I have a similar problem under KDE on Ubuntu 13.04 ( with Unity no issue) : - black screen for video and webcam box.
The LD_PRELOAD workarround doesn't work for me -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/754162 Title: webcams show as black screen in skype To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/754162/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs