Running a webcam with built-in mic in Skype - Ubuntu 12.04?

Question

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, While using Skype it will happily pickup my webcam feed, but can't seem to get the mic working. In Skype's audio settings I only get one option, which is "pulse audio" seems to be no option for it to use the web cams built in mic.

Any ideas how I can get it to work?

The Webcam is a Logitech HD Webcam C510.

Thanks in advance.

Also, In my pulse audio settings the webcam mic is shown there and seems to be working fine.

Just not through skype.

Solution 1

I also have a C510 and it's a composite device of two: a camera and an audio device with just a mono input. This means that it's just a sound card like any other, and you need to control it using the audio mixer settings. For example, use pavucontrol:

Make sure it's unmuted and selected as input for the application (also unmute there):

And finally, check the audio mode, to be on Analogue Input:

It's working for me in Skype 4.1 in Ubuntu 12.04.

Device: ID 046d:081d Logitech, Inc. HD Webcam C510

Solution 2

I use a logitech and microsoft hd cam. To get them to work I had to select them in the sound settings.

Right-click on the sound icon in the system tray

then select sound settings

Click the input tab and try to select the microphone for your camera.

Comments

[Max Ricketts]

It seems you are using KDE. Is this solution also works for Unity?

[gertvdijk]

@tuxtu Yes, pavucontrol and Pulseaudio in general works the same in any Desktop Environment.