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This page lists web cameras ("webcams") that are known to work with Skype. This may differ from the list of webcams working in general on Ubuntu, given here. For general webcam issues see here.

Specify which version of Skype you are using. The version number of Skype may be found in the middle of the about box, from the main menu. Entries that don’t specify a version usually refer to the very first beta, please test using the latest beta available on the Skype Linux Beta page, or the last available stable release; Skype Two.0 (the version introducing webcam support) has been released as stable. Skype Two.0.0.72, for example, is a Skype stable release (the latest one, at the moment I’m writing this).

To find out the device ID of your webcam, typing lsusb in a terminal window will list all USB devices on your system. Attempt to find the relevant line for your webcam. The ID then shows up after "ID" on that line, in the form xxxx:xxxx where each "x" is an hexadecimal digit 0-9, a-f.

If your webcam is working on some applications other than Skype Two.0 beta, then it would be useful to know what particular driver your webcam is using. To find out, type lsmod | grep videodev. The driver name will emerge on the line beginning with "videodev".

If your webcam works with V4L2, but not with V4L (you can check this with gstreamer-properties), you may attempt one of these hacks.

Reminisce that Skype cannot access a camera movie stream if another program (like Cheese or guvcview) is already viewing it. Close any such program and re-select the Skype movie settings preview picture before concluding that it doesn’t work.

List of cameras that "just work"

Alcor Micro Corp

Chip set used by a diversity of inexpensive Chinese cameras. Works out of the box with Cheese and Skype, 640×480 max., usb+soundjack, on Ebay.com

BenQ Joybook S32B built-in 1.3MP

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.72

Chicony Electronics built-in 2MP Compal

Creative Instant P0620

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.68

Creative Labs Live! Cam Sync Webcam

Creative claims driver is in Linux Kernel. Works out of the box with Skype Two.1.0.81

DELL Inspiron one thousand five hundred twenty Integrated Webcam

Dell XPS m1330 VGA Webcam

Skype Two.0.0.68 : Works out of the box, but Compiz must be turned off due to Intel X3100 movie card

Dynex 1.3MP Webcam (DX-WEB1C)

Skype Two.1.0.47 : works out of the box (both movie and sound)

eMPIA Technology built-in Asus EeePC

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.43

EZonics EZcam II

Skype Two.0.0.68 : Works out of the box. Framework rate drops with low light, cannot disable auto exposure.

Genius iSlim 1320

Kubuntu 9.04, sixty four bit

Skype Two.0.0.72: Works out of the box, albeit not configurable in Skype.

Hercules Dualpix HD720p Emotion

Skype Two.Two.0.35: works fine (movie and audio)

HP dv2000 built-in webcam

Works out of the box Version Two.0.0.63 (also works in Ekiga)

HP dv6000t built-in webcam

Works with Skype Two.0.0.68

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use. (see Logitech Quickcam Notebook Deluxe)

iNTEX IT-305WC (reported as Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0303 Webcam by lsusb)

Works out of the box, Skype Two.0.0.72, excellent analog microphone. Very low cost (

Lenovo Thinkpad R61 built-in Camera

Skype Two.0.0.68. Pretty much flawless. Sweet!

Lexma – Panda 10C

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Ekiga works too after defining input sources to USB2.0 UVC VGA. Not sure if audio works.

Logitech/Acer intergrated orbicam (Acer 5670)

Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910

Movie and audio works out of the box (Skype Two.1.0.81-1, Cheese Two.28.1-0ubuntu1)

Logitech HD Webcam C270

Works with Skype Two.1.0.81. After very first installation, I had to log out and log in again.

Logitech HD Webcam C270

Works with Skype Four.0.0.8. To get webcam microphone working I had to reboot, go to sound settings and select it in the input tab. Then embark begin a Skype test call and select the right input in the recording tab

Logitech HD Webcam C310

Camera works out of the box with Skype Two.1.0.81, Cheese, camorama; microphone is detected, but I could not get it to work in any application

Logitech HD Webcam C310

Camera works out of the box with Skype Two.Two.0.35, microphone works flawlessly in all applications

Logitech Notebook Deluxe

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use.

Logitech Quickcam three thousand for Business

Skype Two.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Talk for Skype

Works fine out of the box with Two.0.0.13. Under Two.0.0.27 I get 100% CPU utilisation. Still works & doesn’t emerge to crash

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP

Skype Two.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use. No problems has been experienced in hardy heron with Skype Two.0.0.72:work out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Connect

Works flawlessly out of the box with Skype Two.0.0.72, details here

Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks

Movie works with version Two.1.0.47. Microphone works too, however you may need to choose the Input device in System Preferences Sound. Microphone may suffer from "clicking sound" issue (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/151890 )

Logitech Quickcam E 3500

Works with Skype Two.0.0.72, and microphone also

Logitech Quickcam E three thousand five hundred Plus

Works with Skype Two.0.0.68, and microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Express II

Works out of the box.

Logitech Quickcam Express Plus

Works out of the box. Testing in 8.04: Skype Two.0.0.72, also works with Cheese.

Logitech Quickcam Fusion

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box – noted below as not working – but worked flawlessly for me.

Logitech Quickcam IM

For kernel Three, I had to modify the above to "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype"

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Works fine out of the box, for Ekiga or just streaming from MPlayer. Gobbles 100% CPU in Skype. Skype Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use.

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

for me, with an ATI movie card, Skype (Two.0.0.27) movie works with the Radeon driver, but not if using fglrx 7.12

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Works flawlessly out of the box. No issues compared to what was reported for 7.04.

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Works flawlessly out of the box, but only at 320×240 in Skype, (384×288 in VLC) I can’t get close to the advertised 640×480 with any of the linux drivers

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Worked ideally out of the box for all but Skype. For Skype Two.1.0.81 to work with movie tho’, had to go to synaptic package manager and install "libv4l-0" then edit the commence menu and/or any links to launch by switching the instruction from "skype" to "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype"

Logitech Quickcam Notebook

Logitech Quickcam Notebook Deluxe

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use. Skype Two.1.0.81 on Ubuntu 9.Ten 64-bit needs to be hacked with lib32v4l-dev

Logitech Quickcam PRO 3000

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000

Works superb, but does not scale in full-screen mode due to known bug non-accelerated X11 problem.

Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000

7.Ten, 8.04, 9.04, 9.Ten, Ten.04

046d:0990 also 046d:0809

Works flawlessly, microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (May 2008)

Works out of the box w/ v2.0.0.68, also Two.0.0.72 (on my Latitude D420, it takes maybe ten seconds to turn on).

Logitech Quickcam S5500

Skype Two.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box. Brightness is sometimes wrong (black pic). Can be immovable by pointing it at a bright light source when embarking it evidently. Cheese and VLC work too.

