I'm not a backend developer. Does this get you anywhere closer?

internal class MediaSaving : INotificationAsyncHandler<MediaSavingNotification>
{

    private readonly MediaFileManager _mediaFileManager;

    /// <summary>
    /// Find the correct implementation for IFileSystem via MediaFileManager.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="mediaFileManager"></param>
    public MediaSaving(MediaFileManager mediaFileManager)
    {
        _mediaFileManager = mediaFileManager;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Called prior to media being saved in the backoffice.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="notification"></param>
    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public Task HandleAsync(MediaSavingNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        foreach (var node in notification.SavedEntities)
        {
            using (Stream stream = _mediaFileManager.GetFile(node, out string mediaFilePath))
            {
                // Should have access to the stream for your image now.
            }
        }

        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }
}

That was a great help Mark - cheers!

I saw that GetFile method but didn't equate its IContentBase signature with the IMedia item, but makes sense now that i see an example.

Might be a good reference for anyone else coming across this thread

thanks!

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