Octolapse: [Request] custom commands before and after photo taking

[mawa85]

If this is a feature request describe it here

I want to switch the light on before a photo is taken and switch it off afterwards. Therefore I need to run a script which sends knx or mqtt commands before and after octolapse takes the image.

Version of Octolapse

Octolapse Version: OCTOLAPSE_VERSION_GOES_HERE

Version of OctoPrint

OctoPrint Version: OCTOPRINT_VERSION_GOES_HERE

When you ran into the problem, did you have diagnostic logging enabled?

Diagnostic Logging was Enabled: YES_OR_NO

What were you doing when the problem occurred

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2. STEP_TWO_GOES_HERE
3. STEP_...

What should have happened?

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What happened instead?

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Operating System running OctoPrint and Octolapse

OS Name: OS_NAME_GOES_HERE
Os Version: OS_VERSION_GOES_HERE

Printer model & used firmware incl. version

Printer Model: PRINTER_MODEL_GOES_HERE
Printer Firmware Version: PRINTER_FIRMWARE_VERSION_GOES_HERE

Browser and version of browser, operating system running browser

Browser: BROWSER_VERSION_GOES_HERE
Browser OS: BROWSER_OS_GOES_HERE

Link to the gcode file you were printing when the problem occurred

Link to Gcode File: GCODE_FILE_LINK_GOES_HERE

Link to settings.json

Link to settings.json with all passwords removed: SETTINGS_JSON_LINK_GOES_HERE

Link to plugin_octolapse.log

Link to plugin_octolapse.log: LINK_GOES_HERE

Link to octoprint.log

Link to octoprint.log: LINK_GOES_HERE

Link to contents of Javascript console in the browser

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Screenshots and/or videos of the problem:

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[FormerLurker]

This feature exists in the current pre-release version found here: https://github.com/FormerLurker/Octolapse/archive/v0.3.4rc1.dev3.zip

Look in the camera profiles for custom camera scripts. You might want to check out this video which explains how to configure the new version: https://youtu.be/sDyg9lMqMG8

This next video doesn't directly explain how to use the before/after snapshot scripts, but it does show you how to use a script to capture an image from a DSLR. It should give you a good idea how to get started: https://youtu.be/J5SskYwP5JQ

Let me know if that helps.

[FormerLurker]

Oh, and have a look here too:https://github.com/FormerLurker/Octolapse/wiki/Camera-Profiles#custom-camera-scripts

[mawa85]

amazing, thanks