scan-manager -- python app for controlling tethered cameras

[cgott4242]

When I install the PySide extensions (PySide-1.1.1qt474.win32-py2.7), I get the following error message:
close failed in file object destructor:
sys.excepthook is missing
lost sys.stderr
the other 2 software installs (python-2.7.3.exe and pywin32-217.win32-py2.7.exe) installed without problem

Any idea?
I have windows 7 Home Premium -64 Intel i3 w/4GB RAM PC

thx

[og200]

I assume you're trying a source install rather than using the binaries because you want to modify the source code.

Try PySide 1.0 rather than 1.1. I haven't tested with 1.1 and the Windows installer for it is new and not well tested.

[cgott4242]

I was using the binaries.
What / how should I be doing to modify the source control?

[Shaknum]

This looks like a pretty amazing piece of software. I'm about to revamp my setup and wondered if anyone would recommend going with something like the Canon a3300 using chdk with liveveiw support, or the Nikon coolpix s6000 or s8000 which has ptp support in gphoto2. It seems that the canon with chdk might be too slow to transfer the files to the program in near real time, but would the Nikon cameras be any faster, and would they support live view? What have other people had good luck with for >12mp, live view, and fast downloading of files to scan-manager?

[Mendelino]

After installing scanmanager-setup-windows-x86-0.5.exe I tested a Canon Powershot SX100 (without CHDK)

The camera was recognized with API Canon PS-ReC. During initialization progress the camera lens comes out and two error windows opened :

Unhandled exception after startup
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "_ctypes/callbacks.c", line 313, in 'calling callback function'
File "backend\canonpsrec\psrec.pyc", line 629, in eventCallback
KeyError: 16396

and

Unhandled exception after startup
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "gui\setup.pyc", line 166, in onclicked
File "gui\shooting.pyc", line 178, in startShooting
File "gui\cameraui.pyc", line 61, in setup
File "gui\cameraui.pyc", line 81, in refreshFromCamera
File "gui\cameracontrols.pyc", line 213, in fromCamera
File "backend\interface.pyc", line 26, in raiser
AbstractException: Abstract function must be overridden by a child class before being called

after that the program crashed.

What can I do?

[waldemar]

Hi all -
hope this isn't a dead thread, and that someone can help me.

Bought a couple of A810 cameras (supported by CHDK) and power supplies, installed the pieces as I could figure them out from this thread, and hey, it (mostly) works! I can capture pictures, have them auto-rotated, and transferred to my computer's hard drive.

Here's what doesn't work:
- only autofocus seems active - no option to lock focus or do manual focus
- I have not figured out how to do zoom while tethered, which is incredibly annoying and wastes all those nice megapixels.

Also tried a few other options - no clue whether this should work with WIA and what I'd need to do to try that, etc. I think I'm close here, but not quite where I need to be yet. Sorry if these are incredibly newbie questions.

Thanks for the help!
waldemar