Not long ago, someone blogged a test using Flash Media Server to save images from a web cam to a server.

I though this would be possible with ColdFusion.

After digging a bit, I found that there are examples out there on how to do this.

...but being a DYI kind-a-guy, here is my test.

If you mess with my face below, and then click on "Save Image", the image is then sent to a CFC and saved to the server.

After you have made your own "work of art" out of my face, go to http://harrisfamily.net.nz/jpgExample/ to check out the "Wall of Art" :-)

While what I have done here is a concept, you can capture the state of a Flex app and save it to your server with this process, but that would've been a boring demo, and I needed something fun to do!

From this I also learned about Cursor management in Flex and how to use a "DisplacementMapFilter" ( I still have a bit to learn about how the filter actually works tho! )

I will post a follow up blog soon with a simpler example and source code.

Credits:

• Grant Skinner
• Andrew Trice