Extremely high fan speeds while using Skype

I have a MAc book pro intel based, the fan goes on whirling at the hihgest possible speed even when there is about 30% of cpu usage i tried the SMC and the PRAM reset but it hasn't helped me at all.
Does any one ave any idea how to fix this problem?
Thanks

Hi wjosten
As you requested. pls let me know if u need anyting else,
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