Is it possible to recover iSight footage in iMovie?

I took some footage with iSight to Import directly into iMovie. Once I was done, I closed the lid of my laptop before the thumbnails were finished generating, expecting that the process would continue when I opened it back up again. When I did open my laptop, only .2 seconds of the footage had generated and the rest was nowhere to be found. I looked in Finder under iMovie Events > New Event... > iMovie Thumbnails > iMovie Cache to no avail. Also in "Search For" > Yesterday & Today. Is there another place where this might have magically been stored, or did I actually just screw the pooch and lose all that footage in one fell swoop?
Thanks for any help out there that exists to offer.
William

You're most welcome, and thanks for letting me know you found my reply helpful.
Also, thanks for confirming that you were recording directly into iMovie.  Hopefully you will be able to recover your irreproducible recording.
wmdbrattain wrote: ... It is has been my experience that iSight doesn't exist as its own app, but is used by others such as iMovie or Photo Booth, ...
Your observation is correct.  iSight is hardware.  In Mac OS, software controls all webcams, iSight included. There is no "iSight" app.  Rather iSight is controlled by whatever software is using it.  The software apps also determine where output files are stored.
wmdbrattain wrote: ... iSight ... is used by others such as iMovie or Photo Booth, and so doesn't save to its own separate location. Is this incorrect? ...
Nope.  Not incorrect.  You are actually correct again!
Each app that uses iSight saves do different locations (unless you have changed the defaults.)  I suggested the possibility of other searches only because I was not certain which app you used to record.
For example:
• iMovie work-in-process ("Projects" and "Events") are stored in your User / Movies folder.  When you Share or Export your product, iMovie lets you select the save location via a dialog box.
• Photo Booth stores saved videos (and photos) in the Photo Booth Library located your User / Pictures folder.  If you Export a clip or photo using the Photo Booth > File > Export command, Photo Booth also lets you select the save location via the Export dialog box.
• QuickTime Pro > Preferences... lets you select the save location for recorded clips.
• Other apps may have other choices or locations.  Search application "Help" if you need assistance saving files generated in that app.
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