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megasaturnv/webcam_snapshot.php

Last active January 16, 2018 14:42
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Display snapshot from usb webcam camera /dev/video0 on a webpage. No temp file. Uses avconv command
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webcam_snapshot.php
<?php
//Megasaturnv 2018-01-16
header("content-type: image/jpeg");
// Change this resolution to match your camera \/
echo passthru("avconv -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 -vframes 1 -s 1920x1080 pipe:.jpg 2>/dev/null");
?>
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