How do I make my webcam gray-scale in Ubuntu?

[SwingKid]

I want my webcam to be gray-scale when I use it in Skype and with other programs. I know I can make it gray-scale with Cheese, but that is only with that program. In windows it is a program called Manycam that allows the user to play it in the background and makes the webcam gray-scale over all. Is there an equivalence to Manycam for Ubuntu?

[no2498]

im not sure if this will help or not but you can change things for all video cams
v4l2ucp after installed it comes up under system preferences as video4linux control panel
it has a preview window

[SwingKid]

im not sure if this will help or not but you can change things for all video cams
v4l2ucp after installed it comes up under system preferences as video4linux control panel
it has a preview window

Ok cool..is v412ucp a program you download from the Ubuntu Software Center?

[no2498]

yes it is

[SwingKid]

yes it is

There we go. I now have the program downloaded and opened. When I click Preview and then Start preview, it says "Failed to start preview process"? What can be wrong? And where do I change things with the camera and how?

Very thankful for answers regarding this program please!

[no2498]

i just opened mine it comes up as mplayer
so it looks like you need mplayer sorry
i didnt look before

[SwingKid]

i just opened mine it comes up as mplayer
so it looks like you need mplayer sorry
i didnt look before

Cool! Thanks. Now I have the program (both) working. But how do I change the preferences for the webcam then as a whole with this program?

[no2498]

im thinking by setting the color

[SwingKid]

im thinking by setting the color

In mplayer or in the other? How do I do it and where do I find the settings for this precisely?

[no2498]

in the video4linux control panel