Skype video window too small

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Dear Group, when i use Skype to video call with a chum the video window occupies over half of the desktop monitor so i can see my chum clearly.  I installed Skype on my PCLinux PC and the video window is much smaller and i can find no way of increasing it's size.  Does some kind soul have any idea how to increase the size please?

Many thanks

[Just17]

I understood it was dependent on the camera in use .......  and the resolution of that camera to be more specific.

I have an older camera here which displays   320x240   and a newer one which displays 640x480

Are you referring to your own camera window being small ?

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Both the window on my PC and my chums.  It works fine on my Windows box but thats no guarantee of course.  I'll see if i can borrow a newr webcam and see if it's better with that.

[Just17]

Can you post details of your webcam?

lsusb in a terminal should give the info on one line when it is plugged in

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Here it is thanks

[martin@PCLINUX ~]$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:08b2 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 4000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
[martin@PCLINUX ~]$

[Just17]

Works great but does not scale in full-screen mode due to known bug non-accelerated X11 problem.

https://wiki.edubuntu.org/SkypeWebCams

Is this is what you are meeting?

I was not expecting that to be relevant ....  seems rather old .....

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

You mean this taken from the link you supplied?

Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000
   

7.10
   

046d:08b2
   

pwc
   

Works great but does not scale in full-screen mode due to known bug non-accelerated X11 problem.

[Just17]

Yep .....  might be what is at play ....

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Yes you're probably right, thanks for pointing me in the right direction and thank you to all who helped, much appreciated