[sclug] Skype

[Alan Hawes]

John

Thanks for the response.

I installed gqcam and it worked fine.

I can get video in through skype but not out. XV has 4 ports open which should 
be alright for video both ways.

I'll keep hunting.

Cheers

Alan

On Thursday 15 November 2007 10:01:48 John Kennedy wrote:
> Alan,
> I got it working fine with OpenSuSE 10.3 (I downloaded that static library
> tarball so that I can put it anywhere without disrupting my other Skype
> package). I am using a Logitec QuickCam for Notebooks (?16 from ebuyer.com)
> and can see it fine.
> Have you tried the webcam in any other apps like wxcam or gqcam (both are
> in the standard SuSE repositories)?
> John
>
> On Wednesday 14 November 2007 19:48:02 Alan Hawes wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Has anyone managed to get video working on the skype beta yet?
> >
> > When I go to the options screen my webcam seems to get excited but there
> > are no devices when I look at the video devices in the options tab.
> >
> > I'm assuming my ati card is not using the required xv extension,which may
> > be why it's not there, although my webcam works in xawtv and kopete. I'm
> > not sure whether these apps use xv or not.
> >
> > Could someone enlighten me on how to add this support. I'm using the ati
> > fglrx driver under opensuse 10.3.
> >
> > Also can anyone recommend a good mic to use?
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> >
> > Alan