# How to make the computer think Processing is a camera (video capture device)?

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-make-the-computer-think-processing-is-a-camera-video-capture-device/27696
**Category:** Project Guidance
**Created:** [February 10, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-make-the-computer-think-processing-is-a-camera-video-capture-device/27696 "2021-02-10T01:17:35Z")
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### Author: ![villares](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/villares/32/3166_2.png) [@villares](https://discourse.processing.org/u/villares)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-make-the-computer-think-processing-is-a-camera-video-capture-device/27696/7 "2021-02-15T20:35:42Z")

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> [@hamoid](#):
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> I used akvcam I think on ArchLinux.

Wow, that looks wonderful, I’l have a look. I’m not very skilled at Linux, but Manjaro is close to ArchLinux I think, so I might get lucky.

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