diff --git a/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/java/eu/asterics/component/sensor/XfacetrackerLK/XFacetrackerLKInstance.java b/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/java/eu/asterics/component/sensor/XfacetrackerLK/XFacetrackerLKInstance.java
index 6aee738d1..8707e64fa 100644
--- a/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/java/eu/asterics/component/sensor/XfacetrackerLK/XFacetrackerLKInstance.java
+++ b/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/java/eu/asterics/component/sensor/XfacetrackerLK/XFacetrackerLKInstance.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public class XFacetrackerLKInstance extends AbstractRuntimeComponentInstance imp
     private Integer propFrameRate = 0;
     private boolean propDisplayGUI = true;
     private boolean propEnableOverlaySettings = true;
+    private Integer propResizeHeight = 120;
 
     private String instanceId = "XFacetrackerLK";
 
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ public Object getRuntimePropertyValue(String propertyName) {
             return propFrameRate;
         } else if ("enableOverlaySettings".equalsIgnoreCase(propertyName)) {
             return propEnableOverlaySettings;
+        } else if ("resizeHeight".equalsIgnoreCase(propertyName)) {
+            return propResizeHeight;
         }
 
         return "";
@@ -279,6 +282,13 @@ public Object setRuntimePropertyValue(String propertyName, Object newValue) {
                 propEnableOverlaySettings = false;
             }
             return oldValue;
+        } else if ("resizeHeight".equalsIgnoreCase(propertyName)) {
+            oldValue = propResizeHeight;
+            propResizeHeight = 120;
+            try {
+                propResizeHeight = Integer.parseInt((String) newValue);
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            }
         }
 
         if (wasRunning) {
@@ -827,7 +837,7 @@ public void drawPoints(IplImage img, CvPoint2D32f corners) {
     public CvPoint2D32f findFeatures(IplImage imgA) {
 
         try {
-            faceRect = faceDetection.detectFace(imgA);
+            faceRect = faceDetection.detectFace(imgA,propResizeHeight);
             if (faceRect != null) {
                 System.out.println("\nFound face at: " + faceRect);
 
diff --git a/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/resources/bundle_descriptor.xml b/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/resources/bundle_descriptor.xml
index 3d8cdda6f..43667ed15 100644
--- a/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/resources/bundle_descriptor.xml
+++ b/ARE/components/sensor.XfacetrackerLK/src/main/resources/bundle_descriptor.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@
             <property name="enableOverlaySettings"
                       type="boolean"
                       value="true"                      
-                      description="if selected, the video frame shows the current frame rate and device name as overlayed text."/>                      
+                      description="if selected, the video frame shows the current frame rate and device name as overlayed text."/>
+            <!-- <property name="resizeHeight"
+                      type="integer"
+                      value="120"
+                      description="The frame height for to be used for face detection. On slow platforms, decrease value, otherwise leave it."/>                         -->
                       <!-- 
             <property name="cameraDisplayUpdate"
                       type="integer"
diff --git a/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/are/BundleManager.java b/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/are/BundleManager.java
index 937b02052..16fee5745 100644
--- a/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/are/BundleManager.java
+++ b/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/are/BundleManager.java
@@ -14,14 +14,7 @@
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Hex;
@@ -731,6 +724,9 @@ public void installServices() {
             return;
         }
 
+        OSUtils.getArchBaseString();
+        OSUtils.getBitness();
+
         String path;
         Bundle bundle = null;
 
