[ale] Linux Webcam (for Skype)

[Drifter]

Bob,
I also have a Logitech USB camera/microphone combo.
It works well with Skype -- or at least it did -- until I upgraded from FC 
11 to FC 13.  That broke something, and subsequent versions of Skype have 
NOT fixed the issue.  The microphone part still works, but not the camera 
under Skype. Camera works fine with other apps.
I have seen Skype working with Fedora, so I know it is possible, but I 
have not been able to get it working on this FC 13 box.  I was hoping that 
an upgrade to FC 14 might fix some things. I just need a clear afternoon to 
hammer at the upgrade.

If you haven't yet dug down into the Skype settings, you might fiddle 
there.  The software tries to locate a camera and microphone as well as a 
sound system, and sometimes it finds the correct pieces parts . . . and 
sometimes it doesn't.

I just tried a test call and the audio part is working -- but Skype lists 
the Microphone as a PulseAudio server (local) and no longer offers any 
other choices.  It lists the Video Device as a UVC Camera (046d:0990)
(/dev/video0).  But when I click on the "Test" button, the light comes on 
for a second on the camera, then fades out and no image appears in the 
test window. If I click on the "test" button again, the software gags and 
I have to kill it.  I strongly suspect this is a problem with the software 
and not the hardware.

As a famous TV detective said many times, "I might be wrong, but I don't 
think so."  :)

Sean Kilpatrick

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On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 06:18:30 pm Bob Toxen wrote:
> I got the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 for $78 at MicroCenter (I don't
> belong to Sams Club and it was worth the extra $30 to deal with a good
> merchant).
> 
> The test mode works (where I see my own video) and I can receive video.
> 
> Unfortunately, on an actual call the other person does not get video.
> My own image during a call (small lower left portion of my image of the
> other person) shows as white or a red pattern.
> 
> I've shut down other memory- and CPU-intensive applications, e.g.,
> browsers.
> 
> Yes, I've configured it to send video and the other person is
> configured to receive video.
> 
> Any advice?
> 
> THANKS!!!
> 
> Bob Toxen
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> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 08:51:01PM +0000, Watson, Keith wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Bob Toxen
> > > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 16:07
> > > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> > > Subject: Re: [ale] Linux Webcam (for Skype)
> > > 
> > > Brian,
> > > 
> > > THANKS for the advice.
> > > 
> > > Anyone have any recommedations for a midrange-good camera for Skype
> > > that might be stocked at Microcenter?  I'm running Mandriva (Red
> > > Hat based).
> > > 
> > > THANKS!
> > > 
> > > Bob Toxen
> > 
> > Bob,
> > 
> > The Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 is a really good USB webcam supported by
> > Linux.
> > 
> > http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/
> > 
> > Sams Club has the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 for $49.78
> > http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1770381&n
> > avAction=
> > 
> > http://preview.tinyurl.com/66tbft9
> > 
> > keith
> > 
> > --
> > 
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