ISight Camera crashing on Macbook

I have a Macbook of late 2009 with Mac OS X 10.8.1 installed. 4GB RAM 500GB Space 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
My iSight Camera is not working. Whenever I do a SMC reset it starts working. But once I put my laptop back to sleep it stops working. I need help.
Whenever I open any application like Photo Booth or Skype it says camera not connected.

Hi,
No just turn it off.
System Preferences > Network > Use the the second drop down and Network Port Configuration > Uncheck Airport
10:18 PM Thursday; November 23, 2006

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pwrg4 wrote: ... Does iMovie need to install before iPhoto? ...
No.
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Ok probably not many people ask this one but
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kennymix wrote:
Ok probably not many people ask this one but
If you mean you are looking for some simple setting for sharing your built-in iSight, the question has been asked before. However, you are correct that it is not a common one. Neither does it have a simple answer.
There is so such preference. You can verify this for yourself by checking
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Today i had my macbook pro in target disk mode transferring data from my Powermac G5 to my macbook pro my friend from oz sent me a text asking me to connect to skype he wanted to talk to me
Question is is here any way i can use the isight cam from my macbook pro on the G5 i did try a few ways but no success
I can suggest two apps that call let you see the view from your MBP's isight cam on your G5's display:
(1) iChat: http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
You can use a local network Bonjour connection between your Macs: http://www.apple.com/support/bonjour/
Your 10.6.4 MBP is iChat video-ready. If your local network and G5 also meet the iChat requirements for Tiger or Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1771 - or -
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2020
you could video chat between your MBP and your G5.
To video with other AIM client users outside your local network, your system and internet connection need to meet those requirements and you need a separate iChat account name for each of your connected Macs. Then, for example, you could have a three-way video with an iChat/AIM friend where two of the three video connections would come from your two Macs.
I do not use Skype, but, as I understand it, Skype does not yet offer more than one-to-one video. If my understanding is correct, Skype could not be substituted for iChat in this use.
(2) *_Apple Remote Desktop_*: http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
Provided your G5 meets ARD System Requirements, you could install ARD on your G5, enable remote management in your MPB's System > Sharing preferences, and use your G5's ARD to control any iSight applications running on your MBP.
Has anyone tried this & achieved it if so how did you do it
(a) I often use the iChat method when testing multi-party video connection capabilities with other users. The "how" is exactly as described in (1) above. For more details on how to operate iChat after you have verified your system requirements, open the iChat link (the link is repeated below for clarity:)
http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
Page down to the "iChat Basics window there and click the "Watch now" link there.
For more iChat tips, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2515
(b) I do not own ARD, so I have not personally tested the method described in (2) above.
(c) Using Leopard and Snow Leopard Screen Sharing via your Bonjour connection might also allow certain limited possibilities, provided that your G5 is running Leopard.
(d) Depending on how willing you are to try third-party alternatives, you might be able to do what you want with a compatible VNC client app such as http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/
I have never tested this possibility on my system.
Thanx
YW
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Does anyone know either of a Simple way to Turn off the isight camera on a Macbook pro (3.1 model with Snow leopard) or a simple program or Widget to do this ??
I have already Googled this but cannot find much - except disable certain files, or a Applescript by Techslaves.org called isight disabler , which seems great except I have to run applescript each time run this script, put in password, then select !
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Globalmark wrote:
Hi
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I have already Googled this but cannot find much - except disable certain files, or a Applescript by Techslaves.org called isight disabler , which seems great except I have to run applescript each time run this script, put in password, then select !
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Other apps such as Photo Booth only use the camera when you click the button.
However, if you REALLY want to disable, scripts like this one can easily disable and enable iSight.
http://techslaves.org/index.php?page=62
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P.S. Manually moving, renaming, or deleting files outside your Username/Documents folder
is generally a BAD idea unless you KNOW how it will effect OS X.
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James Arter1 wrote: ... remote desktop...'s not quite what I want...I know I can use it...via remote desktop, but that's not quite what I want. Any ideas?
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