Logitech Quickcam S 7500

Works with Skype Two.0.0.72, fine picture

Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision

Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro (Mac)

Works flawlessly, microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Zoom

Cam works well in Skype, and microphone also

Logitech Webcam C100 (I think)

Works with Skype Two.1.0.81, excellent movie

Logitech Webcam C120

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C120

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47, practically cork and play; just set up a sound input. (May need to restart Skype)

Logitech Webcam C160

Works with Skype Two.Two.0.25, had to configure audio profile for microphone to work

Logitech Webcam C200

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C250

Works with Skype Two.1.0.81, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C300

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47. After very first installation, I had to log out and log in again; before that, Skype found "no device available" for "webcam"

Logitech Webcam C500

Works out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81 (both movie and incorporated microphone).

Logitech Webcam C905

Works out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81 (movie and microphone). HD 720p, two MP Carl-Zeiss optics.

Logitech Webcam Pro nine thousand for Business

Skype Two.1.0.81 : Works fine out of the box

Works out of the box with ekiga, for Skype to work had to setup "gstfakevideo" found @ http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gstfakevideo/gstfakevideo/ Skype Two.0.0.72, good movie, audio.. Good price ($20 onsale.com)

Microsoft LifeCam Cinema

out-of-the-box with Skype Four.0.0.8 (movie and microphone)

Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000

out-of-the-box with Skype Two.Two.0.35 (movie and microphone)

Microsoft LifeCam Showcase

Skype Two.0.0.72 movie plus microphone

Microsoft LifeCam VX-700

out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81

Microsoft LifeCam VX-800

out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81 (movie and microphone)

Excellent cam, microphone works too.

$30. Works also "out-of-the-box" with Two.1.0.47

Works nice out of the box

Everything works ideally. Superb cam.

Works fine with Skype Two.0.0.72 (some config to do for sound, tho’).

Works fine. Butt-plug and play. The picture quality is not the best one, but reasonable as I got the webcam for only £8 GBP

Works nice out of the box

Works nice out of the box with Skype Two.0.0.72, excellent picture (microphone is not working yet)

Works flawlessly out of the box with Skype Two.1.0.47. This model is the same as the SPC530NC, but comes with a headset

Works nice out of the box with the latest driver Ten.0.13, is the webcam used by one of the Skype developers

Pluscom 8MP Webcam (UC480-2)

Skype Two.1.0.81 and Cheese: works out of the box. Microphone untested

Prolink PCC5020 5MP (0ac8:332d Z-Star Microelectronics Corp)

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.72 albeit need getlibs for AMD64 microphone untested (microphone/movie works in Ekiga)

Ricoh r5u870 (laptop webcam)

Grab the userspace implements. This driver supports many VAIO (e.g. SZ and TZ models) as well as some HP laptop webcams

Sony Corp (built-in Vaio P Series – P11Z)

Skype Two.1.0.47 : works out of the box as does Cheese.

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Kopete works too.

Syntek USB Camera (built-in)

gspca_main,uvcvideo (one driver could be from outer USB Logitech 046d:092f connected before)

Works with Cheese at 1280×1024, 640×480, 352×288, 320×240, 176×144 and 160×120. Works also with aMSN. Plays nicely together with outer USB laptop camera for switching cams in both applications. Works in Skype Two.Two.0.35.

Tchibo Laptop Camera (Microdia)

Works well with the ATI driver. On another computer with the Radeon driver the movie crashed after a few minutes. Connection remained OK. fglrx not tested yet.

Skype Two.0.0.72, Ekiga : works out of the box. Microphone works fine. For 64bit Ubuntu: the 32bit package from Skype and libraries have to be –force-install.

Thinkpad T61 built-in webcam

Low framework rate, but it works fine aside from that

Trust eLight Total HD Webcam

Skype Two.Two.0.35, Cheese : works out of the box movie and microphone

Trust Spacecam one hundred twenty (120 SpaceC@m)

Skype Two.1.0.47 : works out of the box. lsusb reports: Microdia TwinkleCam USB camera

Trust Spotlight Webcam Pro

Kubuntu 9.Ten,64 bit

Skype Two.1.0.81: Works out of the box. Movie artefacts (ATI RadeonHD3200, fglrx) in near + far end movie mode: Suspend Compositing (Settings menu or via "Shift+Alt+F12") or use radeon/radeonhd driver

Skype Two.0.0.68 : works out of the box. Can use all movie modes with luvcview

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box.

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box, for successive versions of Ubuntu, see below in the fiddle list.

Trust Widescreen HD Webcam (16530)

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Works with Cheese, xawtv, but not with Camorama. May need to enable audio in system> preferences> sound> input.

Works out of the box. Wengophone, Skype, Cheese and Ekiga works fine

Vimicro Z-Star chip, sold as A4Tech PK-35N

Works out of the box, tested with Skype and Cheese

Vimicro Z-Star USB1.1 Five.2MP Webcam (sold as I-SMART X-Laser Series)

Works out of the box, tested with Skype and Cheese

Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0303 Webcam

Chip set used by a diversity of inexpensive Chinese cameras. Works out of the box, Skype Two.0.0.72

List of "fiddle to get working" cameras

How to make it work

Butt-plug and play does not work. System does not recognize webcam automatically, but after manual loading driver (modprobe uvcvideo) it works well. Test with Skype Two.1.047.

Cheese Works out the box! Skype Two.1.0.81: fine after running Skype like this from the instruction prompt: "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" without the dual quotes. If you don’t have that library already installed, install it with "apt-get install libv4l-0" very first. Other Webcams with this chip should work in a similar way!

Cisco Unified Movie Advantage (CUVA)

lsusb reports "Logitech, Inc. QuickCam OEM Cisco VT Camera II"

env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype

Creative Labs Live! IM Webcam (VF0350)

This camera was added to Karmic kernel Two.6.31-18-generic via gspca support. Skype version Two.1.0.47. Need to set the environment variable before running; LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype Basically, you need to set that environment variable before running any application that uses this webcam.

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Was able to get working using ov51x-jpeg driver at: http://www.rastageeks.org/ov51x-jpeg/index.php/Ov51xJpegHackedSource and gstfakevideo: http://code.google.com/p/gstfakevideo/ with gstfakevideo v4lsrc device=/dev/video1 ! ffmpegcolorspace

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Tested with Skype Two.1.0.47 Beta on Karmic. Had to invoke from terminal with following instruction (note that package libv4l1 must be installed): LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Works right away in Cheese. To get Skype movie, run "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" at the guideline line (NOTE the i386. )

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Tested with Skype Two.0.0.72 on Karmic. Good quality movie. Had to edit launcher to following directive (note that package libv4l-0:i386 must be installed): env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0250]

With Skype Two.0.0.43 and latest ATI fglrx driver. Camera mostly works, but non-accelerated X11 output presently doesn’t scale movie output (known Skype issue). Colors are all messed up (adding "options gspca force_rgb=1" immobilized the color problem for Camorama, but not Skype).

