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camorama webcam viewer not working

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camorama webcam viewer is not working in ubuntu 9.10.. whenever i click on it, i get the message 'unable to capture image'.. the webcam(integrated cam) is working fine for other softwares... how to fix this? thanks...

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#1

Hi :)

First thing to do when you install Ubuntu (or upgrade it) is to run through the Medibuntu worksheet
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
This neatly deals with most of the copyright and legal issues about running multimedia in which-ever country you happen to live in. Mostly you can stay with the non-free components if you live outside the USA but inside the US it might be more difficult.

The Medibuntu worksheet usually sorts out most multimedia problems even if you might logically deduce that "it shouldn't make much difference".

For webcams it is important to make sure you have installed "cheese" as it draws in the drivers and stuff for the cam. Perhaps try reinstalling it with the webcam plugged in?

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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