We have new ones that target phone use as well and its only a matter of time until they target things like eating or changing the station on the radio as they are adding new offences soon. A passenger can't even use a phone if its deemed by them to be LIKELY to cause distraction. I believe our cameras are operated by a bank and no surprises they are making a killing. They do hold up in court. Also if you raise concerns about privacy and such, you'll get a "if you're not speeding then you have nothing to worry about" from the authorities and annoyingly from the boothlicking public despite the average speeding offence being about 6mph or less over. Also we have some pretty low speed limits as is.
@@marlow769 These cameras are for collecting toll, not so much red light cameras.
@@sanches2 that is scary man. At this rate bring on autonomous cars.
@@avi8r944 i design computers for autonomous cars for living and other electronics in cars. But having been in a situation where i fell asleep behind the wheel i can say that DMS is and will be saving lives
You made my day fella. Just using simple bright light to achieve your objective. Keep on making great things fella
Tip for the wiring! take a piece of single strand tinned copper wire and stretch the it until it stays straight. Then wire it as the ground wire sliding some insulation over the gaps. Saves a lot of time than soldering individual wires. Once all the wiring is done you can seal / encapsulate the wiring in coloured epoxy that should waterproof the whole thing.
OMG, great idea!
Be sure your LEDs are 904nm wavelength. This matches police LIDAR.
On the front, use a Raspberry Pi to strobe them at 14Hz when you press a button. This will turn your traffic signal green at Opticom equipped intersections. (That gizmo on the light crossbar that looks like a beer can with 2 fingers sticking out the side)
If you also make them strobe at a high PRF rate that is somewhat random, they will prevent or delay police LIDAR from locking on. (Control the LEDs individually so at least one is always lit) That 1/R^2 thing really works...Lidar can't pick out its own reflected return if your bright pulsing causes destructive or constructive interference with their signal.
904nm won't do anything, not against camera flashes, and not against LIDAR.
LIDAR laser power is about 30 Watts (for about 10ns). The LIDAR sensor easily discriminates it's own (partial) 30W (retro) pulse reflection, from ambient IR light (of which there is plenty - sunlight); hence wildly divergent, comparatively weak LED light wont do anything.
"strobe at a high PRF rate that is somewhat random, they will prevent or delay police LIDAR from locking on"
While it is possible to confound a LIDAR gun, the device will inform the operator if a laser defeating device is used (various error messages: E01/2/3/7) . The penalty for being caught trying to defeat any speed camera is much worse than that from speeding, and users of these can be caught even if not speeding.
The processing ability needed to confound a speed gun without inducing any error message is well, well beyond what a Pi can do, and the knowledge to do this is well, well beyond what any amateur engineer will understand.
Source: I personally own 2 different LTI2020 LIDAR guns and borrowed others. I know exactly how they work from my own probing, tear-downs and experiments (and yes, I have experimented with external 905nm lasers). Also, I kick ass at electronics.
Gasto type cameras already cater for it's own super-bright flash from retro-reflective plates, so some divergent, weak LEDs won't make much difference.
IR ANPR sensors also typically use their own active bright IR illumination; furthermore, such a defeating device won't anything against the accompanying overview cameras (not IR sensitive).
@@smeggyhead1 and if pulsing things is all you need to do, an Rpi is way overkill. I'd go arduino if it's a quick hack, but you could go even simpler, NE555 anyone? :-)
@@plonkster You could use a simple timer as a pulse source, but as I said, the designers of these speed guns are wise to it. Trying to defeat an LTI2020 in such a manner either won't so anything (the speed will be measured as normal), or it will display E07 and squeal like pigs on a honeymoon. I've done this test.
@@smeggyhead1 what can you use “educational purposes” for overhead toll cameras?
@@smeggyhead1 Do you know of any discreet but effective way to stop toll-road cameras from reading your plates?
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This is what some have to resort to with Tolls on the North East approaching $20.00 to cross a bridge. Picture spending almost $100 a week to get to work.
fuck tolls. the road was probs built with public money. ive also paid my usage fees ( rego, taxes, ect) to use the damn roads. im not gunna pay a toll to some jack ass to use a road ive already paid for in some way, shape or form
And ever time you fill your gas tanks your paying road tax to repair and maintain the bridge and roads. Why should you have to pay more to use a bridge.
