FCP not detecting camera

So, in a recent effort to fix a capturing problem- I did an archive and restore of my OSX to get Quicktime from 7.3 back to 7.1.6. The only problem is that now when I open FCP it can't find the camera. I've checked my connections- System profiler recognizes it- Tried two different cameras- Basic setup in FCP. I'm running out of ideas quick.
The weird thing is that when I open the Capture window, I can still control the device from my keyboard, but the 'preview' is disabled.
I'm on OSX 3.9, FCP 4.5
Can anyone help me?
Thanks,
Justin

Try the Quicktime "delete receipts and reinstall" shuffle.
A quick search of the forum should turn it up.
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