Convert URL to screenshot (script).

Question

There is the URL of page on the Internet. I need to get a screenshot of this page (no matter in which browser).

I need a script (PHP, Python (even Django framework)) that receives the URL (string) and output screenshot-file at the exit (file gif, png, jpg).

UPD:

I need dynamically create a page where opposite to URL will be placed screenshot of the page with the same URL.

Answer 1

Why do you need a script when you can use a service from another site?
Check for example what I am using: WebSnapr http://www.websnapr.com/
Or check http://www.google.ro/search?ie=UTF-8&q=website+thumbnail if something else fits your request.

Answer 2

You can use, as I do, the shotbox API

It's in french, but still, quickly:

• Use h t t p://add.shotbot.net/k=key/url where key is your API key and url... the page you want as a screenshot
• Use h t t p://static.shotbot.net/md5url/format.jpg or h t t p://cache.shotbot.net/s=format/url where format can be 80 (80x60), 92 (92x69), 120 (ascreen 120x90), 160 (160x120), 240 (240x180), 320 (320x240), 1024 (1024x768)

To get your API key : http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shotbot.net%2Fcreer-un-compte-webmaster.php