Importing problems in imovie hd 6

when i go to capture mode the screen is blue but it still recognises the camera. pressing import makes the camera play but it still doesn't show the images on screen and the time doesn't change until you stop it again. i've done everything on the help pages but no luck.i've also looked through other topics and no tips on them have worked either. please help as i have a very short deadline!

So you have tried all this already?
Open the Audio MIDI Setup (Utilities folder) and set the default audio output to 44100hZ. Try the camera again.
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iMovie: Cannot See or Control Camera
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
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http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/usage/5020.shtml

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