diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 83a827b184..61ccc72d64 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ project(${TARGET_NAME})
 
 # setup for find modules
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/modules/")
-set(LODEPNG_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/LodePNG)
 set(LIBOVR_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/LibOVR)
 set(PORTAUDIO_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/PortAudio)
+set(OPENCV_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/OpenCV)
 
 if (APPLE)
   set(GL_HEADERS "#include <GLUT/glut.h>\n#include <OpenGL/glext.h>")
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ link_hifi_library(audio ${TARGET_NAME} ${ROOT_DIR})
 
 # find required libraries
 find_package(GLM REQUIRED)
-find_package(LodePNG REQUIRED)
 find_package(LibOVR)
+find_package(OpenCV)
 
 # include headers for interface and InterfaceConfig.
 include_directories(
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ include_directories(
 include_directories(
   SYSTEM
   ${GLM_INCLUDE_DIRS} 
-  ${LODEPNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   ${LIBOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  ${OPENCV_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${QT_LIBRARIES} ${OPENCV_LIBRARIES})
 
 if (APPLE)
     # link in required OS X frameworks and include the right GL headers
@@ -141,12 +141,9 @@ if (WIN32)
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/glut/Release/glew32.lib
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/glut/Release/freeglut.lib
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/glut/Release/pthread_lib.lib
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/glut/Release/lodepng.lib
         wsock32.lib
     )
 else (WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${LODEPNG_LIBRARIES})
-
   # link the PortAudio library
   find_package(PortAudio REQUIRED)
   include_directories(${PORTAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 1d50b5065f..a0b1db78a6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "Stars.h"
 #include "ViewFrustum.h"
 #include "VoxelSystem.h"
+#include "Webcam.h"
 #include "ui/ChatEntry.h"
 
 class QAction;
@@ -249,6 +250,8 @@ private:
     
     Transmitter _myTransmitter;        // Gets UDP data from transmitter app used to animate the avatar
     
+    Webcam _webcam;                    // The webcam interface
+    
     Camera _myCamera;                  // My view onto the world
     Camera _viewFrustumOffsetCamera;   // The camera we use to sometimes show the view frustum from an offset mode
     
diff --git a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
index 8a1f1a67ce..d659a5efdb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <glm/gtx/quaternion.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtx/vector_angle.hpp>
 #include <vector>
-#include <lodepng.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 #include "world.h"
 #include "Application.h"