diff --git a/src/computervision/ObjectDetection.cpp b/src/computervision/ObjectDetection.cpp
index a975c51..1395183 100644
--- a/src/computervision/ObjectDetection.cpp
+++ b/src/computervision/ObjectDetection.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-
-#include <opencv2/videoio.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/highgui.hpp>
-#include <opencv2/video.hpp>
 
 #include "ObjectDetection.h"
 #include "BackgroundRemover.h"
 #include "SkinDetector.h"
 #include "FaceDetector.h"
 #include "FingerCount.h"
+#include "VideoCapture.h"
 
+using namespace videocapture;
 namespace computervision
 {
-	cv::VideoCapture cap(0);
 
 	cv::Mat img, imgGray, img2, img2Gray, img3, img4;
 
@@ -29,15 +27,10 @@ namespace computervision
 	}
 
 	cv::Mat ObjectDetection::readCamera() {
-		cap.read(img);
+		videocapture::getCap().read(img);
 		return img;
 	}
 
-	cv::VideoCapture ObjectDetection::getCap()
-	{
-		return cap;
-	}
-
 	bool ObjectDetection::detectHand(Mat cameraFrame)
 	{
 		Mat inputFrame = generateHandMaskSquare(cameraFrame);
@@ -81,8 +74,8 @@ namespace computervision
 
 	void ObjectDetection::calculateDifference()
 	{
-		cap.read(img);
-		cap.read(img2);
+		videocapture::getCap().read(img);
+		videocapture::getCap().read(img2);
 
 		cv::cvtColor(img, imgGray, cv::COLOR_RGBA2GRAY);
 		cv::cvtColor(img2, img2Gray, cv::COLOR_RGBA2GRAY);
diff --git a/src/computervision/VideoCapture.cpp b/src/computervision/VideoCapture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b6184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/computervision/VideoCapture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "VideoCapture.h"
+
+namespace videocapture{
+	static cv::VideoCapture cap(1);
+
+	cv::VideoCapture getCap() {
+		cap.release();
+
+		return cap;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/computervision/VideoCapture.h b/src/computervision/VideoCapture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f5bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/computervision/VideoCapture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <opencv2/videoio.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/highgui.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/video.hpp>
+
+namespace videocapture {
+	cv::VideoCapture getCap();
+}
diff --git a/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.cpp b/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.cpp
index 6b27611..6d0dc29 100644
--- a/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.cpp
+++ b/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "async_arm_detection.h"
 #include "../OpenPoseVideo.h"
 #include <thread>
+#include "../VideoCapture.h"
 
 
 namespace computervision
@@ -16,28 +17,28 @@ namespace computervision
 
 	}
 
-	void AsyncArmDetection::start(std::function<void(std::vector<Point>)> points_ready_func, cv::VideoCapture cap, OpenPoseVideo op)
+	void AsyncArmDetection::start(std::function<void(std::vector<Point>)> points_ready_func, OpenPoseVideo op)
 	{
 
-		auto lambda = [](std::function<void(std::vector<Point>)> f, cv::VideoCapture c, OpenPoseVideo op) {
+		auto lambda = [](std::function<void(std::vector<Point>)> f, OpenPoseVideo op) {
 			std::cout << "STARTING THREAD LAMBDA" << std::endl;
-			cv::VideoCapture cap(0);
 
-			if (!cap.isOpened())
+			if (!videocapture::getCap().isOpened())
 			{
 				std::cout << "error opening video" << std::endl;
+				videocapture::getCap().open(1);
 				return;
 			}
-
+			Mat img;
 			while (true)
 			{
-				Mat img;
-				cap.read(img);
+				videocapture::getCap().read(img);
+				imshow("image", img);
 				op.movementSkeleton(img, f);
 			}
 		};
 
 		std::cout << "starting function" << std::endl;
-		std::thread async_arm_detect_thread(lambda, points_ready_func, cap, op);
+		std::thread async_arm_detect_thread(lambda, points_ready_func, op);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.h b/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.h
index 6d7572a..5d5e11b 100644
--- a/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.h
+++ b/src/computervision/async/async_arm_detection.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace computervision
 		AsyncArmDetection(void);
 
 		
-		void start(std::function<void(std::vector<cv::Point>)>, cv::VideoCapture cap, computervision::OpenPoseVideo op);
+		void start(std::function<void(std::vector<cv::Point>)>, computervision::OpenPoseVideo op);
 	private:
 		void run_arm_detection();
 	};
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a14dd84..f1f98ec 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int main(void)
 	//openPoseVideo.setup();
 
 	computervision::AsyncArmDetection as;
-	as.start(retrieve_points, objDetect.getCap(),openPoseVideo);
+	as.start(retrieve_points, openPoseVideo);
 	
 
 	// Main game loop
diff --git a/wk2_fps.vcxproj b/wk2_fps.vcxproj
index 098b361..269888f 100644
--- a/wk2_fps.vcxproj
+++ b/wk2_fps.vcxproj
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\computervision\SkinDetector.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\computervision\FingerCount.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\computervision\BackgroundRemover.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\computervision\VideoCapture.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\entities\camera.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\entities\entity.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\main.cpp" />
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\computervision\OpenPoseVideo.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\computervision\SkinDetector.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\computervision\ObjectDetection.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="src\computervision\VideoCapture.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\entities\camera.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\entities\entity.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\models\model.h" />
diff --git a/wk2_fps.vcxproj.filters b/wk2_fps.vcxproj.filters
index eda7a9e..9a0bd1a 100644
--- a/wk2_fps.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/wk2_fps.vcxproj.filters
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\computervision\async\async_arm_detection.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="src\computervision\VideoCapture.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="src\entities\Camera.h">
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\computervision\async\async_arm_detection.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="src\computervision\VideoCapture.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Xml Include="res\haarcascade_frontalface_alt.xml" />