Webcam + (Facebook || Skype) = Fail

The following is what happens when I try to use my webcam in either skype or facebook.
lsusb output:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08ad Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX
The same thing occurs on my laptop with the same web camera. I'm not entirely sure how to diagnose this, as the webcam still works in the program cheese.

Use this script
#!/bin/bash
SKYPE_BIN_PATH="/usr/bin"
LIBV4L="/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so"
LD_PRELOAD=${LIBV4L} skype
exit 0

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