taking snapshot from webcam?

[raffael3d]

I want to take a snapshot from a webcam and save it as a JPG image.

is there a way to do this with PHP? if so how?

if not, any links or tips how welse to do it?

thanks!!

[bradgrafelman]

Using native functions... no. There is plenty of software out there that takes a snapshot of your webcam and publishes it to a web directory every xx seconds. Some even have the option of archiving the last xx images.

[raffael3d]

thanks, but what I need is being able to trigger a webcam snapshot at a certain time.

so I need to be able to tell when a snap should be made through a web interface.

any ideas on that?

[bradgrafelman]

Well, if you have a Unix box... you can use some Unix programs. 'vgrabbj' is what I came up with... link here for download, here for an example.