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Hey,

I'm a life-time Windows user that has just converted to Macs.. I love my new Mac Book, but can't figure out how to record video. When I try to do it with the program iMovie HD it tells me it can't 'locate' a camera. Does the built in iSight not record video?

Thank you for any help..
 
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Yes, it does record video to iMovie.

The problem is that your iSight is probably busy serving another application such as iChat, PhotoBooth, or Quicktime. Make sure that any program using the iSight is terminated and try it again.

Welcome to the forums!
 
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At the bottom of iMovie is a switch
has picture of camera on the left side and picture of scissors on the right side
click on the camera, you'll get a pop up, select Built-in iSight
should be good to go now

just had to do a search myself a couple of days ago to figure out how to get it started
 

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