@@ -751,6 +747,11 @@ public void installServices() {
                     if (path.startsWith("#") || path.isEmpty() || !path.endsWith(".jar")) {
                         continue;
                     }
+                    
+                    //Trying to load architecture specific service file.
+                    path=getPlatformSpecificJarName(path);
+                    logger.fine("Using platform-specific pathname: "+path);      
+
                     try {
                         URI jarURI = ResourceRegistry.getInstance().getResource(path, RES_TYPE.JAR);
                         // bundle=installSingle(jarURI);
@@ -773,6 +774,40 @@ public void installServices() {
         notifyAREEventListeners(AREEvent.POST_BUNDLES_EVENT);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a platform-specific pathname, if the tested jar exists.
+     * The tests are done in the following order:
+     * <basename>-<arch>_<bitness>.jar
+     * <basename>-<arch>.jar
+     * <basename>.jar
+     * 
+     * @param path
+     * @return
+     */
+    private String getPlatformSpecificJarName(String path) {        
+        String[] pathElems=path.split(".jar");
+        // logger.fine("path: "+path+", pathElems: "+Arrays.toString(pathElems));
+        if(pathElems.length == 1) {
+            try{
+                String testJarName=pathElems[0]+"-"+OSUtils.getArchBaseString()+"_"+OSUtils.getBitness()+".jar";
+                // logger.fine("Checking for existence of <"+testJarName+">");
+                if(ResourceRegistry.getInstance().resourceExists(ResourceRegistry.getInstance().getResource(testJarName,RES_TYPE.JAR))) {
+                    return testJarName;
+                } 
+
+                testJarName=pathElems[0]+"-"+OSUtils.getArchBaseString()+".jar";
+                // logger.fine("Checking for existence of <"+testJarName+">");
+                if(ResourceRegistry.getInstance().resourceExists(ResourceRegistry.getInstance().getResource(testJarName,RES_TYPE.JAR))) {
+                    return testJarName;
+                }
+            } catch(Exception e) {
+                logger.fine("Could not check pathname of resource: "+e.getMessage());
+            }            
+        }
+        //otherwise return the given path name.
+        return path;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Actually generates the loader_componentlist.ini file, which is actually a cache and maps Asterics components to the associated component jar. This is
      * necessary because, unlike in OSGi normally, there is no 1:1 mapping between a component and the jar name. In Asterics a several components may be bundled
diff --git a/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/utils/OSUtils.java b/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/utils/OSUtils.java
index 9e896d0d3..ec5bb1520 100644
--- a/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/utils/OSUtils.java
+++ b/ARE/middleware/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/utils/OSUtils.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public class OSUtils {
         AREProperties.instance.setDefaultPropertyValue(ARE_OPEN_URL_CMD_KEY_PREFIX + LINUX, "xdg-open", "Default Linux command to start a browser.");
         AREProperties.instance.setDefaultPropertyValue(ARE_OPEN_URL_CMD_KEY_PREFIX + WINDOWS, "explorer", "Default Windows command to start a browser.");
         AREProperties.instance.setDefaultPropertyValue(ARE_OPEN_URL_CMD_KEY_PREFIX + MACOSX, "open", "Default Mac OSX command to start a browser.");
+
+        logger.fine("sun.arch.data.model: "+System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model"));
+        logger.fine("os.arch: "+System.getProperty("os.arch"));
+        logger.fine("Architecture String: "+OSUtils.getArchString());
+        logger.fine("Architecture Base String: "+OSUtils.getArchBaseString());
     }
 
     public static enum OS_NAMES {
@@ -114,6 +119,43 @@ public static String getOsName() {
         return "unknown";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the CPU architecture string. AMD64 will be mapped to x86_64.
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static String getArchString() {
+        String archString=System.getProperty("os.arch");
+
+        if(archString.equalsIgnoreCase("amd64")) {
+            archString="x86_64";
+        }
+        return archString;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the CPU architecture base string. Should be arm or x86 or ppc?.
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static String getArchBaseString() {
+        String archBaseString=getArchString();
+        if(archBaseString.startsWith("x86")) {
+            archBaseString="x86";
+        }
+
+        return archBaseString;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the CPU bitness: 32 or 64.
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static String getBitness() {
+        return System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model");
+    }    
+
     /**
      * Starts the given application using its applicationPath, arguments and workingDirectory but only if the current platform equals to executeOnPlatform or if
      * executeOnPlatform equals to {@link OS_NAMES#ALL}.
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/build.xml b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/build.xml
index 9c031ef83..420e2aa76 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/build.xml
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/build.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<property name="services" location="../../services"/>
 	<property name="resources" location="src/main/resources"/>
 	<property name="javacv.dest" location="javacv/"/>
-	<property name="javacv.version" value="1.5.2"/>
+	<property name="javacv.version" value="1.5"/>
 	<!-- don't forget to also update the MANIFEST file!! -->
 	
