HELP! iMovie Not Detecting My Webcam

My Webcam Is A Panasonic NVGS-60 Camcorder Connected Via USB To My MacBook White And I Can Not See Why It Isn't Working. It Works With Photo Booth But Not iMovie '08. Please Help ASAP As I Need It For My Vodcast.
John Coles

I'm having a similar problem, but I AM using a firewire cable. Panasonic PV-GS85. I've tried two different Macs and two different Firewire cables, and neither iMovie nor the Mac seem to recognize the camcorder anymore. Is there a driver that is missing from a recent Mac update or what? I used the camera with this same computer for over a year with no problems - the problem has only started since a software update occurred.

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