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AirNav RadarBox and RadarBox24.com => AirNav RadarBox and RadarBox24.com Discussion => Topic started by: FFM on August 29, 2007, 06:10:26 PM
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Hello Support Team,
Would it be possbile to implement an automated screenshot feature within the Flight Tracking software?
Thanks,
FFM
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Can you describe what you mean? Such as taking a screenshot every x minutes or taking a screenshot on a specfic event?
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Actually, I was looking for taking a screenshot every X minutes...
But both options would be great.
In addition, would it be possible to trigger a program when a certain condition applies (similar to sending an eMail which is already implemented). So this also could be used to take a screenshot, run a dos command, etc.
FFM
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Do you want that screen shot to be saved to your disk or to be uploaded by ftp to a site?
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Saving to the local disk would be sufficient.
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an upload to a site by ftp would be nice!
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Hello Harry,
I do have a little VB program which will just do that. The program can be used with any file and execute FTP commands (SEND, GET, etc). Drop me a line if interested.
FFM
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Actually, I was looking for taking a screenshot every X minutes...
But both options would be great.
In addition, would it be possible to trigger a program when a certain condition applies (similar to sending an eMail which is already implemented). So this also could be used to take a screenshot, run a dos command, etc.
FFM
Taking a screenshot every X minutes, and save it to a local disk would be nice.
- any other idea to capture/save every minut without at least two other programs?
/ric
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I use !Quick Screenshot Maker which has timer activated capture.
http://www.etrusoft.com/screenshot-maker/index.htm
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I have just started using Screenshot Captor which takes a picture of the whole PC screen (handy for advertising!)
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I use Techsmith Snagit and/or Camtasia for multiple/animated screen captures. Very useful (and powerful) utilities, but probably in the "sledgehammer-to-crack-a-nut" category of programme.
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I know a lot of small utilityes doing a good job, but for now "Quick Screenshot Maker" is the best.
Thank you Allocator.
(takes 2 snapshoots/min - scheduler starts a batchfile every minut,renaming to flydk.jpg)
http://www.webvejr.dk/fly/flydk.jpg
But why not incorporate that function in RadarBox?
/ric
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Can you describe what you mean? Such as taking a screenshot every x minutes or taking a screenshot on a specfic event?
To me the Airnav system is a tool to gather and collate aircraft movement information, which is where I would like to see the development.
I would therefore love to have the option of a screen shot taken when a set of conditions are met / triggered. It would certainly make the alert feature a useful addition, for me anyway.
Not too fussed having that information emailed, but linked into a powerful database would be wonderful.
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Hi all,
For me, it would be very intersting to have the option SCREENSHOT and RECORD (with Time) on the ALERT possibility,
because regrattably i must work, i'm not all the time in front my RadarBox PC !!!!!!!
and i was very interested to have the screenshot of the ALERT FLIGHT tracking when
i come back at home (as webacm surveillor).
one way,would be to use an external program starting by teh ALERT mode, but it make
a total screen screenshot, the screenshot integrate in RB is better.
As same idea,
it would be interesting taht when there is an ALERT, the flight in ALERT was automaticaly selected (more easier to identify).
Thanks
Patrick/F6GSG
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You would not necessarily get the aircraft that triggered the alert shown on screen. I have a list of aircraft in my alerts and they get triggered when first picked up by the system, and that may be 15 minutes before I can see the aircraft on screen. It may also not be seen in the aircraft list. I do not know, other than making an auto recording, or actually being at the PC to ensure alerted Aircraft actually show.
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Hi roadrunner,
i don't realy understand because, i have also many flights in the alert list,
but when there is an alert, the flight is necessarily in MyFlights list and
if there is right informations, show in the screen.
i don't understand how we can have an alert and display it in the list 15 minutes after ?
so i have put on alert all flight as *38 and i had an alert this afternoon with the A380 who is delivered to Singapour Air lines in real time (it's start from Toulouse and there was informations at TV).
Patrick / F6GSG
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Patrick, sorry if I confused you. What I am trying to say is that at the time the alert is triggered (which is once only for each target) the particular aircraft may not be visible on the map nor may it be on view in the MyFlights list. In the case of the map, not all aircraft that are being displayed appear on the map , some may be off the map initially but heading your way, likewise the aircraft should be in the list but may not be in the part displayed on screen. As I type this I have had an alert for a flight from Gatwick with an Easyjet machine I am interested in. At this moment it is not on the map but if I zoom out it will show. It is also in the list but not in the 20 or so showing out of 37 in MyFlights. Therefore a print screen triggered by the alert would show nothing of the aircraft for which the alert was made. The only visible sign on screen is the box at bottom right of screen showing "Radarbox Alert at 2008/04/27 08:15 51 UTC" which also does not assist in identifying the alerted aircraft. Rather than use print screens for checking later on alerted aircraft I find that sending myself emails of the alerts gives me details of all that met the criteria. Hope this is not too rambling and is understandable?
Regards Mike
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I think I see the point, but surely the range from location can set the trigger point? Remembering to set the screen scale to capture that area required.
The database would log the alerts and take the same series of snap shots in text form (with altitude and positional data).
So for example, I would like to monitor airport or position X, I set the location to that point, set the trigger radius and the software records or takes a series of snap shots whilst those parameters are satisfied.
The bonus to this as well as the obvious usefulness would be more units would be likely to be left on 24/7 monitoring, thus greatly increasing the network coverage.
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Provided the whole of the trigger area is on the screen then that would work :-)
Regards
Mike