 	<property name="jar.os.name.windows" value="windows"/>
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@
 			<arg value="-f"/>
 			<arg value="javacv-windows.bnd"/>
 		</java>
+		<java jar="${biz.aQute:bnd:jar}" fork="true">
+			<arg value="bnd"/>
+			<arg value="-f"/>
+			<arg value="javacv-windows-x86_64.bnd"/>
+		</java>		
 	</target>
 	<!-- a linux-only version with opencv, libfreenect -->
 	<target name="do-merge-jars-linux" description="Generate a merged javacv OSGI-bundle with linux-only jars" unless="javacv.linux.exists">
@@ -151,6 +156,11 @@
 			<arg value="-f"/>
 			<arg value="javacv-linux.bnd"/>
 		</java>
+		<java jar="${biz.aQute:bnd:jar}" fork="true">
+			<arg value="bnd"/>
+			<arg value="-f"/>
+			<arg value="javacv-linux-arm.bnd"/>
+		</java>		
 	</target>
 	<!-- a macosx-only version with opencv, libfreenect -->
 	<target name="do-merge-jars-macosx" description="Generate a merged javacv OSGI-bundle with macosx-only jars" unless="javacv.macosx.exists">
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux-arm.bnd b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux-arm.bnd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3ff4d756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux-arm.bnd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+version=1.5
+opencv-ver=4.0.1
+src=./javacv
+pkg=org/bytedeco
+-includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-arm64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-arm64.jar
+-exportcontents: org.bytedeco
+-output: ../javacv-${version}-basic-linux-arm.jar
+Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-x86.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-arm64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-arm64.jar
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Created-By: bnd
+Built-By: deinhofer
+Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
+Bundle-Name: asterics-services.javacv
+Bundle-SymbolicName: org.bytedeco.javacv
+Bundle-Version: ${version}
+Export-Package: org.bytedeco.java*, org.bytedeco.opencv.opencv_*, org.bytedeco.*.global.*
+Import-Package: *;resolution:=optional
+DynamicImport-Package: 
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux.bnd b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux.bnd
index 1a0a37066..793f376da 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux.bnd
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-linux.bnd
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-version=1.5.2
+version=1.5
+opencv-ver=4.0.1
 src=./javacv
 pkg=org/bytedeco
--includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-arm64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-platform-4.1.2-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-arm64.jar
+-includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar
 -exportcontents: org.bytedeco
 -output: ../javacv-${version}-basic-linux.jar
-Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-x86.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-arm64.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, opencv-platform-4.1.2-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-arm64.jar
+Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-x86.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-arm64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-x86_64.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-armhf.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-linux-arm64.jar
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Created-By: bnd
 Built-By: deinhofer
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-macosx.bnd b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-macosx.bnd
index d381217cf..93b57eee7 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-macosx.bnd
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-macosx.bnd
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-version=1.5.2
+version=1.5
+opencv-ver=4.0.1
 src=./javacv
 pkg=org/bytedeco
--includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-platform-4.1.2-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar
+-includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar
 -exportcontents: org.bytedeco
 -output: ../javacv-${version}-basic-macosx.jar
-Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, opencv-platform-4.1.2-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar
+Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-macosx-x86_64.jar
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Created-By: bnd
 Built-By: deinhofer
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows-x86_64.bnd b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows-x86_64.bnd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3bc94ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows-x86_64.bnd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+version=1.5
+opencv-ver=4.0.1
+src=./javacv
+pkg=org/bytedeco
+-includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput-platform/0.200-${version}/videoinput-platform-0.200-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar
+-exportcontents: org.bytedeco
+-output: ../javacv-${version}-basic-windows-x86_64.jar
+Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-windows-x86.jar, opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}.jar, videoinput-platform-0.200-${version}.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86.jar
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Created-By: bnd
+Built-By: deinhofer
+Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
+Bundle-Name: asterics-services.javacv
+Bundle-SymbolicName: org.bytedeco.javacv
+Bundle-Version: ${version}
+Export-Package: org.bytedeco.java*, org.bytedeco.opencv.opencv_*, org.bytedeco.*.global.*
+Import-Package: *;resolution:=optional
+DynamicImport-Package: 
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows.bnd b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows.bnd
index aa1a7f1b6..92ba293c9 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows.bnd
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/javacv-windows.bnd
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-version=1.5.2
+version=1.5
+opencv-ver=4.0.1
 src=./javacv
 pkg=org/bytedeco
--includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-4.1.2-${version}-windows-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/4.1.2-${version}/opencv-platform-4.1.2-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput-platform/0.200-${version}/videoinput-platform-0.200-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86.jar
+-includeresource: ${src}/${pkg}/javacv/${version}/javacv-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacv-platform/${version}/javacv-platform-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/javacpp/${version}/javacpp-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-windows-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/opencv-platform/${opencv-ver}-${version}/opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas-platform/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/openblas/0.3.7-${version}/openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput-platform/0.200-${version}/videoinput-platform-0.200-${version}.jar, ${src}/${pkg}/videoinput/0.200-${version}/videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86.jar
 -exportcontents: org.bytedeco
 -output: ../javacv-${version}-basic-windows.jar
-Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, opencv-4.1.2-${version}-windows-x86.jar, opencv-platform-4.1.2-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}.jar, videoinput-platform-0.200-${version}.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86.jar
+Bundle-ClassPath: ., javacv-${version}.jar, javacv-platform-${version}.jar, javacpp-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, opencv-${opencv-ver}-${version}-windows-x86.jar, opencv-platform-${opencv-ver}-${version}.jar, openblas-platform-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86.jar, openblas-0.3.7-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}.jar, videoinput-platform-0.200-${version}.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86_64.jar, videoinput-0.200-${version}-windows-x86.jar
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Created-By: bnd
 Built-By: deinhofer
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/pom.xml b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/pom.xml
index 18fdc0c85..04bdb368f 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/pom.xml
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.bytedeco.javacv</groupId>
     <artifactId>demo</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5</version>
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bytedeco</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacv-platform</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.2</version>
+            <version>1.5</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 	<build>
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/FaceDetection.java b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/FaceDetection.java
index f85c0e2d0..8adc332d3 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/FaceDetection.java
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/FaceDetection.java
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ public class FaceDetection {
     String classifierName = "data/service.computervision/haarcascade_frontalface_alt.xml";
     CascadeClassifier classifier = null;
     
