Confuzed about webcams...

So I've owned my mac mini (middle version?) for about 2 weeks now and I have to say first off, its really really nice. I've been a windows user forever and I love how simple and effective everything is on the mac... and if i ever need or want to use windows, just bootcamp it!
But, I do have one problem and those are webcams. I need a webcam for youtube, and maybe I dont know what I am doing, but when I plug in a universal webcam (i've tried like 5 of them), and lauch iMovie, it says it cannot detect the webcam at all. I tried the webcam using iChat and its detectable and works, but imovie doesn't want to see it. Should I make the movies first then import them or am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

Mac OS X is plenty picky about webcams to begin with, and iMovie is even worse. You'd probably have to use a webcam very specifically stated as compatible with your exact version of OS X, and best would be to use a video camera of some kind that is connected via Firewire. If you do plan to do a lot of videos for YouTube, you should consider getting a decent digital video camera with Firewire connectivity anyway, as you'll be able to make much nicer, higher definition videos that way.

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