# Flash video file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-file/282851>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 27, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-file/282851 "2009-02-27T04:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexmel7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@alexmel7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexmel7)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-file/282851/1 "2009-02-27T04:51:02Z")

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I have a flash video file with one of the default skins on my site. The video is stopped until the user presses play. I want a snapshot of the video to be displayed until the user presses play. How can I do this?