How to take single snapshots from a webcam?

Question

I want to take a snapshot with my webcam using java and save it to a jpg file. What are the steps needed to do so? A tutorial would be greatly appreciated.

Greetings

Answer 1

Try webcam-capture project.

This code will take a snapshot from webcam (embedded, connected to USB or IP camera) and save it into JPG file:

Webcam webcam = Webcam.getDefault();
webcam.open()
BufferedImage image = webcam.getImage();
ImageIO.write(image, "JPG", new File("test.jpg"));