Don't go to work then
@@draconightwalker4964 they are separate political districts. You aren't in your city anymore when you enter one.
a) I don't give a damn about the costs of living in the North East
b) if the costs are too much, then move
c) if the answer to "b" is "b-but I make lots of money here cuz de pay is higher" then realize we definitely don't give a damn because you should be able to afford it
YOOOOO!!! I worked on your stove down stairs. It's hard to forget that car. 😂
I wonder if a clear acrylic "plate protector" could be used as a light-pipe and look opaque to a camera when the LEDs are shining onto the edge of the acrylic?
I was wondering the same thing
License plate covers are illegal in California and many other states.
absolute unit. I think this is the same tech used on those super expensive anti-police later systems. great video man.
I appreciate your comment. Thank you!
Great video. I started a device like this some time ago but life got in the way. What I would really like to do is to minimize the ON time for the plate and sync it with an IR detector in a photographic slave unit so that it is only on when it is being checked out by the boys in blue. If you can arrange that please let me know. Again a top-notch video!
Interesting video, I've often thought about this as an exercise to defeat the average speed camears that we have in my country but the grown ups don't like such things and take a dim view of such ingineuity.
Don't waste your money my friend. One thing nobody is telling you is this will only washout video on a "NIGHT" or low light camera. This will NOT work when the sun is up. So unless your speeding at night not really going to help.
@@skruffy7847 even in this example at 4:57 you can see slight shading from the letters in the center of the plate.
Around here, pics not able to be automatically read with OCR goes to a human. Load the pic into a program and play with gamma/saturation etc. and I'd bet you could read the full plate at 4:57 - award will be another ticket in addition to speeding...
@@michaeltempsch5282 Your are right. Video or photo program would most likely reveal everything the police would need to know. Then whatever charges authorities want to pile on. There used to be a video going around where a guy put IR LEDs on the bill of his baseball cap that would "white out" his face on security cameras. The only catch was it had to be a day/night camera or B&W camera at night time for it to work.
@illuminOz Far from it. Lol just older and less in a hurry. Back in highschool it was Friday night street racing for me an my buddies and running from the cops when they showed up. I just dislike seeing people "play" I'm smarter than you, and put up BS videos claiming perfection when there are so many flaws to the claim. Looking out for the less informed.
So, what effect does this have on cameras during the day time?
The number is still partially visible so they'd probably be able to match a partial with a make and model of vehicle. Also, their software could probably do some post processing to adjust the lighting and make it more visible.
It's difficult to postfx for whites, and those cameras are already set for pretty high contrast being IR. If it somehow darkened it, then yes.
They have to prove you were driving. A lot take photos of the driver.
again, short of liquor store holdups, what is the freaking point? gonna impress some girls with your bail receipts?
@@jbodden6977 red light/speed cameras and tolls.
@@thej3799 It is illegal in Il for a camera to photo the driver.
Suggestion put a piece of clear plexiglass over the license plate and drill holes into the sides of it and aim the infrared lights into the sides. It will completely wash the entire plexiglass with infrared light
I think, this is the best solution and less visible to cops
License plate covers are illegal in almost all states.
TH-cam is way more policed than the roadways!. Does this contraption work on user comments? So we don't constantly get ghost banned for telling the truth?
what does it look like in the day time, on camera?
if in infrared mode, basically the same, if not, then you don't see it
Its completely invisibles for cereals yo
@@SKYNET9er - if by completely you meant still partially readable
Cereals!
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RIGHT-ON!… EXCELLENT WARNING about using safety glasses!!!!
I’ve seen the possible outcome otherwise, & all the screaming afterwards doesn’t bring the eye[s] back.
Safety glasses are such a cheap, easy way to seriously protect yourself from a devastating injury.
For gluing the LEDs, use E6000 craft glue, Gorilla Clear Grip, or Aleene's 7800 (all the same stuff) instead. Will not break loose like many hot melt glues.
Bro, how much for one? Too many speed cameras in my hood!
Thank you and TikTok for taking me here
I would use some of that plastic lens black tint to conceal the (visual noise) of the LED's during non op or day time. It won't affect the lights when the circuit is closed. Your idea does work nicely.
Make a PCB to insert it into the frame, cut larger holes for the LEDs. Cover the LEDs with Black plastic which is transparent to infrared. Use different resistors and hook the leds up to the license plate light. And as you are using a PCB now, use SMD LEDs.
