Create an Image from a Rolling Buffer

To obtain a single video frame from a rolling buffer, use the following procedure.

To create an image from a rolling buffer

  • Send the CreateImage action to Media Server. Set the following parameters:

    Stream The name of the rolling buffer to create the image from.
    Time The time that the desired frame occurs in the rolling buffer. Specify the time in epoch-milliseconds or ISO-8601 format.

    For example,

    http://localhost:14000/action=CreateImage&Stream=BBCNews
                                             &Time=1393000074243