So I had Skype in Leopard and it worked fine. However, ever since upgrading to SL, whenever I try to launch a video chat or go to the video prefs in Skype, it says the camera is in use by another application. I have the latest version of Skype installed, and I have uninstalled and re-installed it several times. I have repaired permissions and still nothing works. I have quit every application and launched it and it still says this. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Skype "Camera is in Use By Another Application" SL
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Yea I did and it does work in Photo Booth and iChat. It seems to be a problem with Skype itself.
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I have the same problem on the same machine (13" MBP) - iChat video works but Skype video gives me the same message (camera in use). I have done all the things Shado has done - reloaded Skype, tossed the preferences. I have successfully skype video'd with my friend who has Snow Leopard on a 24" iMac (I see my friend but of course my friend does not see me). Any help is appreciated.
I have the same problem on the same machine (13" MBP) - iChat video works but Skype video gives me the same message (camera in use). I have done all the things Shado has done - reloaded Skype, tossed the preferences. I have successfully skype video'd with my friend who has Snow Leopard on a 24" iMac (I see my friend but of course my friend does not see me). Any help is appreciated.
Well 15 minutes later with the help of Google I found a reference that refers to "setting" up the audio and video in Skype. Turns out (duh!) that I have my MBP connected to the Apple 24" monitor with its own built-in iSight and I had to specify that I was using the "Display iSight" as opposed to the "Built-in iSight". Sorry for clogging up the thread.
Hi Folks. I found a solution that worked for me:
Close Skype
go to /Library/QuickTime/
DELETE this file: CamCamX5.component
Open and login skype ;-)
Please give credit to our french brothers:
http://forum.mac4ever.com/post607938.html#p607938
Close Skype
go to /Library/QuickTime/
DELETE this file: CamCamX5.component
Open and login skype ;-)
Please give credit to our french brothers:
http://forum.mac4ever.com/post607938.html#p607938
Hi Folks. I found a solution that worked for me:
Close Skype
go to /Library/QuickTime/
DELETE this file: CamCamX5.component
Open and login skype ;-)
Please give credit to our french brothers:
http://forum.mac4ever.com/post607938.html#p607938
Thanks for the suggestion man but I don't have that file in my Library/Quicktime folder. I only have AC3MovieImport.component and Perian.component.
Edit: Fixed it. I started up Quicktime X and recorded a short video using the iSight camera. Then when I opened Skype, the video camera worked fine. Hope this helps people.
I suddenly started getting the same Skype "Camera is in Use By Another Application" error after uploadeding a whole bunch of QT codecs to the /library yesterday.
CamCamX5.component must have been one in the pack. After deleting it everything works
Thanks LouZerpa and http://forum.mac4ever.com/post607938.html#p607938
CamCamX5.component must have been one in the pack. After deleting it everything works
Thanks LouZerpa and http://forum.mac4ever.com/post607938.html#p607938
Nice. I don't have the CamCamX5.component in my Library so I can't remove that. So every time I want to video chat with someone I have to record a short video in Quicktime X and then it works. Pretty annoying but o well.
Make sure you do not go to your 'user'/Library..., start from your harddrive (often Macintosh HD) /Library/QuickTime ... you will find it there if it exists. Worked for me!
It worked for me.
I've been trying to solve this problem for a very long time and finally today, ten months after your original post, Google sent me to this forum. So ten months after the fact, thanks for the answer that solved my problem.
I've been trying to solve this problem for a very long time and finally today, ten months after your original post, Google sent me to this forum. So ten months after the fact, thanks for the answer that solved my problem.
Hi Folks. I found a solution that worked for me:
Close Skype
go to /Library/QuickTime/
DELETE this file: CamCamX5.component
Open and login skype ;-)
Please give credit to our french brothers:
http://forum.mac4ever.com/post607938.html#p607938
If you have oovoo that is a problem you need to close the program, oovoo takes control of you video camera and will not let you use it..
blame google
For me the googletalk plugin was the issue.
I quit the process from the activity monitor, it crashed firefox where gmail was open, but the camera was available again.
For me the googletalk plugin was the issue.
I quit the process from the activity monitor, it crashed firefox where gmail was open, but the camera was available again.
now Quick Time crashes!
Same problem: don't have that CamCamX5 component and recording a video with Quick Time is impossible because it crashes as soon as I try recording. Camera works fine in Photo Booth and iChat though!
Any new ideas?
Same problem: don't have that CamCamX5 component and recording a video with Quick Time is impossible because it crashes as soon as I try recording. Camera works fine in Photo Booth and iChat though!
Any new ideas?
退出 (You have to CLOSE SKYPE)
1. 進入左上 [finder] (left corner to enter)
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-uqi7898
2.按 Command+ F ( select: OTHER )
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-crl7881
3. 眼睛仔細找並打勾 [系統檔案]; 按[好] 退出 (search and select: SYSTEM
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-bjz6481
4. 照這樣選 [包含]; 後打入 [CamCamX5.component] 就可以找到[它] 刪除了!
(Select SYSTEM & INCLUDE; type in "CamCamX5.component;" now you'll see it, delete it, Skype Video works !! )
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-gjg6130

1. 進入左上 [finder] (left corner to enter)
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-uqi7898
2.按 Command+ F ( select: OTHER )
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-crl7881
3. 眼睛仔細找並打勾 [系統檔案]; 按[好] 退出 (search and select: SYSTEM
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-bjz6481
4. 照這樣選 [包含]; 後打入 [CamCamX5.component] 就可以找到[它] 刪除了!
(Select SYSTEM & INCLUDE; type in "CamCamX5.component;" now you'll see it, delete it, Skype Video works !! )
img> http://www.u-file.net/f-gjg6130