External Camera Not working

ok, my problem is that my macbook is not picking up other webcams. the specific one is the xbox live vision camera, but i have tried others and they do not work. i have all the updates, and even have quicktime pro, but nothing will recognize it. any suggestions?

Welcome to Apple Discussions, bored911
I am not clear on your problem.
(1) Please tell us what software you are using when you experience this problem.
(2) Also tell me specifically whether the webcam your "macbook is not picking up" is one you are trying to attach to your Mac or is one that someone else has attached to a different computer.
(3) If you mean that you are trying to connect an xbox live vision camera to your MacBook and you are trying to use it with QT Pro or iChat AV, it should work.
If that is your goal, create a new user account and check to determine whether the problem is "user-specific".
If that test does not help you, try the following:- Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
- Repair permissions.
- Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (iNtel).
- Finish with another Permissions Repair, and then check your webcam again.Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying Combo Updates.
The Xbox LIVE Vision will not work with iMovie. However, your MacBook's internal iSight should be able to work with iMovie.
Please let us know if this is helpful or post back the answers to the questions above for further help.
Cheers,
Jim
  Mac OS X (10.4.9)    G5 DP 1.8  External iSight

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