If they really want to, im sure they can still get you, and youll be in more trouble. Theyd just have to check cameras from nearby intersections for your car and face.
And do what exactly? Put a picture of your face on wanted posters? Or maybe look for your mass produced Honda Civic
@@williamreyes5159 theyd already have your plates unless the infrared lights are on all the time. And theyd have to match your position relative to surrounding cars and timeframe. Theres tons of street cams, not just red light running cams. Im just describing the bigger situation to anyone who is really considering doing this.
@@digimon916 We don't have those types of cameras in the States. Plus, they'd have to spend too much man power for this, and it isn't a big crime.
i love that you used cat5 wire it really is perfect for stuff like this
For 5 volt DC and a good bit of current, across a 5-6+ meter long skinny cable? I don't think so. Probably not even 4 volts coming out at the sign, certainly not under load. Actual ethernet signals are barely a few millivolts. To enable a little bit of power to run across cat5/6, like PoE, you have to boost the voltage up into the low 50s. Otherwise the relatively high current for the skinny long wire causes far too much of a voltage drop across the cable.
@@pr0xZen i mainly meant as convenience but yea probably not a good idea to run a lot of current on it but i woudl imagine for leds it will work just fine
I have two flare dispenser tubes as advanced IR countermeasures. The flares do cause some accidents with following traffic as they weave to avoid, but atleast I can happily proceed at my speed past cameras.
I have a flip down license plate holder (my fuel tank filler neck is behind it. I drive a GM B body). So I have a long rod that goes from between the front seats through the bavk and con ects to the plate holder. I push it and it flops down. 🤣
Yeah sure you do
Where you buy it?
The Traffic Department for law enforcement is watching your video at this very moment
AAAA SOOO WHAT !
And?
Now when you back up at night the back up camera will have excellent night Vision as cameras see infared, if you ever get a ticket for it just say that’s what u use it for and didnt know
First of all, it has to be said; this gent may very well have the world's coolest Prius!
Luv ur Jedi decal, bruh! The force is strong with this one. Lol
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haha.. thanks!
So it only blocks infared cameras? Does it block regular cameras at daytime?
Interested 4 speeding lol
It would not do anything useful during the day. The only reason it works is that at night the cameras use an infrared flash(or constant beam) to illuminate the plates.
if they are in infrared mode. could happen during the daytime
Amazing video but can you put links to everything you buy?
thank you! I'm making a similar video in a few days for sunglasses with the same components. i will post links on that one
You could save a lot of time and labor by making the brown/ground wire one piece. Simply make a small loop at each LED, Burn the insulation off at each loop using a lighter, Slip the ground wire of the LED into the loop and then solder all the negative connections at one time! "Work Smarter, Not Harder" !!!
That's exactly what I was saying as I watched him!
@@K05H ; "Some people can't see the trees for the forest"...... I live on GUAM, NH2LT. My antenna is down at the moment......usually on at sunset....Guam is 10+ GMT and one day...."GUAM; WHERE AMERICA'S DAY BEGINS"!
Maybe a protective film of that liquid crystal film to make it opaque when you use the switch and clear when the switch is not activated
Good call. A photo sensor to detect the camera flash would make it opaque for 1 or 2 seconds to make sure you get past multiple cameras. You would need the sensor to differentiate between the white camera flash and the strobe flash from emergency vehicles… having a cop pull you over will 100% see your plate go black and stay that way.
Every ticket i've ever gotten has never been a night vision camera photo. it's a really bright flash and they take it in day mode to make sure people cant do stuff like this.
Get computer security screen, align so it can't be seen in up / down mode, on youtoob
This is soooo cool I definitely need it if you are planning to make more and sale them. I will buy two 😁
not planning on selling them
Lmao i need 10 for 5 cars
thank you now i can run a red light without worrying about a ticket
Red light cams don’t use IR.
As far as all those separate little brown wires you soldered to each lites ground leg ,next time just leave it all as 1 wire, solder to the 1st lite, run the wire around the plate fre and just take a knife and Nick away a small piece of the Plastic coating by each lites and solder the leg of each lite to the exposed place of the brown wire , you can use a lighter to expose it also. It will be a thousand PCT stronger and a heck of a lot easier. Do the same with the other wire.
Super bright led? Why not tell the power of the led?
