On 1/26/09, Kesava Chandran <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > My reply like Archimedes of yore is 'EUREKA'.I #apt-get upgrade libv4 > and synaptic did the rest.I shut down the system ,restarted then $ > LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4/v4l2convert.so skype -enter to get the skype > pop up.At options,videodevices selected webcam my mug appeared on the > screen this time.Quality comparable with that on Ekiga. The screen > shot shows it a deep blue minus human features.Thans for the > guidance,hope my effort will help others on a similar quest.Regards > and Cheers to the Microdia team.kesava.PS sorry no brevity in this > mail > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM, GWater <[email protected]> wrote: >> Kesava Chandran schrieb: >>> >>> Hi, >>> My microdia uses v4l2 on Ekiga result ok,.my system has usb2.I >>> tried$LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype.Skype popped >>> up.I did the rest via options to get image capture but got a black >>> screen.Pl see the data on the attached shots via print screen. hope it >>> will help.regards kesava >>> >> >> Thanks for the screenshots. >> >> Screenshot.png: >> It seems skype and libv4l are both loaded correctly. No problem here. >> >> Screenshot-1.png: >> I guess this happened after you clicked the TEST button. Doesn't look so >> good. >> >> Screenshot-2.png: >> Or is this after you clicked the TEST button? Would be better. >> >> Screenshot-3.png: >> This looks as if your webcam wasn't plugged in. Can you send me the dmesg >> output after you made an attempt to capture video from the webcam? >> >> Screenshot-4.png: >> The last line beginiing with "libv4lconvert" is interesting - if any more >> show up please post them, too. >> >> BTW - a black image can always show up because of low exposure, gain and >> other image settings. I don't know if they are already available for your >> webcam but you can try using v4l2ucp to fix that. >> >> GWater >> >> >
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