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    Skype Inverted Video Solution

    I used the following to correct the inverted video in Skype 2.2.0.35 (Beta) problem on my Asus UL30A notebook w/ Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. This notebook shipped w/ a Suyin Corp. Asus Integrated Webcam [CN031B]. The video was not inverted in Cheese.

    1. Rename /usr/bin/skype to /usr/bin/skype.original.

    Code:
    sudo mv /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/skype.original
    2. Create a new /user/bin/skype file.

    Code:
    sudo gedit /usr/bin/skype
    3. Paste the following:

    Code:
    #!/bin/bash
    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype.original
    4. Save & exit gedit.

    5. Make /usr/bin/skype executable.

    Code:
    sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/skype
    6. Start Skype as you normally would.

    I can't take credit for this solution. I found it via google except the path to v4l1compat.so was incorrect in the other solutions I found.

    Hope this works for you if you have a similar problem. Comments welcome.
    Last edited by Tech226; June 6th, 2012 at 09:41 PM. Reason: Corrected typo

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    Smile Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Tech 226 - thank you so much - I tried your solution and it WORKED for me. I have been trying to fix the webcam problem on Skype for months.

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Quote Originally Posted by kimberley View Post
    Tech 226 - thank you so much - I tried your solution and it WORKED for me. I have been trying to fix the webcam problem on Skype for months.
    You're welcome!

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    Question Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Your webcam solution works for me but only when I open from the terminal. Whilst it is great to now have video it is a bit frustrating to have to do this each time rather than just opening Skype.

    Any ideas on how to solve this? By the way it wasn't a question of my video being inverted - I only had a black screen, so your solution might work for others with a similar problem.

    Thanks again.

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Quote Originally Posted by kimberley View Post
    Your webcam solution works for me but only when I open from the terminal. Whilst it is great to now have video it is a bit frustrating to have to do this each time rather than just opening Skype.

    Any ideas on how to solve this? By the way it wasn't a question of my video being inverted - I only had a black screen, so your solution might work for others with a similar problem.

    Thanks again.
    Sorry, I don't know. When I have some time I will try to figure it out and post back here.

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Hi,

    The fix worked for my Asus U36SD.
    Thanks a lot!

    Alex.

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    thank you very very much!!! after many months I finally solved the upside down skype image!!! It worked with Ubuntu 12.04 and Skype 4.0.0.8 in Lenovo Ideapad Y510.

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Glad to hear others are having success with this.

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    Quote Originally Posted by kimberley View Post
    Your webcam solution works for me but only when I open from the terminal. Whilst it is great to now have video it is a bit frustrating to have to do this each time rather than just opening Skype.

    Any ideas on how to solve this? By the way it wasn't a question of my video being inverted - I only had a black screen, so your solution might work for others with a similar problem.

    Thanks again.

    Kimberley, any luck solving this yet?

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    Re: Skype Inverted Video Solution

    This worked for me also on ASUS UL50AG with Ubuntu 12.04.
    Thanks !

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