I would do the wiring on all leds before glue them, and if use 5 times more leds you don't need extra wire for the led, the leds legs is long enough to connect all the leds
Absolute classic hello from Australia
What’s it look like during the day?
To everyone who thinks this is cool, it is. One thing that you all need to understand is that most cameras have an ir filter to stop infrared light, easy way to test to see if your cameras have a filter is take your TV remote and point it at the camera, if you see bright light, no filter, if you see a tiny bit of light then the camera has an ir filter. Don't be fooled to think that traffic light cameras don't have an ir filter
Being caught with this will cause you even more grief.
Hopefully !
That numberplate is only an "S" away from being cursed lol.
;)
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The irony of his jet blaster exhaust pack off the back of his Prius, and him trying to be invisible to infrared cameras on his license plate is irresistible. I am really laughing a lot about that. Yes it’s a great idea, I’ve been snagged up by speed trap cameras more than once myself, but, a picture of a distinctive vehicle like that, is pretty hilarious.
Steve Wozniak is still inventing awesome stuff
Will it work in the daytime
if in infrared mode
The crime to the moon 📈 🚀
Find an IR Reflective surface(Like Plexi-glass) and add that to the frame. then mount LEDs to frame so that light gets trapped between license plate and Surface, if done right, it uses less LEDs. A 12v 2A motor control board works great for PWM control of the power, with that you could just Use the License Plate Light itself for power. Then Again you could just use a resistor(4.7k-10k). some states don't allow covers though, check your local laws FIRST. Personally i like the frosted glass cover, or an LCD/LED screen cover better. a Fresnel lens will also work.
Any kind of cover (clear) on license plates actually will attract cops because it's not legal in most states to have anything (evne a clear cover) over a license plate. Because people were dong this, and in some cases, spraying them with a reflective material (that would only reflect back light when shined directly on it) so they are pretty much banned everywhere (whether home-made or retail).
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Super cool, do you think there is a way to make that work on day ligth too. I'm in love with LED but something to block photo infractions
not sure
Possibly a polarized film over the license plate. The camera lens has one as well, and they would counteract each other
reflective spray, you can find it online and it actually works. I live in a county where they are pretty much banning modified cars so i’m doing this infrared led trick and the spray to mask both
paparazzi?
Would it been feasible to use flat top LEDs over you dome tops or does it have to be rounded tops to work properly
flat top should work too
@@MakeItHackin I only asked cause flat tops would be easier to make it blend in design wise but I wonder if the light displacement would be the same
Some flat tops disperse a little better. Not sure about infrared tho.
It might not blind the camera as well since flat tops usually have a wider viewing angle and therefore appear less bright.
Place a thick clear plexiglass cover over the plate, drill into the sides of the plexiglass and place the IR LED facing in. Put a plate frame in front of it. The idea is that the light will wash out the plate no matter if they mask the border lighting
I really don't know if this will work or not, it's only a guess. Maybe a light 2000 grit sanding on the outside of the plexiglass if it needs a place to radiate ?
Would be cool if you could detect the licence plate camera flash and have the LEDs automatically turn on.
Nowadays cameras have infrared filter so bro it's just useless
just make a system that physically flips out a fake number plate lmao
@@dhavalvyadav or pull a cable to pull the plate down. That's what I did. Only for the novelty though, I'm not a criminal, and my vehicle is kind of obvious.
@@KC9UDX Yep
Hey mister this is quite the product would I want to mass produce these and sell them we might run into problems along state security if it’ll be for show purposes only right?😂
i thought simlar idea for speed camera using infrared flashlight in boot lid but you did it,.
what is so damn hard about driving in the speed limits! speed traps not withstanding... but seriously from east to west borders, north to south, all over this country I have seen so much blood on the damn highways WITHIN the speed limits... much less speeding!!! If I was a traffic court judge, anyone I caught speeding especially in a school or hospital, they would be required to go to a gym and walk a witnessed mile for every mile per hour speed over the limits before they could even APPEAR on their charges... and bring a witnessed document of completed miles walked to court. Want to speed ten, fifteen, thirty miles over? Fine, get your walking shoes on or forget about your license for a year...
that guy on Beal road out by the powerplant, who had the total explosive destruction of the left front tire on his van... I saw him wrest control back just in time to keep me from taking a flying jump off the highway (he was coming for me!) JUST SO FREAKING HAPPY HE WAS NOT SPEEDING much....
always give priority to your steering tires! rear blowouts, even explosive decompression (the worst kind) are not so serious as they are inconvenient ... the front steering, when that dies, so do people. just sayin.
