diff --git a/pkg/streamd/image_data_provider.go b/pkg/streamd/image_data_provider.go
index 336036f..28b7089 100644
--- a/pkg/streamd/image_data_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/streamd/image_data_provider.go
@@ -8,40 +8,53 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/recoder"
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/streamd/config"
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/streamtypes"
+	"github.com/xaionaro-go/xsync"
 )
 
 type imageDataProvider struct {
-	OBSServer obs_grpc.OBSServer
-	OBSState  *OBSState
+	StreamD                *StreamD
+	OBSServer              obs_grpc.OBSServer
+	StreamImageTakerLocker xsync.Mutex
+	StreamImageTakes       map[streamtypes.StreamID]*streamImageTaker
 }
 
 var _ config.ImageDataProvider = (*imageDataProvider)(nil)
 
 func newImageDataProvider(
+	streamD *StreamD,
 	obsServer obs_grpc.OBSServer,
-	obsState *OBSState,
 ) *imageDataProvider {
 	return &imageDataProvider{
+		StreamD:   streamD,
 		OBSServer: obsServer,
-		OBSState:  obsState,
 	}
 }
 
-func (img *imageDataProvider) GetOBSServer(
+func (p *imageDataProvider) GetOBSServer(
 	ctx context.Context,
 ) (obs_grpc.OBSServer, error) {
-	return img.OBSServer, nil
+	return p.OBSServer, nil
 }
 
-func (img *imageDataProvider) GetOBSState(
+func (p *imageDataProvider) GetOBSState(
 	ctx context.Context,
 ) (*streamtypes.OBSState, error) {
-	return img.OBSState, nil
+	return &p.StreamD.OBSState, nil
 }
 
-func (img *imageDataProvider) GetCurrentStreamFrame(
+func (p *imageDataProvider) GetCurrentStreamFrame(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	streamID streamtypes.StreamID,
 ) ([]byte, recoder.VideoCodec, error) {
-	return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+	return xsync.DoR3(ctx, &p.StreamImageTakerLocker, func() ([]byte, recoder.VideoCodec, error) {
+		streamImageTaker := p.StreamImageTakes[streamID]
+		if streamImageTaker == nil || !streamImageTaker.Keepalive() {
+			var err error
+			streamImageTaker, err = p.newStreamImageTaker(ctx, streamID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize a stream image taker: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+		return streamImageTaker.GetLastFrame(ctx)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/streamd/image_taker.go b/pkg/streamd/image_taker.go
index 2054421..3f31862 100644
--- a/pkg/streamd/image_taker.go
+++ b/pkg/streamd/image_taker.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (d *StreamD) restartImageTakerNoLock(ctx context.Context) error {
 					return
 				}
 
-				imageDataProvider := newImageDataProvider(obsServer, &d.OBSState)
+				imageDataProvider := newImageDataProvider(d, obsServer)
 
 				for {
 					var (
diff --git a/pkg/streamd/stream_image_taker.go b/pkg/streamd/stream_image_taker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc8ed39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/streamd/stream_image_taker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package streamd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/go-belt/tool/logger"
+	"github.com/xaionaro-go/recoder"
+	"github.com/xaionaro-go/recoder/libav"
+	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/streamserver/types/streamportserver"
+	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/streamtypes"
+)
+
+func (p *imageDataProvider) newStreamImageTaker(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	streamID streamtypes.StreamID,
+) (_ret *streamImageTaker, _err error) {
+	factory := libav.NewRecoderFactory()
+
+	r, err := factory.New(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get a recoder factory: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if _err != nil {
+			r.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	myURL, err := getLocalhostEndpoint(ctx, p.StreamD.StreamServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get an URL to myself: %w", err)
+	}
+	myURL.Path = string(streamID)
+
+	input, err := r.NewInputFromURL(ctx, myURL.String(), "", recoder.InputConfig{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to open URL '%s': %w", myURL.String(), err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if _err != nil {
+			input.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+type streamImageTaker struct {
+}
+
+func (p *streamImageTaker) Keepalive() bool {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (p *streamImageTaker) GetLastFrame(
+	ctx context.Context,
+) ([]byte, recoder.VideoCodec, error) {
+	return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+func getLocalhostEndpoint(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	streamServer streamportserver.GetPortServerser,
+) (_ret *url.URL, _err error) {
+	defer func() { logger.Debugf(ctx, "getLocalhostEndpoint result: %v %v", _ret, _err) }()
+
+	portSrvs, err := streamServer.GetPortServers(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get port servers info: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(portSrvs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		a := &portSrvs[i]
+		b := &portSrvs[j]
+		if a.IsTLS != b.IsTLS {
+			return b.IsTLS
+		}
+		return false
+	})
+	portSrv := portSrvs[0]
+	logger.Debugf(ctx, "getLocalhostEndpoint: chosen portSrv == %#+v", portSrv)
+
+	protoString := portSrv.Type.String()
+	if portSrv.IsTLS {
+		protoString += "s"
+	}
+	urlString := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", protoString, portSrv.ListenAddr)
+	urlParsed, err := url.Parse(urlString)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse '%s': %w", urlString, err)
+	}
+
+	return urlParsed, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/streampanel/dashboard.go b/pkg/streampanel/dashboard.go
index dc13293..12fcb3d 100644
--- a/pkg/streampanel/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/streampanel/dashboard.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func (w *dashboardWindow) startUpdatingNoLock(
 		w.renderStreamStatus(ctx)
 
 		observability.Go(ctx, func() {
-			t := time.NewTicker(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			t := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
 			for {
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
diff --git a/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forward.go b/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forward.go
index e62bf5e..65ac372 100644
--- a/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forward.go
+++ b/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forward.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (fwd *ActiveStreamForwarding) openInputFor(
 	recoderInstance recoder.Recoder,
 	publisher types.Publisher,
 ) (recoder.Input, error) {
-	inputURL, err := fwd.getLocalhostEndpoint(ctx)
+	inputURL, err := fwd.GetLocalhostEndpoint(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get a localhost endpoint: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forwards.go b/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forwards.go
index 3b67cdf..5e8fd02 100644
--- a/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forwards.go
+++ b/pkg/streamserver/streamforward/stream_forwards.go
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ func (s *StreamForwards) findStreamDestinationByID(
 	)
 }
 
-func (s *StreamForwards) getLocalhostEndpoint(ctx context.Context) (_ret *url.URL, _err error) {
-	defer func() { logger.Debugf(ctx, "getLocalhostEndpoint result: %v %v", _ret, _err) }()
+func (s *StreamForwards) GetLocalhostEndpoint(ctx context.Context) (_ret *url.URL, _err error) {
+	defer func() { logger.Debugf(ctx, "GetLocalhostEndpoint result: %v %v", _ret, _err) }()
 
 	portSrvs, err := s.StreamServer.GetPortServers(ctx)
 	if err != nil {