Digi Cam Control test and development

[Gomismis]

digiCamControl is a multi-camera tethering software that will be used on our ALICE-like setup for digitizing pinned insects with labels kept on the pin. In this phase of development, we will be testing the software to see how we can develop settings suited to our workflow.

[Gomismis]

Today I have played a bit round with the different settings but I have mainly focused on captures settings and I have found following:

1. Shutter release can be triggered by using the barcode reader

2. Image naming can organize files into folders. By setting the naming format to: [Date yyyyMMdd]_ALICEMJG[Barcode][Camera Name][Barcode], the software will create a folder named, for example, “20240111_ALICE_MJG.” Within this folder, a new subfolder will be created each time a new barcode is scanned, named with the barcode number (e.g., “123456789”). Inside each barcode folder, images taken with the barcode shutter release will be named with the camera ID and barcode number, such as “123456789_TOPVIEW.

Using this naming convention we obtain the same amount of information as out ''Label on'' set up. The only difference is that all this information is obtained in the file name. I have talked with @Baeist about this and he don't see it as a problem but we need confirmation from @bhsi-snm.

I next step is to test out the ''sessions'' feature, and see if it is possible to save both software and camera settings for within a session so digitizer only needs to choose their session before they start imaging.

DigiCamControl runned smoothly during the whole day.

[Gomismis]

5.11.2024

• The session feature works as expected. Each digitizer will be able to have their own "session." A session will be personalized to ensure minimal user interaction. There will be no need for the digitizer to enter infomation such as initials, date or workstation, as these will be preset and found in the name.

• There seems to be no limit to the amount of characters used in the name (test requested by @PipBrewer).

limitations
It is only possible to store this information in the name as I see it, but maybe @Baeist or another programmer can find a way to save this in the meta data.

Further Investigation Is it possible to take additional images of the same barcode and still divide them into separate subfolders? As DigiCamControl is set up now, it’s possible to take multiple images of the same barcode, but all the images are saved in the same subfolder due to the naming convention. However, if you need to take an extra set of images of the specimen, and these images need to be saved in a different subfolder, is there a way to achieve this? For instance, could a timestamp be used to save these additional images in a separate subfolder?