There is a film now called Dazzler I think it created a reflective flare. The film can be applied to glasses frames, license plate frame too though I think it is illegal to do so.
Adding a thin defuser will make the lights not visible to the eye ;)
It's IR which you can't see with the naked eye lol it's just that cameras can see it hence why you can see it on the video
Infrared is not visible to the human eye.
I would advise coating the bare terminals and wires with Liquid Electrical Tape to guard against corrosion.
I would dress it all into the recess of the frame and pot it with black urethane windshield adhesive.
Power it off your license plate light with a remote switch. Tap the 12v side and place it all under the plastic frame.
Dude you ripped my idea right out of my head. Thank you.
*teaches you how to make a law skirting license plate reader hiding your plates but says "wear your safety glasses,....." because the personal injury liability.....
This is just like a volcano science experiment. Technically you are working with acids and bases but it's only vinegar and baking soda.
This is quite the same thing, while this works in theory, 99% of police/parking cameras will have IR filters meaning this will not "blind" them, it will look just like the camera on the "day mode".
I'm not sure what can this help with, except maybe, with some kind of night roberry or parking fraud and protecting against CCTVs. But trying to trick lidar/radar cams that do speeding tickets is pretty much impossible.
@@lazar2175Blinding a radar “cam” is essentially jamming. Jamming isn’t just a state crime but comes with bonus federal crimes.
@@xofcenter5576 the only laws i can find in any regard so far are summed up thusly; your license plate must be visible to an officer at a reasonable distance (think driving behind you trying to see what your plate says), and some states specifically ban tinted or 'trick' plate covers along the lines of plastic types. the feds ban RF jammers, which is the whole cam speed sensor part of the equation, but i see nothing that would cover IR (for those few places such would even work, as most will, as mentioned, have filters due to sunlight exposure and various other factors).
so unless its very poorly worded, i can't locate anything that IR LEDs would fall under, and almost no jurisdictions currently have laser jammer laws on the books, since that's what's in them. an array of IR LEDs. and while i'm sure this will change eventually, its currently almost entirely a non-entity in the legal sphere (again, so far as i can find).
tldr;
block/jam RF = bad mojo.
block/jam non-visible light = not seemingly currently covered by law.
@@kenabi depends on the State. I used to live in Cali not that long ago. They explicitly make all colors, visible and non-visible, except the approved reds, illegal in the state of CA on any public road.
@@xofcenter5576 cali vehicle code (div 12, chapter 2) disagrees. everything pertains to visible light that could potentially be applicable. the whole summary is basically; no red lights in front, no white lights in back except the backup lights, no flashing lights except turn signals/hazards unless its the usual flavor of top mounted lights on tow trucks, security, etc.and the usual emergency lights provisions that say only they can have flashing red and blue, etc so as to prevent anyone from equipping lights to make their cars resemble cops/ambulances/etc and possibly impersonate first responders.
i can find nothing in the 2021 version of cali's vehicle code that would ban IR leds from being mounted to a license plate frame, and all relevant mentions directly reference visible light, and only visible light. the single thing i could actually not only allows it, but specifically protects it;
codes.findlaw.com/ca/vehicle-code/veh-sect-24255.html
(non .gov link since i just wanted the relevant section)
note that while it says the device is to supplement visibility of roads during darkness, it doesn't limit operation to times of darkness by code...
it literally allows the use of IR emitting lights so long as there's no visible glare, it doesn't prevent drivers from being able to see properly, and its linked to the headlight switch full on position. this system is to be tied to a monitor that displays the IR on a screen that doesn't block the drivers view.
soooo.. just means you run with your headlights on during the day. and that isn't illegal (yet) in cali, by cali vehicle code, the only timeframes codified in law are 'darkness' and 'inclement weather', or both.
so unless you can find me something that contradicts that.. yeahh.. cali's good to go with the right setups.
I think the real alpr systems will not fall for this. First of all the exposure time of camera will not be changed like your security camera. Second the licence plate should not have reflective paint for the text. Plus lots of the systems read the plate at a distance between 15 -30 meter which makes your systems light very in effective (compared with the systems IR). For avoiding alpr system I would use some mud on plate or reflective black paint for text or non reflective background painting. Please keep in mind covering plate with your victims' blood may be the most effective way.
