GetLastCaptureFilename and Live Stacking

[Xio1996]

Hi Everybody,

I am trying to get the file location and name of the last saved stack while live stacking via scripting. I am using the Test Camera 1 (deep sky), to try this out. I tried the Folder Monitor camera as well.

Setting live stacking going I run the following script after a few frames.

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SharpCap.LiveStacking.SaveImageWithDisplayStretch()
print SharpCap.GetLastCaptureFilename()

Which results in 'None' being printed in the console, but the notification bar says a snapshot has been captured.

If I come out of LiveStacking and click on the Snapshot button, then calling SharpCap.GetLastCaptureFilename() returns the filename of the snapshot.

I am using 4.0.9455, 64 bit (07/11/2022).

Any help would be much appreciated.

Pete

[admin]

Hi Pete,

unfortunately the saving of images via live stacking doesn't feed through to the GetLastCaptureFilename() API - that only records images saved by the normal capture photo/video buttons/menus.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a workaround for this via scripting at the moment - I will try to implement this in SharpCap 4.1 (currently in alpha testing).

cheers,

Robin

[Xio1996]

Hi Robin,

Thank you for taking a look.

As a workaround is there any way to read the notification message generated by a stack save. It's a little weird but it does contain the name of the stack file just written. Otherwise, I will just work out what SharpCap would have saved it as and get it that way.

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Looking forward to 4.1

Pete

[admin]

Hi Pete,

the notification messages go into the log, so you could try to read from that. SharpCap opens the log file with 'share read' access, meaning another process (or other code in the same process) can open it in read-only mode without a conflict.

cheers,

Robin