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0250]

Tested with Skype Two.1.0.81 Beta. Had to invoke from terminal with following instruction (note that package libv4l-0:i386 must be installed): LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0400]

With Skype Two.0.0.68 and ATI fglrx driver. You should setup ov51x-jpeg-1.Five.7 and "sudo modprobe ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1" or "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options" add there "options ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1". ov51x-jpeg-1.Five.7 can be found here: http://www.rastageeks.org/downloads/ov51x-jpeg/ov51x-jpeg-1.Five.7.tar.gz

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0400]

I installed the webcam driver using Easycam2. Webcam was then recognized and working, but still not usable in Skype. Then typed "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options" in a terminal and added the line "options ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1". Rebooted and video-chat in Skype Two.0.0.72 is working just fine (however device is listed as "OV519 USB Camera" in Skype now). On 11.Ten 64-Bit Two.Two.0.35 (32-Bit) install libv4l-0:i386 and embark Skype with LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Optia

Works fine after installing the uvc driver

Creative Live! Cam Movie IM

Skype Two.1.0.47: Works fine after editing Skype launcher to run like this: "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" without the dual quotes. If you don’t have that library already installed, install it with "apt-get install libv4l-0:i386" very first.

Creative Live! Vista Cam IM

Works fine with Skype Two.0.0.72 on Hardy (64 bit) after setting up the ov51x-jpeg driver (instructions here) and "sudo modprobe ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1 led=Two" and "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options" add there "options ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1 led=Two". The ov51x-jpeg drivers can be found here: http://www.rastageeks.org/. On 11.Ten 64-Bit with Skype Two.Two.0.35 (32-Bit) install libv4l-0:i386 and commence Skype with LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Webcam Instant

Skype Two.0.0.72: Works fine after editing Skype launcher to run like this: "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" without the dual quotes. If you don’t have that library already installed, install it with "apt-get install libv4l-0:i386" very first. The same trick also works for Camorama, and mplayer. Cheese works out the box!

Creative Webcam PD1110

Skype Two.1.0.81: Works fine after editing Skype launcher to run like this: "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" without the dual quotes. If you don’t have that library already installed, install it with "apt-get install libv4l-0:i386" very first.

Dell Vostro one thousand four hundred built-in webcam

Works fine after installing the uvc driver

Genius Look 312P

Skype Two.1.0.81: Works with "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype"

Hercules Webcam Classic

Tested with Skype Two.1.0.47 Beta. Install package libv4l-0:i386 and edit Skype launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Labtec Notebook Webcam

Skype Two.1.0.81 works with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype". Cheese and guvcview works out of the box.

Labtec webcam 2200

Skype Two.Two.0.35 Beta works with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype". Cheese NOT tested.

Leadership webcam 300

Using Skype Two.0.0.27. Had to upgrade gspca driver to latest version to work. Also added options to /etc/modprobe.d/options to improve color. Options were: gamma=Three, OffRed=32, OffBlue=0, OffGreen=32.

Logitech QuickCam Talk

Skype Four.0.0.8 works with "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype".

Logitech Quickcam Communicate

Works with Skype Two.Two.0.25 if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype. Requires an outward microphone as audio and movie do not work simultanouesly

Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX

Works with Skype Two.Two.0.25 if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam E2500

* Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam E2500

Works on Skype Two.0.0.72 after compiling gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz with patch (originally from this thread). Works like this in xawtv, but spectacle in Skype can be unstable (100% CPU usage) – if you use gstfakevideo it seems to get rid of the problem. Also setting the autoexpo=0 option when loading the driver can help if the picture is truly dark. Detailed guide here. Karmic, Maverick: works out of the box in Skype.

Logitech Quickcam Express

Works with gstfakevideo, but unstable

Logitech Quickcam Express

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks

Recognized in Skype, but only watching shadows

Logitech Quickcam Messenger

Works but without internal microphone. Switch to an outward microphone. This is the same with Ekiga. (this camera is also known as Logitech Quickcam Messenger Two)

Logitech Quickcam Messenger

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (2007)

Works fine after installing the uvc driver (171); microphone works good also. Tested with Skype Two.0.0.27. Also work with Ekiga and aMSN

Logitech Quickcam Web (USB)

using Skype Two.0.0.72, originally fuzzy greenish test pic, but is recognized; succesfully working with gstfakevideo (gstreamer hijacker); for instructions see this Skype forum thread

Logitech Webcam C200

When running Cairo Dock with OpenGL need to begin Skype Two.1.0.47 at the directive line with "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype" and under the Startup Applications ‘bash -c "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype"’ (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1318506). The "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" fiddle didn’t work despite libv4l-0 being installed. When not running Cairo Dock or running Cairo Dock without OpenGL, the C200 with Skype Two.1.0.47 works out of the box.

Logitech Webcam C210

On Skype Two.Two.0.25: make a test call, open pavucontrol, tab Recording, showcase applications, select USB eight hundred nineteen as input source for Skype, it will be permanently stored in your

/.pulse. The alternative is to eliminate pulseaudio, and select the microphone (USB audio) in Skype options. Did not manage to do the selection via kde settings. Movie works out of the box. Sometimes I get error -100 from Skype and have to unplug/replug.

Microsoft !Lifecam VX-1000

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Microsoft !Lifecam VX-3000

The camera works, but the picture has abnormal colours and Skype gobbles 100% CPU during the movie call. Skype also may string up during or after the call. The built-in microphone doesn’t work, albeit it is seen by ALSA.

Camera originally worked in webcam, but not in Skype. Was able to get it working in Skype (Two.0.0.72) using gstfakevideo ‘gstfakevideo v4l2src device=/dev/webcam’ where webcam is the fresh device I created (so I don’t have to do sudo mv /dev/video0 /dev/video1 every time the camera is plugged in). Only oddity is preview — works if you stop your movie and then restart.

MSI Starcam 370i or Clip

0c45:60c0 or 0c45:60fc

You need to download driver from http://pamplast.com/gspca/. Blacklist sn9c102,gspca modules so there is no conflict.

Namtai Eye Fucktoy USB Camera (PS2)

12.04 11.Ten 64bit

Camera works in any application, for run it with Skype you have to launch it with: "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" Blue LED is always lit, the crimson led is lit when working. Microphone works too (maybe you need restart)

PCLine Webcam 300k

With Skype Two.0.0.27, had to build latest driver from http://mxhaard.free.fr/. Works, but poor picture quality. (Cheap camera; no microphone.)

Philips DMVC 1300K

With Skype Two.1.0.47. Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

gspca v. 20071224

Needed compiling latest gspca driver. Works with Skype Two.0.0.43 and also Ekiga, Cheese. VLC not attempted

With Skype Two.0.0.27. Last month it recognized the camera, but test screen was black – this month it works. However it is slow to embark.