Face the LEDs at the plate on the inside edge of the trim, the plate will reflect the light and the LEDs will be hidden maybe. You can also coat the plate in IR reflective coating.
To speed up the wiring, strip the whole wire then solder the grounds then cover with hot melt. Solder resistor ends to the LED ends and fold over fold over to touch each other. Solder together with positive wire, seal with hot melt. The part leads can act as a PCB. I love freehand prototyping it makes strong, durable circuit but not very repairable.
Need a way to blind the cameras during the day.
Why.... LMAO?????
So you've made a license plate "halo". Halo's are a sci-fi story tech that people wear to prevent facial recognition using this kind of concept.
The doit in one of the new MacGyver episodes. He makes them out.of sun glasses and infered lights.
We're gonna need them soon
In the cam feed it's obvious you are trying to do blind it. There is a special type of acrylic called 'Endlighten' that people used to make IR touch screens and art displays out of. When light is shined through its smaller side edges it reflects/diffuses the light evenly to all its larger flat surfaces. You could use it like a clear plate protector cover and inside the bezel all the IR LEDs are hidden/sealed in the plate frame so the camera cant see them when on. The acrylic however will look like a LCD screen backlight on a blank background but not super bright but possibly enough to cover the license plate and could be played off as a reflection from some other light source.
What about day time, any ideas???
Still illegal to obscure you plate. No different than the polarized covers used in the past.
But it is no obscured to a person of normal vision. Or are you saying that the only purpose of traffic cameras is safety? If it's for revenue then the camera is illegal.
@@bowez9 Same way a polarized filter only blocked the camera from seeing the plate. Still not legal. The camera is for enforcement. You don't get safe roads without being able to enforce the law. And how can you make it safer if you can't go after the person who is being unsafe because they are obscuring their plate from the camera? Why do you need to obscure your plate if you are obeying the law??
@@pdxyyz polarized lenses block a portion of the visible light and as such obscure it to the vision of a normal person. As a matter of function polarized lenses only let light visible or not that is only aligned in one orientation through so it is only a small fraction getting through.
@@pdxyyz if it's enforcement put a law enforcement officer out there then.
Further more the 4th Amendment put a hole in your argument.
Again if you aren't breaking the law why do you need to obscure your plate?? Polarized covers were designed to block cameras.
Make a mobile version of this so people's face cant be seen on cameras.
my latest video is exactly this! :)
Just drive with a mask on. LOLOLOL
@Armed Proletariat learn to spell before giving advice.
Adjust the contrast/white/black points in a photo editing app and see if the numbers are ledgible. Police cam generally still get a plate fairly easily by those methods.
I wanna know too.
@Travis Hamler I'm more interested in what happens later on, back at the station, when the cops decide to see if they can track down the owner of the car. Also interested in potential of this system to defeat toll systems, speed cams, and red light cams. Not that I would ever do anything like that, but inquiring minds want to know.
Yes.. please make more stuff like this.. this is good stuff
:) will do!
You'll probably get an additional ticket for having light projected backwards
Infrared is invisible to the human eye
You only need one resistor. Wire all of the LEDs in parallel and put a single resistor on the supply line.
I've always wanted like a scrolling letter board that went in the windshield that you could program message like "it's the peddle on the right" or I didn't pull out in front of u etc.
my favorite is a rear window message, safe to pass me now...
i'm just that kind of driver...
They have those.
Awesome video man keep grinding. Quality was insane! Thought I was watching a famous TH-camr😳😅
you're watching "before they were stars" lol
A proper ANPR camera reads the front plate and is designed to still see the plate with oncoming headlight shining straight at it. I suspect even your camera could see the plate with all its LEDS uncovered as the plate reflection would have been brighter than the surround.
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You need to do a real world test. Mount that plate below your actual plate and go through a toll area. When they send you the bill with the image of your plate, you’ll be able to see if your modified plate is visible.
You can buy 12v DC infra red light strips and wire then direct to your tail lights as cars lights today are always on, I have never been asked about them as I have it look like the infra reds are for my cameras... I have a camera by front and rear plates and a screen inside the car... Nothing illegal to have mounted infra reds that are not touching the plates or plate framme