-    //Resize image to height of 75 to speed up face detection tremendously!
-    private static final int RESIZE_HEIGHT = 75;
+    //Resize image to height of 120 to speed up face detection tremendously!
+    private static final int RESIZE_HEIGHT = 120;
     
     // Objects allocated with a create*() or clone() factory method are
     // automatically released
@@ -90,12 +90,23 @@ public FaceDetection() {
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public CvRect detectFace(IplImage grayImage) throws Exception {
+        return detectFace(grayImage,RESIZE_HEIGHT);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Detect the biggest face in given grayscale image.
+     * 
+     * @param grayImage
+     * @return
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public CvRect detectFace(IplImage grayImage, int resizeHeight) throws Exception {
         // We already expect getting a grayscale image.
         Mat grayFrame=cvarrToMat(grayImage);
         
         //Resize frame to speed up face detection tremendously.
-        //Thanks to learnopencv and Satya Mallick for this trick!!
-        float RESIZE_SCALE=grayImage.height()/RESIZE_HEIGHT;
+        //Thanks to learnopencv and Satya Mallick for this trick!!        
+        float RESIZE_SCALE=grayImage.height()/resizeHeight;        
         Mat smallFrame=new Mat();
         resize(grayFrame, smallFrame,new Size(),1.0/RESIZE_SCALE,1.0/RESIZE_SCALE,CV_INTER_AREA);
         
@@ -126,10 +137,10 @@ public CvRect detectFace(IplImage grayImage) throws Exception {
         if (total > 0) {
 