Phillips PC Camera SIC4750/27

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Works with gstfakevideo (unstable) and uvcvideo (rev 148) – use the following gstfakevideo syntax: $ sudo mv /dev/video0 /dev/video1 $ gstfakevideo v4l2src device=/dev/video1 ! jpegdec ! ffmpegcolorspace

Sonix Integrated Webcam (Microdia)

Detected out of the box, but works badly. Photo chopped, lags of 15+ seconds. Not just with Skype, but also Cheese.

SONIX USB PCcam168 (Microdia)

Needed to compile latest gspca driver and blacklist sn9c120 module.

Skype Two.0.0.72: You should setup ov51x-jpeg (version here: 1.Five.8) and "sudo modprobe ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1" or edit /etc/modprobe.d/options and add there "options ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1". Loading ov51x-jpeg without forceblock-option results in a black movie stream for Skype, while it works fine using Cheese.

Trust WB-3320X USB Two.0 Webcam

Skype version Two.1.0.81 works with config.xml modified for movie size and framework rate (see SkypeGarage), then install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype Only green dual preview. Works if you stop your movie and then restart.

gspca / CIF Single Chip

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype. No microphone.

CIF Single Chip

Works with Cheese and Skype, but can’t get good colour rendering. v4l2 (in gstreamer-properties), but not V4l: lsusb ‘Pixart Imaging Q-Tec Webcam 100: vid 093APid 2460

gspca v. 20071224

Needed compiling latest gspca driver. Works with Skype Two.0.0.43 and also Ekiga, Cheese and VLC (Now Work out of the box with 8.04, November 2008)

CIF Single Chip

Very first only green bars. After choosing v4l2 (in gstreamer-properties) and loading v4l-library before beginning Skype, it works

Unbranded/SiGma Micro Micro USB Web Camera

Skype Two.1.0.47: Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

gspca v. 20071224

(AMD64) Works with Skype Two.0.0.68

WEBCAMTEC-TC4 Techsolo Webcam TCA-4810

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. USB Two.0 Webcam

This camera is inbuilt in laptops Asus A8M Skype version Two.0.0.68.Install the old Medibuntu skype packages, (see this forum: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1. kype&page=6 ), install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

List of non-working cameras

Creative VideoBlaster WebCam Go Plus [W9967CF]

Camera is recognised, but "Test Camera" shows Black screen

Camera generally works fine in programs such as Ekiga with the patched driver as explained here http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=100897&st=40&p=465545&#entry465545. The patch also works with Skype Two.0.0.Sixty nine, but limitations arise mainly from graphics card and drivers. Fglrx for ati and others are known to have problems, specially with movie overlay. On some systems, it has been said one can make it work with Skype by using gstfakevideo. The camera was successfully used with Skype via gstfakevideo on a laptop with Intel nine hundred forty five graphics card under Ubuntu 7.Ten using the default driver. It is significant tho’, to test the camera in an actual call, testing the camera on the options menu may showcase a black screen because of graphics driver problems, not webcam related.

Intel Pocket PC Camera CS630

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" crashes Skype. If Automounting is disable via gconf-editor, then webcam works. Skype Two.0.0.72

Logitech Quickam Express

Camera is recognized and working with Camorama, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Logitech Quickam Web (USB)

Camera is recognized and working with Camorama, "Test Camera" button only shows fuzzy movie (maybe expects YUV encoded movie?). Did not succeed in getting gstfakevideo working, yet.

Logitech Quickcam Express Pro

gspca_main,uvcvideo (one driver could be from built-in Syntek 174f:1404)

Works with Cheese at 320×240, but not at 352×288, 176×144 and 160×120 resulting in green and cyan stripes. Works also with aMSN. Plays nicely together with built-in laptop camera for switching cams in both applications. Is suggested in Skype Two.Two.0.35 as available camera, but does not work. Interferes with switching with built-in laptop camera until unplugged or restart. It used to work in older version of Ubuntu/Skype.

Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks

Works in Ekiga, but is not recognized in Skype Two.0.0.27

Logitech Quickcam Fusion

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Logitech Quickcam Notebook Pro

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Logitech QuickCam PTZ

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" shows screen with vertical colored bars dancing all over the place. Nothing recognizable. Camera works fine in Ekiga and Camorama

Logitech QuickCam Webcam for Notebooks

Camera is not recognized. Neither Skype nor Ubuntu. Same for Cheese or Camorama.

Logitech QuickCam Webcam for Notebooks

Cheese picks up the camera and displays fine; webcam audio/movie can be set in Ubuntu preferences as inputs, Skype detects camera, but cannot test/display.

Mediaforte MV300 (AVermedia/Omnivision)

Black screen in Skype, even however it works with Cheese Two.30.1. Also sold as "Creative WebCam Pro" model PD1030.

Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000

camera uses unsupported palette (MJPEG) only. The uvc driver does recognize the device as can be tested with luvcview.

Microsoft LiveCam VX-3000

Camera is not recognized. Neither Skype (Test only shows black screen) nor Ubuntu. Same for Cheese or Camorama. No Device found in gstreamer-properties.

Mustek gSmart Mini

Camera not recognized out of box. When attempting to patch and compile the source, it seems to work sometimes for a few minutes, after some persistence of plugging and unplugging the webcam from the usb connector. Ubuntu suspends on booting when the webcam were connected.

Philips PCVC740K ToUcam Pro

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen. Camera does work in mplayer. Syslog contains lots of pwc ioctl(VIDIOC_DQBUF) / pwc ioctl(VIDIOC_QBUF) index=0

Microphone stops working when movie is activated. Skype Two.0.0.68

Camera is recognized, but "Test" button shows black screen.

(AMD64) Camera is not recognized in Skype

(Intel 64) Camera is recognized in Skype, but shows a black screen (Test button doesn’t do anything).

Camera is recognized and working with, e.g., VLC, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0301 WebCam

Camera is recognized and working with Camorama, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Preloading v4lcompat

Some webcams require the v4lcompat driver to be preloaded. It does not ship out of the box with fresh versions of ubuntu. You will have to install the driver package with aptitude and then modify the Skype launcher to preload the driver. Here’s how:

sudo bash apt-get install libv4l-0:i386

Now edit the skype launcher to preload the driver. If you are using xfce:

Right-click on apps menu -> Properties -> Edit menu -> Internet -> Right click on Skype -> Properties.

The guideline should be:

env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Extra notes about movie on Skype

If: 1. You can see movie in Cheese or other applications; but Two. You only see a white rectangle in Skype when you activate movie;and Trio. Testing the movie under the Skype Preferences fails; but Four. the person you are calling can see movie of you from your webcam, then the problem may be Cairo-Dock.

