diff --git a/src/main/java/plugins/tprovoost/Microscopy/MicroManager/gui/ActionsPanel.java b/src/main/java/plugins/tprovoost/Microscopy/MicroManager/gui/ActionsPanel.java
index b1deb6e7afbff2be1cf0b9b04f7263244671cd4b..19a33361ffe7dee4a2d6194bd3e6106b7151adec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/plugins/tprovoost/Microscopy/MicroManager/gui/ActionsPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/plugins/tprovoost/Microscopy/MicroManager/gui/ActionsPanel.java
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
 
     // internals sequence
     Sequence liveSequence;
+    Sequence snapSequence;
     Sequence albumSequence;
 
     // internals
     final FPSMeter fpsMeter;
     StackAcquisitionProcessor stackAcquisitionProcessor;
     long liveDate;
+    long snapDate;
     long albumDate;
 
     // GUI
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
         // use lazy creation (nice for the windows designer)
         liveSequence = null;
         liveDate = 0L;
+        snapSequence = null;
+        snapDate = 0L;
         albumSequence = null;
         albumDate = 0L;
 
@@ -205,6 +209,21 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
         return getMMStudio().getCore();
     }
 
+    public Sequence getSnapSequence()
+    {
+        return snapSequence;
+    }
+
+    public Sequence getLiveSequence()
+    {
+        return liveSequence;
+    }
+
+    public Sequence getAlbumSequence()
+    {
+        return albumSequence;
+    }
+
     public void lock()
     {
         mainFrame.lock();
@@ -271,14 +290,15 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
         final boolean liveRunning = MicroManager.isLiveRunning();
         final LiveSettingsPanel livePanel = mainFrame.livePanel;
         final String prefix = livePanel.hasCustomAcqName() ? livePanel.getAcqName() : "Image snap";
-        final Sequence sequence = new Sequence(
-                prefix + (livePanel.hasDateSuffix() ? " - " + MMUtils.getDateString() : ""));
+        snapSequence = new Sequence(prefix + (livePanel.hasDateSuffix() ? " - " + MMUtils.getDateString() : ""));
 
         try
         {
             if (liveRunning)
                 MicroManager.stopLiveMode();
 
+            snapDate = Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis();
+
             // 3D acquisition ?
             if (livePanel.isZStackAcquisition())
             {
@@ -291,25 +311,22 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
                     return;
 
                 // start a new acquisition to set in the new Sequence
-                stackAcquisitionProcessor = new StackAcquisitionProcessor(sequence, start, end, step,
-                        Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis());
+                stackAcquisitionProcessor = new StackAcquisitionProcessor(snapSequence, start, end, step, snapDate);
             }
             else
             {
-                final long tstart = Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis();
-
                 // set image and associated metadata
                 for (TaggedImage image : MicroManager.snapTaggedImage())
-                    MMUtils.setImage(sequence, image, tstart);
+                    MMUtils.setImage(snapSequence, image, snapDate);
             }
 
             // get acquisition metadata
             final JSONObject metadata = MicroManager.getAcquisitionMetaData();
             // exist ? --> use them to fill some extras informations
             if (metadata != null)
-                MMUtils.setMetadata(sequence, metadata);
+                MMUtils.setMetadata(snapSequence, metadata);
 
-            Icy.getMainInterface().addSequence(sequence);
+            Icy.getMainInterface().addSequence(snapSequence);
         }
         catch (Throwable t)
         {
@@ -327,6 +344,7 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
                 IcyExceptionHandler.handleException(t, true);
             }
         }
+
     }
 
     public void doAlbumSnap()
@@ -372,7 +390,7 @@ public class ActionsPanel extends JPanel implements LiveListener, SequenceListen
                 {
                     final int t = albumSequence.getSizeT();
                     // set image position metadata
-                    MMUtils.setImageMetadata(image, t, 0, -1, 1, t + 1, -1);
+                    MMUtils.setImageMetadata(image, t, 0, -1, t + 1, 1, -1);
                     // set image in album
                     MMUtils.setImage(albumSequence, image, albumDate);
                 }