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Q: Help!  iSight Not Working with iMovie!

I can't seem to use my iSight camera with iMovie. ?? The camera works with PhotoBooth, but with iMovie not even the "Record with iSight" button appears. I'm using iMovie 5 on an IMac G5 with a built-in iSight camera. Any suggestions on getting iSight to record to iMovie??

iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Nov 7, 2007 1:24 PM

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Q: Help!  iSight Not Working with iMovie!

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  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Nov 7, 2007 7:04 PM in response to JP in MV
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    Nov 7, 2007 7:04 PM in response to JP in MV
    Welcome to Discussions, JP in MV

    Have you clicked on the drop-down arrow by the camera iCon as shown in this picture?

      iSiteMov

    (This is iMovie 6, but 5 is similar.)

    If you cannot see iSight in the drop-down, try the suggestions in this article. Then check again.

      http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93240


    EZ Jim

    PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5)  External iSight
  • by JP in MV,

    JP in MV JP in MV Nov 8, 2007 11:28 AM in response to EZ Jim
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    Nov 8, 2007 11:28 AM in response to EZ Jim
    Hey EZ, thanks so much for responding. Love the animation too! But there is no such drop down menu when I go into camera mode. It displays the 'no camera attached' message, as if it doesn't recognize the iSight that's built into my iMac. Yet the iSight camera works with PhotoBooth. ? Any other ideas?

    Thanks again, -John
  • by JP in MV,

    JP in MV JP in MV Nov 8, 2007 12:03 PM in response to JP in MV
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    Nov 8, 2007 12:03 PM in response to JP in MV
    Jim, fyi, I tried all four things listed in the article you provided. No luck on those either. Any other ideas??
  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Nov 8, 2007 1:14 PM in response to JP in MV
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    Nov 8, 2007 1:14 PM in response to JP in MV
    You're welcome, -John

    If you are following the directions in this Apple article

      http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2329.html,

    your iSight should be working.

    If you have added any hardware or software since iMovie worked correctly for you, first rule out any Possible conflicts with your iSight.

    If your problem is ONLY with iMovie, try this:

    • Quit iMovie if it is open.

    • Delete your iMovie preferences file:
    Finder > Go > Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iMovie.plist

    • If they exist, also delete any other "com.apple.iMovie" files that end in ".plist" in this folder, or example, "com.apple.iMovie2.plist" and / or "com.apple.iMovie3.plist".

    • Close those folders and launch iMovie again to check for proper functioning.

    • When you get iMovie working again after tossing your old .plist files, you will need to reset all preferences that you want to be different from the default values.


    If you cannot make your iSight does not work in any app or in any User Account, you will need the help of an Apple Service Provider Technician to repair your iSight.

    If only iMovie gives you trouble, even after dumping the iMovie preferences, I suggest you reinstall the iMovie application.

    EZ Jim

    PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5)  External iSight
  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Nov 12, 2007 11:44 AM in response to EZ Jim
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    Nov 12, 2007 11:44 AM in response to EZ Jim
    First link above should be

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2329.html

    Unlike the one in my previous post, this link works.

    Note that External iSight has worked with iMovie since iMovie 4,
    internal since iMovie HD 6:

      http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61929

    You do not say which you are trying to use. Perhaps this explains your difficulty.

    Cheers,
    EZ Jim

    PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5)  External iSight