If you use Cairo-dock, you are very likely using the OpenGL version. Under Preferences -> Startup Applications, Edit your Cairo-Dock to commence up with the directive cairo-dock -c [rather than "cairo-dock -o" for Open GL]. Restart the X server (if you do not know what this means, then reboot).

If the pic is too dark in Skype, but not in applications such as Cheese or aMSN, do sudo apt-get install luvcview and sudo luvcview. Use the control at bottom left to increase brightness and the right bottom button in the middle of the bottom of the screen to exit the application.

Many variables can cause movie in Skype to fail, and those variables keep switching. As of this writing (July 2010), Skype Beta is version Two.1.0.81. PulseAudio is working better with it. More people are using Compiz and even Cairo-dock, all of which is fine, but in this case the powerless link in the chain is Cairo-dock using OpenGL, a.k.a. GLX-dock.

(I have reposted here in text format so that search engines can find this more lightly.)

You may need to modify the "Sound in" device in the "Sound devices" options menu, to point to USB device (as adequate) instead of Default. Likewise, ensure that movie input is correctly defined.

Besides checking under options > movie devices and click test on the preview window in Skype Two.0, you can also attempt to make a test call to videoecho123.

Sometimes, the extra users created by Ubuntu are not part of the movie group, and therefore can’t access the webcam.

Attempt unplugging all other USB devices except the camera. In my case, on Gutsy Gibbon, with Logitech Wireless Mouse plugged in, Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Deluxe worked for several seconds in gqcam, mplayer, and Ekiga, then the stream stopped and the application crashed. The webcam works well in those applications with the mouse unplugged.

Attempt disabling compiz if you don’t see any movie.

You can also open a Terminal and type LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype to commence Skype.

Wrong virtual sizing setting in /etc/X11/xorg.conf may cause Skype to crash when movie is embarked.

Graphics cards, XV, Skype and gstfakevideo

There are a duo of issues that create problems getting webcams working with Skype. The gstfakevideo driver will very likely get things working, provided you have a suitable graphics card driver set up in xorg.conf

There is a very significant thing called xv this is lightly overlooked in the rush to get movie working.

You need to install the gstreamer packages and attempt this out.

Go to the movie tab and test your camera with the default settings. If it doesn’t work with the plugin "autodetect" in "Default output", switch it to "X Window System (No Xv)", then attempt again.

If that works and "X Window System (X11/XShm/Xv)" doesn’t work, then you are using an incompatible graphics driver.

With my Intel nine hundred fifteen card it was using the Intel driver, which doesn’t support Xv; switching it to the eight hundred ten driver permitted both modes to work.

The Skype release notes state that only having a single XV port will cause movie to be seen one way only (no preview,with no Xv support you get nothing). With gstfakevideo you may get the preview as well with a single XV port.

gstfakevideo v4lsrc device=/dev/video0 ! videoscale ! ffmpegcolorspace

should launch Skype with /dev/video0 as the source and your camera output in a suitable format.

This has been tested with an old Logitech QuickCam Messenger, listed above as not working The gstreamer-properties test should display if your webcam works, more importantly it will showcase if your movie driver has XV support. In some cases this may mean installing a different graphics card.

If this page gets enough useful information, we might want the following pages to link to it, because people wanting that information might look there very first:

SkypeWebCams – Ubuntu Wiki

Ubuntu Wiki

SkypeWebCams

This page lists web cameras ("webcams") that are known to work with Skype. This may differ from the list of webcams working in general on Ubuntu, given here. For general webcam issues see here.

If your webcam works with V4L2, but not with V4L (you can check this with gstreamer-properties), you may attempt one of these hacks.

List of cameras that "just work"

Alcor Micro Corp

Chip set used by a multitude of inexpensive Chinese cameras. Works out of the box with Cheese and Skype, 640×480 max., usb+soundjack, on Ebay.com

BenQ Joybook S32B built-in 1.3MP

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.72

Chicony Electronics built-in 2MP Compal

Creative Instant P0620

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.68

Creative Labs Live! Cam Sync Webcam

Creative claims driver is in Linux Kernel. Works out of the box with Skype Two.1.0.81

DELL Inspiron one thousand five hundred twenty Integrated Webcam

Dell XPS m1330 VGA Webcam

Skype Two.0.0.68 : Works out of the box, but Compiz must be turned off due to Intel X3100 movie card

Dynex 1.3MP Webcam (DX-WEB1C)

Skype Two.1.0.47 : works out of the box (both movie and sound)

eMPIA Technology built-in Asus EeePC

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.43

EZonics EZcam II

Skype Two.0.0.68 : Works out of the box. Framework rate drops with low light, cannot disable auto exposure.

Genius iSlim 1320

Kubuntu 9.04, sixty four bit

Skype Two.0.0.72: Works out of the box, albeit not configurable in Skype.

Hercules Dualpix HD720p Emotion

Skype Two.Two.0.35: works fine (movie and audio)

HP dv2000 built-in webcam

Works out of the box Version Two.0.0.63 (also works in Ekiga)

HP dv6000t built-in webcam

Works with Skype Two.0.0.68

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use. (see Logitech Quickcam Notebook Deluxe)

iNTEX IT-305WC (reported as Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0303 Webcam by lsusb)

Works out of the box, Skype Two.0.0.72, excellent analog microphone. Very low cost (

Lenovo Thinkpad R61 built-in Camera

Skype Two.0.0.68. Pretty much flawless. Sweet!

Lexma – Panda 10C

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Ekiga works too after defining input sources to USB2.0 UVC VGA. Not sure if audio works.

Logitech/Acer intergrated orbicam (Acer 5670)

Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910

Movie and audio works out of the box (Skype Two.1.0.81-1, Cheese Two.28.1-0ubuntu1)

Logitech HD Webcam C270

Works with Skype Two.1.0.81. After very first installation, I had to log out and log in again.

Logitech HD Webcam C270

Works with Skype Four.0.0.8. To get webcam microphone working I had to reboot, go to sound settings and select it in the input tab. Then commence begin a Skype test call and select the right input in the recording tab

Logitech HD Webcam C310

Camera works out of the box with Skype Two.1.0.81, Cheese, camorama; microphone is detected, but I could not get it to work in any application

Logitech HD Webcam C310

Camera works out of the box with Skype Two.Two.0.35, microphone works flawlessly in all applications

Logitech Notebook Deluxe

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use.

Logitech Quickcam three thousand for Business

Skype Two.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Talk for Skype

Works fine out of the box with Two.0.0.13. Under Two.0.0.27 I get 100% CPU utilisation. Still works & doesn’t show up to crash

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP

Skype Two.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use. No problems has been experienced in hardy heron with Skype Two.0.0.72:work out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Connect

Works ideally out of the box with Skype Two.0.0.72, details here

Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks

Logitech Quickcam E 3500

Works with Skype Two.0.0.72, and microphone also

Logitech Quickcam E three thousand five hundred Plus

Works with Skype Two.0.0.68, and microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Express II

Works out of the box.

