# server side get single snapshot
**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/server-side-get-single-snapshot/38641
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [May 9, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-side-get-single-snapshot/38641 "2012-05-09T11:28:52Z")
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### Author:  [@Mario\_Hennenberger](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mario_Hennenberger)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-side-get-single-snapshot/38641/1 "2012-05-09T11:28:52Z")
is it also possible to get a image out of a existing video chat ?
using the viedochat example.
the idea is to provide a preview in plain HTML (without loading flash player at all)
i have read WS 3 Supports HTTP Requests but only on 64 bit machines ?
maybe someone have a workaround for linux based i686 videochat applications.
?
also i have red in the forum quite some time about flash examples, but i have not found them anywhere … any tips where they might be ?
Cheers
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/server-side-get-single-snapshot/38641/2 "2012-05-09T13:35:01Z")
Take a look at this example:
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-take-a-single-frame-snapshot-of-a-live-stream-for-thumbnail-creation-modulecreatesnapshot](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-take-a-single-frame-snapshot-of-a-live-stream-for-thumbnail-creation-modulecreatesnapshot)
It does require a Flash client
Wowza uses HTTPProviders to expose its API through HTTP calls, and these work on any server that will run Wowza. HTTPProviders are not limited to 64bit systems.
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/http-providers](https://www.wowza.com/docs/http-providers)
Richard