diff --git a/escapi.py b/escapi.py
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index 0000000..bdda37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/escapi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""
+A simple python wrapper around escapi
+
+Usage:
+
+from camera import Device
+
+device = Deveice.connect(0, 500, 500)
+image = device.get_image()
+"""
+
+import os
+import platform
+import sys
+from ctypes import *
+from PIL import Image
+import numpy as np
+import cv2
+
+def resolve(name):
+    f = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), name)
+    return f
+
+
+class CAPTURE_PROPETIES:
+    CAPTURE_BRIGHTNESS = 1,
+    CAPTURE_CONTRAST = 2,
+    CAPTURE_HUE = 3,
+    CAPTURE_SATURATION = 4,
+    CAPTURE_SHARPNESS = 5,
+    CAPTURE_GAMMA = 6,
+    CAPTURE_COLORENABLE = 7,
+    CAPTURE_WHITEBALANCE = 8,
+    CAPTURE_BACKLIGHTCOMPENSATION = 9,
+    CAPTURE_GAIN = 10,
+    CAPTURE_PAN = 11,
+    CAPTURE_TILT = 12,
+    CAPTURE_ROLL = 13,
+    CAPTURE_ZOOM = 14,
+    CAPTURE_EXPOSURE = 15,
+    CAPTURE_IRIS = 16,
+    CAPTURE_FOCUS = 17,
+    CAPTURE_PROP_MAX = 18,
+
+
+class SimpleCapParms(Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("buffer", POINTER(c_int)),
+        ("width", c_int),
+        ("height", c_int),
+        ("fps", c_int),
+    ]
+
+
+lib = None
+
+
+def init():
+    global lib
+    if platform.architecture()[0] == '32bit':
+        dll_path = resolve(os.path.join("escapi", "escapi_x86.dll"))
+        lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(dll_path)
+    else:
+        dll_path = resolve(os.path.join("escapi", "escapi_x64.dll"))
+        lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(dll_path)
+    if lib is None or lib.ESCAPIVersion() != 0xfff001:
+        print("Invalid ESCAPI DLL found.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    lib.initCapture.argtypes = [c_int, POINTER(SimpleCapParms)]
+    lib.initCapture.restype = c_int
+    lib.initCOM()
+
+def count_capture_devices():
+    return lib.countCaptureDevices()
+
+def device_name(device):
+    """
+    Get the device name for the given device
+    :param device: The number of the device
+    :return: The name of the device
+    """
+    namearry = (c_char * 256)()
+    lib.getCaptureDeviceName(device, namearry, 256)
+    camearaname = namearry.value
+    return camearaname
+
+def init_camera(device, width, height, fps):
+    global devices
+    array = (width * height * c_int)()
+    options = SimpleCapParms()
+    options.width = width
+    options.height = height
+    options.fps = fps
+    options.buffer = array
+    lib.initCapture(device, byref(options))
+    return array
+
+def do_capture(device):
+    lib.doCapture(device)
+
+def is_capture_done(device):
+    return lib.isCaptureDone(device)
+
+def read(device, width, height, array):
+    if is_capture_done(device):
+        img = Image.frombuffer('RGBA', (width, height), array, 'raw', 'BGRA', 0, 1)
+        img = np.array(img)
+        img = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_RGBA2BGR);
+        return img
+    else:
+        return None
+
+def get_image(device, width, height, array):
+    lib.doCapture(device)
+
+    while lib.isCaptureDone(device) == 0:
+        pass
+
+    img = Image.frombuffer('RGBA', (width, height), array, 'raw', 'BGRA', 0, 0)
+    img = np.array(img)
+    img = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_RGB2BGR);
+    return img
+
+def deinit_camera(device):
+    lib.deinitCapture(device)
diff --git a/escapi/escapi_x64.dll b/escapi/escapi_x64.dll
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diff --git a/escapi/escapi_x86.dll b/escapi/escapi_x86.dll
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index 0000000..e6e9a07
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diff --git a/input_reader.py b/input_reader.py
index b08598d..42b1420 100644
--- a/input_reader.py
+++ b/input_reader.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import sys
 import os
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
+import escapi
 import dshowcapture
+import time
+import traceback
 
 class VideoReader():
-    def __init__(self, capture):
-        if os.name == 'nt':
+    def __init__(self, capture, camera=False):
+        if os.name == 'nt' and camera:
             self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture(capture, cv2.CAP_DSHOW)
         else:
             self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture(capture)
@@ -23,40 +26,70 @@ class VideoReader():
     def close(self):
         self.cap.release()
 
