Isight as a webcam

i have read all the fourms and everything that i could find about problems with using isight in-built, as a webcam.
i cant figure it out.
i am trying to use it on www.stickam.com and its not working.
i have read the faqs and still cant figure it out.
if anyone knows how to make my camera not show up as black when it says im connected, please help me.
thanks.
macbook pro   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Welcome to  Discussions, streetartist711
First test your iSight with Apple applications like iMovie or iChat to be certain it is working. Once you know iSight is working, try the following.
Navigate to the Stickam website. If you do not immediately see an "Adobe Flash Player Settings" dialog box, put your mouse pointer over the video window that is playing and control-click. This should open the dialog box.
Adjust the "Settings" in the Flash dialog box as follows:
• Click on the webcam icon.
• If you are using a built-in iSight, select the "USB Video Class Video" Camera setting.
 (External iSight users will need to set the webcam camera setting to "IIDC Firewire Video".)
• You can then click on the microphone icon to set your "Microphone," "Record Volume," and "Reduce Echo" settings.
• You should also click the privacy icon and verify that the "Allow" button is selected.  If "Deny" is selected, you will not be able to send or recored video or audio.
• Close the dialog box and see if Stickam works for you now.
If the above does not solve your problem, you will need help from Stickam.
Web sites like Stickam.com (and the many other live video sites) have unique requirements. The FAQs or Help links at their sites should give you the best answers for your compatibility, configuration, and operating questions concerning their particular operations.
Click Stickcam's Help link in the upper right corner of their home page to get the answers to your questions.
If Stickcam's "How-To" or " F A Q " pages don't give you the answers to your questions about using Stickcam, they offers a "Support" link for help on Stickam-specific questions.
Cheers,
Jim
  Mac OS X (10.4.9)    G5 DP 1.8  External iSight

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