Index: /trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileIO.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileIO.c	(revision 11356)
+++ /trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileIO.c	(revision 11357)
@@ -183,4 +183,9 @@
     }
 
+    if ((file->mode == PM_FPA_MODE_WRITE) && !file->save) {
+        psTrace("psModules.camera", 6, "skip open for %s, output file not requested", file->name);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     // determine the file name
     // free a name allocated earlier