Logitech Quickcam Express Plus

Works out of the box. Testing in 8.04: Skype Two.0.0.72, also works with Cheese.

Logitech Quickcam Fusion

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box – noted below as not working – but worked ideally for me.

Logitech Quickcam IM

For kernel Trio, I had to modify the above to "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype"

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Works fine out of the box, for Ekiga or just streaming from MPlayer. Licks 100% CPU in Skype. Skype Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use.

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

for me, with an ATI movie card, Skype (Two.0.0.27) movie works with the Radeon driver, but not if using fglrx 7.12

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Works ideally out of the box. No issues compared to what was reported for 7.04.

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Works ideally out of the box, but only at 320×240 in Skype, (384×288 in VLC) I can’t get close to the advertised 640×480 with any of the linux drivers

Logitech Quickcam IM/Connect

Worked flawlessly out of the box for all but Skype. For Skype Two.1.0.81 to work with movie however, had to go to synaptic package manager and install "libv4l-0" then edit the commence menu and/or any links to launch by switching the instruction from "skype" to "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype"

Logitech Quickcam Notebook

Logitech Quickcam Notebook Deluxe

Version Two.0.0.27 fixes a previous crash after fifty secs of use. Skype Two.1.0.81 on Ubuntu 9.Ten 64-bit needs to be hacked with lib32v4l-dev

Logitech Quickcam PRO 3000

Skype Two.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box

Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000

Works fine, but does not scale in full-screen mode due to known bug non-accelerated X11 problem.

Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000

7.Ten, 8.04, 9.04, 9.Ten, Ten.04

046d:0990 also 046d:0809

Works ideally, microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (May 2008)

Works out of the box w/ v2.0.0.68, also Two.0.0.72 (on my Latitude D420, it takes maybe ten seconds to turn on).

Logitech Quickcam S5500

Skype Two.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box. Brightness is sometimes wrong (black picture). Can be motionless by pointing it at a bright light source when beginning it evidently. Cheese and VLC work too.

Logitech Quickcam S 7500

Works with Skype Two.0.0.72, good picture

Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision

Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro (Mac)

Works ideally, microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Zoom

Cam works well in Skype, and microphone also

Logitech Webcam C100 (I think)

Works with Skype Two.1.0.81, excellent movie

Logitech Webcam C120

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C120

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47, practically ass-plug and play; just set up a sound input. (May need to restart Skype)

Logitech Webcam C160

Works with Skype Two.Two.0.25, had to configure audio profile for microphone to work

Logitech Webcam C200

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C250

Works with Skype Two.1.0.81, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C300

Works with Skype Two.1.0.47. After very first installation, I had to log out and log in again; before that, Skype found "no device available" for "webcam"

Logitech Webcam C500

Works out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81 (both movie and incorporated microphone).

Logitech Webcam C905

Works out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81 (movie and microphone). HD 720p, two MP Carl-Zeiss optics.

Logitech Webcam Pro nine thousand for Business

Skype Two.1.0.81 : Works fine out of the box

Microsoft LifeCam Cinema

out-of-the-box with Skype Four.0.0.8 (movie and microphone)

Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000

out-of-the-box with Skype Two.Two.0.35 (movie and microphone)

Microsoft LifeCam Display

Skype Two.0.0.72 movie plus microphone

Microsoft LifeCam VX-700

out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81

Microsoft LifeCam VX-800

out-of-the-box with Skype Two.1.0.81 (movie and microphone)

Good cam, microphone works too.

$30. Works also "out-of-the-box" with Two.1.0.47

Works nice out of the box

Everything works flawlessly. Fine cam.

Works fine with Skype Two.0.0.72 (some config to do for sound, however).

Works fine. Buttplug and play. The photo quality is not the best one, but reasonable as I got the webcam for only £8 GBP

Works nice out of the box

Works nice out of the box with Skype Two.0.0.72, good picture (microphone is not working yet)

Works flawlessly out of the box with Skype Two.1.0.47. This model is the same as the SPC530NC, but comes with a headset

Works nice out of the box with the latest driver Ten.0.13, is the webcam used by one of the Skype developers

Pluscom 8MP Webcam (UC480-2)

Skype Two.1.0.81 and Cheese: works out of the box. Microphone untested

Prolink PCC5020 5MP (0ac8:332d Z-Star Microelectronics Corp)

Works out of the box Skype Version Two.0.0.72 albeit need getlibs for AMD64 microphone untested (microphone/movie works in Ekiga)

Ricoh r5u870 (laptop webcam)

Grab the userspace instruments. This driver supports many VAIO (e.g. SZ and TZ models) as well as some HP laptop webcams

Sony Corp (built-in Vaio P Series – P11Z)

Skype Two.1.0.47 : works out of the box as does Cheese.

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Kopete works too.

Syntek USB Camera (built-in)

gspca_main,uvcvideo (one driver could be from outer USB Logitech 046d:092f connected before)

Tchibo Laptop Camera (Microdia)

Works well with the ATI driver. On another computer with the Radeon driver the movie crashed after a few minutes. Connection remained OK. fglrx not tested yet.

Skype Two.0.0.72, Ekiga : works out of the box. Microphone works fine. For 64bit Ubuntu: the 32bit package from Skype and libraries have to be –force-install.

Thinkpad T61 built-in webcam

Low framework rate, but it works fine aside from that

Trust eLight Utter HD Webcam

Skype Two.Two.0.35, Cheese : works out of the box movie and microphone

Trust Spacecam one hundred twenty (120 SpaceC@m)

Skype Two.1.0.47 : works out of the box. lsusb reports: Microdia TwinkleCam USB camera

Trust Spotlight Webcam Pro

Kubuntu 9.Ten,64 bit

Skype Two.0.0.68 : works out of the box. Can use all movie modes with luvcview

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box.

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box, for successive versions of Ubuntu, see below in the fiddle list.

Trust Widescreen HD Webcam (16530)

Skype Two.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Works with Cheese, xawtv, but not with Camorama. May need to enable audio in system> preferences> sound> input.

Works out of the box. Wengophone, Skype, Cheese and Ekiga works excellent

Vimicro Z-Star chip, sold as A4Tech PK-35N

Works out of the box, tested with Skype and Cheese

Vimicro Z-Star USB1.1 Five.2MP Webcam (sold as I-SMART X-Laser Series)

Works out of the box, tested with Skype and Cheese

Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0303 Webcam

Chip set used by a diversity of inexpensive Chinese cameras. Works out of the box, Skype Two.0.0.72

List of "fiddle to get working" cameras

How to make it work

Cork and play does not work. System does not recognize webcam automatically, but after manual loading driver (modprobe uvcvideo) it works well. Test with Skype Two.1.047.

