webcam and skype

[Karl Larsen]

Harold Hartley wrote:
> I'm wondering if anyone has been able to get them to work on ubuntu 8.04...
> I remember reading something about webcam app in linux, but not sure 
> where it was I read about it..
> Please let me know if anyone has been able to get skype working with the 
> webcam.
>
> Thanks
> Harold
>
>
>   
    I have not tried Skype on the new Ubuntu but it works fine in 7.10 
and I bought a newer webcam and it works with Skype but not well. The 
camera image dies about a minute or 2 after starting. Not sure why. And 
I fixed it once, but did not remember how :-)

Karl


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