FormerLurker
commented
4 years ago so, adding a command X seconds before would be extremely difficult, since there is no good way to predict when that would be. The printer buffers commands, and it's impossible to tell exactly where it is without waiting for a move to complete. I have seen other people do exactly what you are wanting with the before snapshot script. You could add a delay if necessary (see the snapshot delay in the camera profile) to allow your camera time to adjust. I can see if I can find a similar script. How are you controlling the light? GPIO, http? Something else?
Ruko2010
If this is a feature request describe it here
It would be cool to execute a system command before the snapshot is triggered. It would be even more cool, if this command could be executed a a little time (say 1-2 seconds) before the snapshot. The Background is, that I'm mostly printing in dark areas, but I have a gcode controled light strip around my printer. it is controled via the gpio ports of my pi. Today i have to leave on the strip for the whole print to capture a timelapse, but it would be cool if the strip will be on, when photos are taken (and 2 seconds before that, because the camera has to adjust to the light when switching the strip on).
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