Flipped Webcam Image on Skype [Solved]

[tralala]

Hi all,

I have Sabayon 64-Bit 5.4 GNOME edition installed on my Asus K52-JK Laptop. The video my webcam captures on skype is flipped (upside down), but on Cheese, the captured video seems to be just fine.

I've had exactly the same problem on Ubuntu and I solved it by applying the method suggested by this link: http://www.korecky.org/?p=307&langswitch_lang=en , I've tried doing the same in Sabayon but had no luck with it.


I'd be glad if someone could help me with this.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Try prefixing the LD_PRELOAD with:

Code: Select all

export LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=3 &

[tralala]

I've added the prefix to the script (after uninstalling and reinstalling skype), when I then started skype from the terminal window I got the following error notification:

Code: Select all

 ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded:ignored.

Skype succesfully loaded but still, the video image was flipped.

[Fitzcarraldo]

I'm not on a Linux box at the moment, so can't check, but read the following post for some background information: Fix for Skype Webcam problem. It's not a solution to your problem, but highlights the distinction between 32-bit and 64-bit libv4l libraries (I'm not sure what Entropy does in this case, as I'm only using Portage on my main laptop). Also, you might as well try using the proper method of pre-loading, which is to edit the original script /usr/bin/skype and put export LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=3 & export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so in there, instead of using a separate script. You don't need all that /usr/bin/skype.real and /usr/bin/skype stuff. Just revert to the original script as follows:

Code: Select all

# rm /usr/bin/skype
# mv /usr/bin/skype.real /usr/bin/skype

and then edit /usr/bin/skype as specified at the end of my above-mentioned post, also prefixing with the LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=3 & as explained above. It's unlikely to be a solution to your particular problem, but it is the best way to do that modification properly.

[tralala]

I did, what you have said, and it works fine now, there's a little performance loss with my camera on skype, but that is no big deal.

(I now notice that the only reason it didn't worked when I tried it the first time, was because I prefixed it by using a single "&", when I used two "&"s it started working.)

[Fitzcarraldo]

Whoops, I should have written two ampersands. That way the second command is only executed providing the first is finished successfully.

Glad it's now working. Kindly mark the thread as solved by clicking on Edit in your first post and appending " [Solved]" to the Subject. Ta.

[Wildcat]

I have same problem like trallala. The error message is same too. I've checked the file v4l1compat.so but I can found neither in /usr/lib32/libv4l nor in /usr/lib/libv4l directory therefore I understand why ignored this module the system. All the v4l packets have been installed, the export LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=3 && export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so. inserted to /usr/bin/skype file. But the script cannot find the v4l1compat.so file and ignored it. What should I do that work my camera under skype?
Under Camorama and cheese working fine.

uname -a
Linux kittus-sabayon 2.6.37-sabayon #1 SMP Sat Mar 12 19:01:06 UTC 2011 x86_64 Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
KDE: 4.6
skype: 2.1.0.81
Webcam: Logitech QuickCam Express