# UVC Camera interfacing in version 3.2.0

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/194/uvc-camera-interfacing-in-version-3-2-0
Category: General Questions (https://forum.modalai.com/category/2/general-questions)
Posted: 2021-04-12 17:28:48 UTC by Dean Fortier
Replies: 4 · Views: 972

## Dean Fortier · 2021-04-12 17:28:48 UTC

Hi Modalai Team,

I am using a UVC camera and following the [UVC streaming guide](https://docs.modalai.com/uvc-streaming/) with VOXL version 3.2.0 and do not have `ffmpeg` installed by default and the link to download the [ffmpeg ipk](http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/dev/ffmpeg_4.2.2_r1_8x96_202006301746.ipk) is broken. What is the recommended path forward for using a UVC camera? Should I use [voxl-docker-ffmpeg](https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/voxl-docker-images/voxl-docker-ffmpeg), build [voxl-ffmpeg](https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/other/voxl-ffmpeg), or something else?

Thanks

Also here is my current `voxl-version`:
```shell
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system-image:    ModalAI 3.2.0 BUILDER: ekatzfey BUILD_TIME: 2021-02-05_19:54
kernel:          #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 5 20:03:22 UTC 2021 3.18.71-perf
factory-bundle:  1.0.1 (Yocto installation)
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architecture:    aarch64
processor:       apq8096
os:              GNU/Linux
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voxl-suite:
Package: voxl-suite
Version: 0.3.4
Depends: voxl-utils (>= 0.6.0), libmodal_json (>= 0.3.4), libmodal_pipe (>= 1.7.8), librc_math (>= 1.1.4), libvoxl_io (>= 0.5.4), mavlink-camera-manager (>= 0.0.1), opencv (>= 4.5.1), openmp (>= 10.0.1), voxl-camera-server (>= 0.5.6), voxl-dfs-server (>= 0.0.7), voxl-docker-support (>= 1.1.1), voxl-gphoto2 (>= 0.0.5), voxl-hal3-tof-cam-ros (>= 0.0.5), voxl-imu-server (>= 0.7.8), voxl-modem (>= 0.11.0), voxl-mpa-tflite-server (>= 0.0.2), voxl-mpa-tools (>= 0.1.6), voxl-nodes (>= 0.1.3), voxl-qvio-server (>= 0.2.1), voxl-rtsp (>= 1.0.3), voxl-streamer (>= 0.2.1), voxl-vision-px4 (>= 0.8.1), voxl-vpn (>= 0.0.3)
Status: install user installed
Section: base
Architecture: all
Maintainer: james@modalai.com
MD5Sum: e1e5bf1a125affe5036099f6ce895bed
Size: 1818
Filename: voxl-suite_0.3.4.ipk
Description: meta-package for voxl-suite stable release
Installed-Time: 13238

Package: voxl-suite
Version: 0.2.0
Depends: docker, imu_app (= 0.0.6), libvoxl_io (= 0.5.2), voxl-cam-manager (= 0.2.2), voxl-docker-support (= 1.1.1), voxl-hal3-tof-cam-ros (= 0.0.2), voxl-modem (= 0.10.0), voxl-nodes (= 0.0.8), voxl-rtsp (= 1.0.2), voxl-utils (= 0.5.2), voxl-vision-px4 (= 0.6.8), voxl_imu (= 0.0.4), voxl-time-sync (= 0.0.1), voxl-vpn (= 0.0.2), librc_math (= 1.1.2), libmodal_pipe (= 1.2.2), modalai-vl (= 0.1.3)
Status: unknown ok not-installed
Section: base
Architecture: armv7a
Maintainer: james@modalai.com
MD5Sum: af706cd3c1ea59f274f2ed9b93141f1d
Size: 870
Filename: voxl-suite_0.2.0.ipk
Description: meta-package to install all of the voxl-suite

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```

## Reply by Arrowtec · 2021-04-13 10:54:11 UTC

@Dean-Fortier personally I use the docker version and it works fine on my end

## Reply by Eric Katzfey (ModalAI staff) · 2021-04-13 14:53:19 UTC

voxl-streamer is the recommended approach. Documentation for that is here: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-streamer/

You can also run ffmpeg in a Docker to access a UVC camera.

## Reply by Dean Fortier · 2021-04-13 21:18:50 UTC

Thank you both

## Reply by Eric Katzfey (ModalAI staff) · 2021-04-14 01:10:08 UTC

gstreamer in a Docker also works