-class CameraReader(VideoReader):
+class EscapiReader(VideoReader):
+    def __init__(self, capture, width, height, fps):
+        self.device = None
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+        self.fps = fps
+        self.device = capture
+        self.buffer = escapi.init_camera(self.device, self.width, self.height, self.fps)
+        escapi.do_capture(self.device)
+    def is_open(self):
+        return True
+    def is_ready(self):
+        return escapi.is_capture_done(self.device)
+    def read(self):
+        if escapi.is_capture_done(self.device):
+            image = escapi.read(self.device, self.width, self.height, self.buffer)
+            escapi.do_capture(self.device)
+            return True, image
+        else:
+            return False, None
+    def close(self):
+        escapi.deinit_camera(self.device)
+
+class DShowCaptureReader(VideoReader):
     def __init__(self, capture, width, height, fps, use_dshowcapture=True):
         self.device = None
         self.width = width
         self.height = height
         self.fps = fps
-        if os.name == 'nt' and use_dshowcapture:
-            self.device = dshowcapture.DShowCapture()
-            self.device.capture_device(capture, self.width, self.height, self.fps)
-        else:
-            super(CameraReader, self).__init__(capture)
-            self.cap.set(3, width)
-            self.cap.set(4, height)
+        self.device = dshowcapture.DShowCapture()
+        self.device.get_devices()
+        self.device_name = self.device.get_device(capture)
+        self.device.capture_device(capture, self.width, self.height, self.fps)
+        self.timeout = 1000
     def is_open(self):
-        if self.device is None:
-            return super(CameraReader, self).is_open()
         return self.device.capturing()
     def is_ready(self):
-        if self.device is None:
-            return super(CameraReader, self).is_ready()
         return self.device.capturing()
     def read(self):
-        if self.device is None:
-            return super(CameraReader, self).read()
-        img = self.device.get_frame(1000)
+        img = self.device.get_frame(self.timeout)
         if img is None:
             return False, None
         else:
             return True, img
     def close(self):
-        if self.device is None:
-            super(CameraReader, self).close()
-        else:
-            self.device.destroy_capture()
+        self.device.destroy_capture()
+
+class OpenCVReader(VideoReader):
+    def __init__(self, capture, width, height, fps):
+        self.device = None
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
+        self.fps = fps
+        super(OpenCVReader, self).__init__(capture, camera=True)
+        self.cap.set(3, width)
+        self.cap.set(4, height)
+    def is_open(self):
+        return super(OpenCVReader, self).is_open()
+    def is_ready(self):
+        return super(OpenCVReader, self).is_ready()
+    def read(self):
+        return super(OpenCVReader, self).read()
+    def close(self):
+        super(OpenCVReader, self).close()
 
 class RawReader:
     def __init__(self, width, height):
@@ -90,6 +123,24 @@ def try_int(s):
     except:
         return None
 
+def test_reader(reader):
+    try:
+        for i in range(30):
+            if not reader.is_ready():
+                time.sleep(0.02)
+            ret, frame = reader.read()
+            if not ret:
+                print("Not ret")
+                return False
+        if reader.is_open():
+            return True
+        print("Fail")
+        return False
+    except:
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        print("Except")
+        return False
+
 class InputReader():
     def __init__(self, capture, raw_rgb, width, height, fps, use_dshowcapture=False):
         self.reader = None
@@ -99,7 +150,47 @@ class InputReader():
             elif os.path.exists(capture):
                 self.reader = VideoReader(capture)
             elif capture == str(try_int(capture)):
-                self.reader = CameraReader(int(capture), width, height, fps, use_dshowcapture=use_dshowcapture)
+                if os.name == 'nt':
+                    # Try with DShowCapture
+                    good = True
+                    name = ""
+                    try:
+                        if use_dshowcapture:
+                            self.reader = DShowCaptureReader(int(capture), width, height, fps)
+                            name = self.reader.device_name
+                            good = test_reader(self.reader)
+                        else:
+                            good = False
+                    except:
+                        good = False
+                    if good:
+                        return
+                    # Try with Escapi
+                    good = True
+                    try:
+                        print(f"DShowCapture failed. Falling back to escapi for device {name}.", file=sys.stderr)
+                        escapi.init()
+                        devices = escapi.count_capture_devices()
+                        found = None
+                        for i in range(devices):
+                            escapi_name = str(escapi.device_name(i).decode('utf8'))
+                            if name == escapi_name:
+                                found = i
+                        if found is None:
+                            good = False
+                        else:
+                            print(f"Found device {name} as {i}.", file=sys.stderr)
+                            self.reader = EscapiReader(found, width, height, fps)
+                            good = test_reader(self.reader)
+                    except:
+                        good = False
+                    if good:
+                        return
+                    # Try with OpenCV
+                    print(f"Escapi failed. Falling back to OpenCV. If this fails, please change your camera settings.", file=sys.stderr)
+                    self.reader = OpenCVReader(int(capture), width, height, fps)
+                else:
+                    self.reader = OpenCVReader(int(capture), width, height, fps)
         except Exception as e:
             print("Error: " + str(e))
 
diff --git a/make_exe.bat b/make_exe.bat
index 4535931..667c5a3 100644
--- a/make_exe.bat
+++ b/make_exe.bat
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 REM pyinstaller --onefile ^
 REM     --add-binary dshowcapture/dshowcapture_x86.dll;. ^
 REM     --add-binary dshowcapture/dshowcapture_x64.dll;. ^
+REM     --add-binary escapi/escapi_x86.dll;. ^
+REM     --add-binary escapi/escapi_x64.dll;. ^
 REM     facetracker.py
 
 pyinstaller --onedir ^
     --add-binary dshowcapture/dshowcapture_x86.dll;. ^
     --add-binary dshowcapture/dshowcapture_x64.dll;. ^
+    --add-binary escapi/escapi_x86.dll;. ^
+    --add-binary escapi/escapi_x64.dll;. ^
     facetracker.py
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