Cisco Unified Movie Advantage (CUVA)

lsusb reports "Logitech, Inc. QuickCam OEM Cisco VT Camera II"

env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype

Creative Labs Live! IM Webcam (VF0350)

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Tested with Skype Two.1.0.47 Beta on Karmic. Had to invoke from terminal with following directive (note that package libv4l1 must be installed): LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Works right away in Cheese. To get Skype movie, run "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" at the instruction line (NOTE the i386. )

Creative Live! Cam Notebook

Tested with Skype Two.0.0.72 on Karmic. Good quality movie. Had to edit launcher to following guideline (note that package libv4l-0:i386 must be installed): env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0250]

With Skype Two.0.0.43 and latest ATI fglrx driver. Camera mostly works, but non-accelerated X11 output presently doesn’t scale movie output (known Skype issue). Colors are all messed up (adding "options gspca force_rgb=1" motionless the color problem for Camorama, but not Skype).

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0250]

Tested with Skype Two.1.0.81 Beta. Had to invoke from terminal with following directive (note that package libv4l-0:i386 must be installed): LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro [0400]

Creative Live! Cam Optia

Works fine after installing the uvc driver

Creative Live! Cam Movie IM

Creative Live! Vista Cam IM

Works fine with Skype Two.0.0.72 on Hardy (64 bit) after setting up the ov51x-jpeg driver (instructions here) and "sudo modprobe ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1 led=Two" and "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/options" add there "options ov51x-jpeg forceblock=1 led=Two". The ov51x-jpeg drivers can be found here: http://www.rastageeks.org/. On 11.Ten 64-Bit with Skype Two.Two.0.35 (32-Bit) install libv4l-0:i386 and begin Skype with LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Creative Webcam Instant

Creative Webcam PD1110

Dell Vostro one thousand four hundred built-in webcam

Works fine after installing the uvc driver

Genius Look 312P

Skype Two.1.0.81: Works with "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype"

Hercules Webcam Classic

Tested with Skype Two.1.0.47 Beta. Install package libv4l-0:i386 and edit Skype launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Labtec Notebook Webcam

Skype Two.1.0.81 works with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype". Cheese and guvcview works out of the box.

Labtec webcam 2200

Skype Two.Two.0.35 Beta works with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so skype". Cheese NOT tested.

Leadership webcam 300

Using Skype Two.0.0.27. Had to upgrade gspca driver to latest version to work. Also added options to /etc/modprobe.d/options to improve color. Options were: gamma=Trio, OffRed=32, OffBlue=0, OffGreen=32.

Logitech QuickCam Talk

Skype Four.0.0.8 works with "env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype".

Logitech Quickcam Communicate

Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX

Works with Skype Two.Two.0.25 if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam E2500

* Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam E2500

Works on Skype Two.0.0.72 after compiling gspcav1-20071224.tar.gz with patch (originally from this thread). Works like this in xawtv, but spectacle in Skype can be unstable (100% CPU usage) – if you use gstfakevideo it seems to get rid of the problem. Also setting the autoexpo=0 option when loading the driver can help if the pic is truly dark. Detailed guide here. Karmic, Maverick: works out of the box in Skype.

Logitech Quickcam Express

Works with gstfakevideo, but unstable

Logitech Quickcam Express

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks

Recognized in Skype, but only eyeing shadows

Logitech Quickcam Messenger

Works but without internal microphone. Switch to an outward microphone. This is the same with Ekiga. (this camera is also known as Logitech Quickcam Messenger Two)

Logitech Quickcam Messenger

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (2007)

Works fine after installing the uvc driver (171); microphone works fine also. Tested with Skype Two.0.0.27. Also work with Ekiga and aMSN

Logitech Quickcam Web (USB)

using Skype Two.0.0.72, primarily fuzzy greenish test photo, but is recognized; succesfully working with gstfakevideo (gstreamer hijacker); for instructions see this Skype forum thread

Logitech Webcam C200

When running Cairo Dock with OpenGL need to commence Skype Two.1.0.47 at the directive line with "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype" and under the Startup Applications ‘bash -c "export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype"’ (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1318506). The "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype" fiddle didn’t work despite libv4l-0 being installed. When not running Cairo Dock or running Cairo Dock without OpenGL, the C200 with Skype Two.1.0.47 works out of the box.

Logitech Webcam C210

On Skype Two.Two.0.25: make a test call, open pavucontrol, tab Recording, demonstrate applications, select USB eight hundred nineteen as input source for Skype, it will be permanently stored in your

Microsoft !Lifecam VX-1000

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Microsoft !Lifecam VX-3000

The camera works, but the picture has abnormal colours and Skype munches 100% CPU during the movie call. Skype also may string up during or after the call. The built-in microphone doesn’t work, albeit it is seen by ALSA.

MSI Starcam 370i or Clip

0c45:60c0 or 0c45:60fc

You need to download driver from http://pamplast.com/gspca/. Blacklist sn9c102,gspca modules so there is no conflict.

Namtai Eye Fucktoy USB Camera (PS2)

12.04 11.Ten 64bit

PCLine Webcam 300k

With Skype Two.0.0.27, had to build latest driver from http://mxhaard.free.fr/. Works, but poor picture quality. (Cheap camera; no microphone.)

Philips DMVC 1300K

With Skype Two.1.0.47. Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

gspca v. 20071224

Needed compiling latest gspca driver. Works with Skype Two.0.0.43 and also Ekiga, Cheese. VLC not attempted

With Skype Two.0.0.27. Last month it recognized the camera, but test screen was black – this month it works. However it is slow to commence.

Phillips PC Camera SIC4750/27

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Sonix Integrated Webcam (Microdia)

Detected out of the box, but works badly. Pic chopped, lags of 15+ seconds. Not just with Skype, but also Cheese.

SONIX USB PCcam168 (Microdia)

Needed to compile latest gspca driver and blacklist sn9c120 module.

Trust WB-3320X USB Two.0 Webcam

gspca / CIF Single Chip

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype. No microphone.

