# ETC usb video camera

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-usb-video-camera/4420>\
**Category:** ETC\
**Created:** [June 9, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-usb-video-camera/4420 "2019-06-09T15:29:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Powlow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/powlow/32/3798_2.png) [@Powlow](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Powlow)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-usb-video-camera/4420/1 "2019-06-09T15:29:44Z")

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Hi, I am about to purchase an ETC and was wondering if it’s technically possible to use a class compliant usb video camera/web cam and have a mode that manipulates that in real-time. Has anyone tried or thought of this? Any suggestions for class compliant video cameras/web cams?

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**Author:** ![fanwander](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/fanwander/32/5076_2.png) [@fanwander](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/fanwander)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-usb-video-camera/4420/2 "2019-06-09T21:24:21Z")

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No, it won’t be possible. The ETCs processor and RAM capabilities are not powerful enough for real video handling. I like to call the ETC a synthesizer for graphics animation. To call the ETC a video synthesizer would raise false expectations.

You may do some video like stuff with split animated gifs (see [Using Giphy Stickers to create animation](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/using-giphy-stickers-to-create-animation/3645/6))

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**Author:** ![Powlow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/powlow/32/3798_2.png) [@Powlow](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Powlow)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-usb-video-camera/4420/3 "2019-06-16T19:10:52Z")

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Thanks for the clarification, good to know and thanks for the gif link. I’ll give it all a try but I’m interested in the ETC because of its simplicity so definitely not a deal breaker.