diff --git a/meshroom/multiview.py b/meshroom/multiview.py
index 73fe6fa5f3..99983a6661 100644
--- a/meshroom/multiview.py
+++ b/meshroom/multiview.py
@@ -73,12 +73,20 @@ def findFilesByTypeInFolder(folder, recursive=False):
         if os.path.isfile(currentFolder):
             output.addFile(currentFolder)
             continue
-        if recursive:
-            for root, directories, files in os.walk(currentFolder):
-                for filename in files:
-                    output.addFile(os.path.join(root, filename))
+        elif os.path.isdir(currentFolder):
+            if recursive:
+                for root, directories, files in os.walk(currentFolder):
+                    for filename in files:
+                        output.addFile(os.path.join(root, filename))
+            else:
+                output.addFiles([os.path.join(currentFolder, filename) for filename in os.listdir(currentFolder)])
         else:
-            output.addFiles([os.path.join(currentFolder, filename) for filename in os.listdir(currentFolder)])
+            # if not a diretory or a file, it may be an expression
+            import glob
+            paths = glob.glob(currentFolder)
+            filesByType = findFilesByTypeInFolder(paths, recursive=recursive)
+            output.extend(filesByType)
+
     return output
 
 
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/app.py b/meshroom/ui/app.py
index 5e6589a364..b8c124d659 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/app.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/app.py
@@ -65,11 +65,25 @@ def __init__(self, args):
                             help='Import images or folder with images to reconstruct.')
         parser.add_argument('-I', '--importRecursive', metavar='FOLDERS', type=str, nargs='*',
                             help='Import images to reconstruct from specified folder and sub-folders.')
+        parser.add_argument('-s', '--save', metavar='PROJECT.mg', type=str, default='',
+                            help='Save the created scene.')
         parser.add_argument('-p', '--pipeline', metavar='MESHROOM_FILE/photogrammetry/hdri', type=str, default=os.environ.get("MESHROOM_DEFAULT_PIPELINE", "photogrammetry"),
                             help='Override the default Meshroom pipeline with this external graph.')
+        parser.add_argument("--verbose", help="Verbosity level", default='warning',
+                            choices=['fatal', 'error', 'warning', 'info', 'debug', 'trace'],)
 
         args = parser.parse_args(args[1:])
 
+        logStringToPython = {
+            'fatal': logging.FATAL,
+            'error': logging.ERROR,
+            'warning': logging.WARNING,
+            'info': logging.INFO,
+            'debug': logging.DEBUG,
+            'trace': logging.DEBUG,
+        }
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logStringToPython[args.verbose])
+
         QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling)
 
         super(MeshroomApp, self).__init__(QtArgs)
@@ -137,6 +151,20 @@ def __init__(self, args):
         if args.importRecursive:
             r.importImagesFromFolder(args.importRecursive, recursive=True)
 
+        if args.save:
+            if os.path.isfile(args.save):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "Meshroom Command Line Error: Cannot save the new Meshroom project as the file (.mg) already exists.\n"
+                    "Invalid value: '{}'".format(args.save))
+            projectFolder = os.path.dirname(args.save)
+            if not os.path.isdir(projectFolder):
+                if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(projectFolder)):
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "Meshroom Command Line Error: Cannot save the new Meshroom project file (.mg) as the parent of the folder does not exists.\n"
+                        "Invalid value: '{}'".format(args.save))
+                os.mkdir(projectFolder)
+            r.saveAs(args.save)
+
         self.engine.load(os.path.normpath(url))
 
     @Slot(str, result=str)
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/graph.py b/meshroom/ui/graph.py
index f735882cde..566c122c58 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/graph.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/graph.py
@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@ def loadUrl(self, url):
 
     @Slot(QUrl)
     def saveAs(self, url):
-        localFile = url.toLocalFile()
+        if isinstance(url, (str)):
+            localFile = url
+        else:
+            localFile = url.toLocalFile()
         # ensure file is saved with ".mg" extension
         if os.path.splitext(localFile)[-1] != ".mg":
             localFile += ".mg"
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py b/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py
index 085508c449..cc77a44bb7 100755
--- a/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/reconstruction.py
@@ -648,19 +648,9 @@ def importImagesFromFolder(self, path, recursive=False):
             recursive: List files in folders recursively.
 
         """
-        images = []
-        paths = []
-        if isinstance(path, (list, tuple)):
-            paths = path
-        else:
-            paths.append(path)
-        for p in paths:
-            if os.path.isdir(p):  # get folder content
-                images.extend(multiview.findFilesByTypeInFolder(p, recursive))
-            elif multiview.isImageFile(p):
-                images.append(p)
-        if images:
-            self.buildIntrinsics(self.cameraInit, images)
+        filesByType = multiview.findFilesByTypeInFolder(path, recursive)
+        if filesByType.images:
+            self.buildIntrinsics(self.cameraInit, filesByType.images)
 
     def importImagesAsync(self, images, cameraInit):
         """ Add the given list of images to the Reconstruction. """