Get first frame of video as a capture

Is there a way to get a single frame within a flash video and
save that image? This process needs to be automated as I will not
view every file that has been uploaded.
Thanks

Ukie wrote:
> Is there a way to get a single frame within a flash
video and save that image? This process needs to be automated as I
will not view every file that has been uploaded.
You can't get the actual video frame but you could try to
screen shot that frame and save the
image. It will require a server side portion to get it to
work, but its definitely possible using
the BitmapData class.
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context= LiveDocs_Parts&file=00001942.html
Here some very helpful examples:
http://www.flash-db.com/Tutorials/snapshot/
and
http://sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/print_screen/
Actual video capture - to image - example.
Best Regards
Urami
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