[Bug 981644] Re: 'Choose a picture' generates shifted picture when using 'Take Photo'

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This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.13.17

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ubiquity (2.13.17) raring; urgency=low

  * Remove webcam step (LP: #1118589):
    - User testing showed people are not expecting to be photographed and
      raise privacy concerns as to where the picture will be uploaded to.
    - Provides limited benefit, as avatar only ever shown on multi-login
      systems in the switch user indicator / pkexec.
    - Crashes the installer or doesn't work with certain webcams.
    - Miss detects camera presence, when it's just a sensor.
    - The recommendation is to move webcam test to checkbox / hw testing,
      as video conferencing is very popular these days and should work
      reliably out of the box.
    - LP: #924419 , LP: #981644 , LP: #987392, LP: #1152254, LP: #843354,
      LP: #1008204, LP: #1021449, LP: #1082458, LP: #1103780, LP: #1142751
  * Do not count optional pages, when updating the progress dots. This
    fixes "Porgress dots, well don't progress after partman step"
    LP: #1152746
  * Do not mark explanatory text on "Installation Type" screen
    insensitive, as otherwise it's ineligible (LP: #1074386)
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <dmitrij.ledkov at ubuntu.com>   Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:17:51 +0000

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  'Choose a picture' generates shifted picture when using 'Take Photo'

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Just take a look at the attached screenshot.
  To clearly illustrate the issue, I held the cover of my copy of StarTrek First Contact in front of the webcam.

  On my desktop with a separate USB webcam, I get the same result AND I
  am also unable to take a second shot (image freezes after the first
  shot). This might be related to the webcam being an old USB1 model.

  If any more info is needed, I'll happily provide.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.312
  Date: Sat Apr 14 16:26:13 2012
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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