Can preview, but can't record

I have an iBook G4 and an external iSight camera. I can see video previews in iChat AV and QT Broacaster, but viewing previews or recording in QT Broadcaster, iMovie HD, and iVideo presents me with a few choppy frames, the infamous beachball and an eventual force quit of the application.
Ideas?
Ben

Hello Ben
If you have not done Mac OS X Maintenance on your iBook in a while, see if that helps. Do NOT ignore the part about free space on your drive. I like to keep at least 25% of my hard drive "available" when I plan to record video. 50% is better.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.10)    G5 DP 1.8  External iSight

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