CIF Single Chip

Works with Cheese and Skype, but can’t get good colour rendering. v4l2 (in gstreamer-properties), but not V4l: lsusb ‘Pixart Imaging Q-Tec Webcam 100: vid 093APid 2460

gspca v. 20071224

Needed compiling latest gspca driver. Works with Skype Two.0.0.43 and also Ekiga, Cheese and VLC (Now Work out of the box with 8.04, November 2008)

CIF Single Chip

Very first only green bars. After choosing v4l2 (in gstreamer-properties) and loading v4l-library before embarking Skype, it works

Unbranded/SiGma Micro Micro USB Web Camera

Skype Two.1.0.47: Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

gspca v. 20071224

(AMD64) Works with Skype Two.0.0.68

WEBCAMTEC-TC4 Techsolo Webcam TCA-4810

Works with Skype if you install the package libv4l-0:i386 and switch the launcher to: env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. USB Two.0 Webcam

List of non-working cameras

Creative VideoBlaster WebCam Go Plus [W9967CF]

Camera is recognised, but "Test Camera" shows Black screen

Camera generally works fine in programs such as Ekiga with the patched driver as explained here http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=100897&st=40&p=465545&#entry465545. The patch also works with Skype Two.0.0.Sixty nine, but limitations arise mainly from graphics card and drivers. Fglrx for ati and others are known to have problems, specially with movie overlay. On some systems, it has been said one can make it work with Skype by using gstfakevideo. The camera was successfully used with Skype via gstfakevideo on a laptop with Intel nine hundred forty five graphics card under Ubuntu 7.Ten using the default driver. It is significant tho’, to test the camera in an actual call, testing the camera on the options menu may display a black screen because of graphics driver problems, not webcam related.

Intel Pocket PC Camera CS630

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" crashes Skype. If Automounting is disable via gconf-editor, then webcam works. Skype Two.0.0.72

Logitech Quickam Express

Camera is recognized and working with Camorama, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Logitech Quickam Web (USB)

Camera is recognized and working with Camorama, "Test Camera" button only shows fuzzy movie (maybe expects YUV encoded movie?). Did not succeed in getting gstfakevideo working, yet.

Logitech Quickcam Express Pro

gspca_main,uvcvideo (one driver could be from built-in Syntek 174f:1404)

Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks

Works in Ekiga, but is not recognized in Skype Two.0.0.27

Logitech Quickcam Fusion

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Logitech Quickcam Notebook Pro

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Logitech QuickCam PTZ

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" shows screen with vertical colored bars dancing all over the place. Nothing recognizable. Camera works fine in Ekiga and Camorama

Logitech QuickCam Webcam for Notebooks

Camera is not recognized. Neither Skype nor Ubuntu. Same for Cheese or Camorama.

Logitech QuickCam Webcam for Notebooks

Cheese picks up the camera and displays fine; webcam audio/movie can be set in Ubuntu preferences as inputs, Skype detects camera, but cannot test/display.

Mediaforte MV300 (AVermedia/Omnivision)

Black screen in Skype, even however it works with Cheese Two.30.1. Also sold as "Creative WebCam Pro" model PD1030.

Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000

camera uses unsupported palette (MJPEG) only. The uvc driver does recognize the device as can be tested with luvcview.

Microsoft LiveCam VX-3000

Camera is not recognized. Neither Skype (Test only shows black screen) nor Ubuntu. Same for Cheese or Camorama. No Device found in gstreamer-properties.

Mustek gSmart Mini

Philips PCVC740K ToUcam Pro

Camera is recognized, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen. Camera does work in mplayer. Syslog contains lots of pwc ioctl(VIDIOC_DQBUF) / pwc ioctl(VIDIOC_QBUF) index=0

Microphone stops working when movie is activated. Skype Two.0.0.68

Camera is recognized, but "Test" button shows black screen.

(AMD64) Camera is not recognized in Skype

(Intel 64) Camera is recognized in Skype, but shows a black screen (Test button doesn’t do anything).

Camera is recognized and working with, e.g., VLC, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0301 WebCam

Camera is recognized and working with Camorama, but "Test Camera" button only shows black screen.

Preloading v4lcompat

sudo bash apt-get install libv4l-0:i386

Now edit the skype launcher to preload the driver. If you are using xfce:

Right-click on apps menu -> Properties -> Edit menu -> Internet -> Right click on Skype -> Properties.

The guideline should be:

env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

Extra notes about movie on Skype

If: 1. You can see movie in Cheese or other applications; but Two. You only see a white rectangle in Skype when you activate movie;and Three. Testing the movie under the Skype Preferences fails; but Four. the person you are calling can see movie of you from your webcam, then the problem may be Cairo-Dock.

If you use Cairo-dock, you are most likely using the OpenGL version. Under Preferences -> Startup Applications, Edit your Cairo-Dock to embark up with the guideline cairo-dock -c [rather than "cairo-dock -o" for Open GL]. Restart the X server (if you do not know what this means, then reboot).

If the picture is too dark in Skype, but not in applications such as Cheese or aMSN, do sudo apt-get install luvcview and sudo luvcview. Use the control at bottom left to increase brightness and the right bottom button in the middle of the bottom of the screen to exit the application.

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You may need to modify the "Sound in" device in the "Sound devices" options menu, to point to USB device (as adequate) instead of Default. Likewise, ensure that movie input is correctly defined.

Besides checking under options > movie devices and click test on the preview window in Skype Two.0, you can also attempt to make a test call to videoecho123.

Sometimes, the extra users created by Ubuntu are not part of the movie group, and therefore can’t access the webcam.

Attempt disabling compiz if you don’t see any movie.

You can also open a Terminal and type LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype to begin Skype.

Wrong virtual sizing setting in /etc/X11/xorg.conf may cause Skype to crash when movie is embarked.

Graphics cards, XV, Skype and gstfakevideo

There are a duo of issues that create problems getting webcams working with Skype. The gstfakevideo driver will most likely get things working, provided you have a suitable graphics card driver set up in xorg.conf

There is a very significant thing called xv this is lightly overlooked in the rush to get movie working.

You need to install the gstreamer packages and attempt this out.

Go to the movie tab and test your camera with the default settings. If it doesn’t work with the plugin "autodetect" in "Default output", switch it to "X Window System (No Xv)", then attempt again.

If that works and "X Window System (X11/XShm/Xv)" doesn’t work, then you are using an incompatible graphics driver.

With my Intel nine hundred fifteen card it was using the Intel driver, which doesn’t support Xv; switching it to the eight hundred ten driver permitted both modes to work.

gstfakevideo v4lsrc device=/dev/video0 ! videoscale ! ffmpegcolorspace

should launch Skype with /dev/video0 as the source and your camera output in a suitable format.

This has been tested with an old Logitech QuickCam Messenger, listed above as not working The gstreamer-properties test should demonstrate if your webcam works, more importantly it will demonstrate if your movie driver has XV support. In some cases this may mean installing a different graphics card.

If this page gets enough useful information, we might want the following pages to link to it, because people wanting that information might look there very first:

Webcam quick chatarticles

SkypeWebCams – Ubuntu Wiki

Ubuntu Wiki

SkypeWebCams

List of cameras that "just work"

List of "fiddle to get working" cameras

List of non-working cameras

Preloading v4lcompat

Extra notes about movie on Skype

Graphics cards, XV, Skype and gstfakevideo

Ubuntu Wiki

SkypeWebCams

List of cameras that "just work"

List of "fiddle to get working" cameras

List of non-working cameras

Preloading v4lcompat

Extra notes about movie on Skype

Graphics cards, XV, Skype and gstfakevideo

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