             Rect faceRect = faces.get(0);
-            if ((faceRect.width()*RESIZE_SCALE) > MIN_FACE_WIDTH && (faceRect.height()*RESIZE_SCALE) > MIN_FACE_HEIGHT) {
+            // if ((faceRect.width()*RESIZE_SCALE) > MIN_FACE_WIDTH && (faceRect.height()*RESIZE_SCALE) > MIN_FACE_HEIGHT) {
             	int x = (int)(faceRect.x()*RESIZE_SCALE), y = (int)(faceRect.y()*RESIZE_SCALE), w = (int)(faceRect.width()*RESIZE_SCALE), h = (int)(faceRect.height()*RESIZE_SCALE);
                 return new CvRect(x,y,w,h);
-            }
+            // }
             // System.out.println("ignoring face with width:
             // "+faceRect.width());
         }
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/SharedFrameGrabber.java b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/SharedFrameGrabber.java
index ff2cd6348..438a97d6b 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/SharedFrameGrabber.java
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/java/eu/asterics/mw/computervision/SharedFrameGrabber.java
@@ -648,7 +648,8 @@ public void run() {
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-                logger.warning("Could not start frame grabbing with grabber: "+grabber+", reason: "+e.getMessage());
+                logger.fine("Could not start frame grabbing with grabber: "+grabber+", reason: "+e.getMessage());
+                AstericsErrorHandling.instance.reportError(null,"Could not open camera device <"+deviceKey+">\nReason: "+e.getMessage());
             } finally {
                 if(grabber!=null) {
                     // Grabbing can be safely stopped now
diff --git a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 7faaf480a..a572a5499 100644
--- a/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/ARE/services/ComputerVision/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: eu.asterics.mw.computervision
 Bundle-Version: 0.2.0
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
 Export-Package: eu.asterics.mw.computervision
-Require-Bundle: org.bytedeco.javacv;bundle-version=1.5.2
+Require-Bundle: org.bytedeco.javacv;bundle-version=1.5
 DynamicImport-Package: *
diff --git a/bin/ARE/profile/services-linux.ini b/bin/ARE/profile/services-linux.ini
index 8e0e49bcf..40189379e 100644
--- a/bin/ARE/profile/services-linux.ini
+++ b/bin/ARE/profile/services-linux.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ asterics.mw.systemstatechange.jar
 asterics.mw.cimcommunication.jar
 
 #Provides crossplatform computervision and framegrabbing libraries (opencv, libfreenect,...)
-javacv-1.5.2-basic-linux.jar
+javacv-1.5-basic-linux.jar
 #Provides a wrapper for camera initialization within AsTeRICS, depends on javacv service
 asterics.mw.computervision.jar
diff --git a/bin/ARE/profile/services-macosx.ini b/bin/ARE/profile/services-macosx.ini
index 637a19f43..1519aa1ab 100644
--- a/bin/ARE/profile/services-macosx.ini
+++ b/bin/ARE/profile/services-macosx.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ asterics.mw.systemstatechange.jar
 asterics.mw.cimcommunication.jar
 
 #Provides crossplatform computervision and framegrabbing libraries (opencv, libfreenect,...)
-javacv-1.5.2-basic-macosx.jar
+javacv-1.5-basic-macosx.jar
 #Provides a wrapper for camera initialization within AsTeRICS, depends on javacv service
 asterics.mw.computervision.jar
diff --git a/bin/ARE/profile/services-windows.ini b/bin/ARE/profile/services-windows.ini
index c99d198d1..fda5991ca 100644
--- a/bin/ARE/profile/services-windows.ini
+++ b/bin/ARE/profile/services-windows.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ asterics.mw.cimcommunication-windows.jar
 #asterics.mw.cimcommunication.jar
 
 #Provides crossplatform computervision and framegrabbing libraries (opencv, libfreenect, videoInput,...)
-javacv-1.5.2-basic-windows.jar
+javacv-1.5-basic-windows.jar
 #Provides a wrapper for camera initialization within AsTeRICS, depends on javacv service
 asterics.mw.computervision.jar