# Taking a still from a webcam

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-a-still-from-a-webcam/169705>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 18, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-a-still-from-a-webcam/169705 "2005-11-18T15:15:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Pluap](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/pluap/32/1937_2.png) [@Pluap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pluap)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-a-still-from-a-webcam/169705/1 "2005-11-18T15:15:49Z")

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I think the title says it all.

Any ideas on how to get a still image from a webcam?

Thanks