How to capture streaming video from a user's webcam?

Question

Programming

It is necessary to implement the capture of streaming video from the user's webcam with subsequent storage of the video. The video recording time (its duration) should be limited, there should also be a script in the video recording field.

Answer 1

If it's necessary, then implement it.
How? Of course, breaking the work algorithm into subtasks that are solved separately: searching for cameras, selecting a device, connecting, receiving data from it, saving this data, making additional settings.
There are many ways to implement such a thing (as well as programming languages), for example, here is one msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd145261.aspx

Answer 2

On the web, this is either WebRTC habrahabr.ru/post/163527 or flash, in principle, by implementing both you will cover almost the entire range of clients