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Webcam display problem in skype on ubuntu 9.10

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Problems using WebCam in Skype.

I installed Skype on Ubuntu 9.10 (64 bits). After installing, i found that the color webcam display looked ''green''. So I began to investigate the matter and found a solution.

To view the webcam properly in Skype use this piece of code:
$ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype
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Unknown said…
Thanks, it worked great for me!
November 4, 2009 at 1:53 AM
rodobusta said…
Thank you. This is the only way I could make it work.
November 8, 2009 at 10:12 PM
rodobusta said…
This works temporary. How can I make this to be permanently saved on Skype?
November 8, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Daniel said…
Rodolfo, just put this line as your "command" on the PROPERTIES of your Shortcut and it should work.

Sorry for my english.

env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype
November 15, 2009 at 6:24 AM
Yu-An Chen said…
For 32 bits system, I find this useful:

$ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype

For some reason, my library path shows 'lib' instead of 'lib32'
November 21, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Andrea Ponzio said…
I had the same problem and thanks to you now has been fixed.
Tompinza
November 25, 2009 at 1:07 AM
Anonymous said…
Brilliant!
Worked perfectly, thank you!
November 30, 2009 at 1:01 AM
alylazz said…
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
December 2, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Unknown said…
An excellent solution. Thanks very much
February 15, 2010 at 3:11 AM
DrSeberton said…
I had problems with this also (ubuntu 9.10 64bit). I found it important to revert to an old kernel if you mess things up and can no longer find the /dev/video device. If you reinstall the new kernel the device should show up again.

After following the LD_PRELOAD... tips from here I still had problems with Skype were the webcam image would quickly go very dark. I was able to install guvcview (sudo apt-get install guvcview) and run it (entering guvcview in the terminal prompt).

This little program allows you to adjust the webcam settings and now everything seems to work for me!! Hoorrayy!!
March 3, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Punti said…
It worked for me, too, but i had to lower web cam resolution to 320x240, or my picture would be slow and refreshed rarely.
March 25, 2010 at 1:25 PM
algbonhomme said…
Thanks, thanks all, it solves the problem i had with my webcam and skype since 1 year. Everything is right with DrSeberton tip. Thank all
June 25, 2010 at 7:30 AM
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