Monday, February 18, 2013

Skype video is upside down on Ubuntu 12.4

Error

Skype video appears upside down on Ubuntu 12.4 using built-in webcam ( Lenovo )

Solution

It seems that the webcam is physically positioned upside down already and needs some software workaround

1- Install  "libv4l"

apt-add-repository ppa:libv4l/stable
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade 
 
apt-get install libv4l-0:i386
 
Note: if you are on a 64bit machine, you will need to install the 32bit version

2- Run Skype using this command

export LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=2 && LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype


Worked for me


Posted by Karim Ouda at 4:19 AM

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2013 at 7:37 AM

    http://techblog.net-a-porter.com/2013/02/when-random-isnt-random-enough/#comment-107

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  2. UnknownFebruary 6, 2014 at 11:49 AM

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    Lacy Brown

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