# snapvid

Given a `<video>` element that, snapvid will take a snapshot of the
currently displayed frame and provide a base64 data uri.


[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/snapvid.png)](https://nodei.co/npm/snapvid/)



## Example Usage

```js
var snapvid = require('snapvid');
var h = require('hyperscript');
var getUserMedia = require('getusermedia');
var attachstream = require('attachmediastream');
var video;

function captureVid() {
  document.body.appendChild(h('div', h('img', { src: snapvid(video) })));
}

function createSource(url) {
  return h('source', {
    src: url,
    type: 'video/' + url.replace(/^(?:.*\.)(\w+)$/, '$1')
  });
}

getUserMedia({ video: true, audio: true }, function(err, stream) {
  if (err) {
    return console.error('could not capture stream: ', err);
  }

  // attach the stream
  video = attachstream(stream, null, { muted: true });

  // add a video element
  document.body.appendChild(video);

  // add the capture video button
  document.body.appendChild(h('div', h('button', { onclick: captureVid }, 'capture')));
});

```

## Reference

### `snapvid(video, opts?) => string`

Valid options:

- mimeType (default: 'image/jpeg')
- quality (no default)

## License(s)

### ISC

Copyright (c) 2015, Damon Oehlman <damon.oehlman@gmail.com>

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