ISight Blue picture

I am having trouble with using my iSight camera and web based chatvideo. I always get a blue hue to the picture i am broadcasting. I have tried to update java, Quicktime and anything else i can think of.
Any suggestions? I have even changed to quicktime broadcaster.

thank you Ian for the welcome. Unfortunately, I have no problem with Ichat or any other app based video. The only problem is with browser support. The blue is only related to Java Based Web sites. Help! Help Anyone. I know that their are problems out there as mercury has its own solution. I cant figure Mercury as there is no Manual to TFR. Thanks again Ian

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I use my iSight with my Mac Mini. When, for example, I am on facetime or in photobooth, there are jumpy vertical red and blue lines. This just started happening out of no where.
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other apps like iMovie that can use your iSight, too?
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Help- I have some really bad camera noise on the iSight and it seems to be in every application (iMovie, Quicktime, iChat). I'm wondering if my iSight is broken, or I'm doing something wrong?
I took a screen shot of it, with all the lights in the room on. It was very bright, and I'm still getting a lot of camera noise. help!
You can click on the image below to see the full sized screen shot.
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Hello Fausto Fernos1
What application did you use to capture and enlarge this image? Your full-sized image is 991x736 pixels. iSight's native resolution is 640x480. Any camera noise is exaggerated when you enlarge the image beyond the native resolution.
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If you want other ideas, consider the How to test your (external) iSight to ensure it is functional suggestions for taking your iSight to a different location or a different Mac to see if the image quality is the same.
Finally, operating temperature can also effect camera noise. If your location is unusually (uncomfortably) hot, or if your iSight's air vents have been blocked so its temperature has risen, consider a cooler environment or unplugging your iSight for an hour to let it cool before repeating your tests. If your location is subject to atmospheric dust, consider gently vacuuming your iSight to remove any dust that may be restricting the flow of air through the vent holes in iSight's case.
Please let us know how it goes.
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My nephew, who has a G5 running 10.4.3. currently DOES have 1.0.3 as his iSight driver, which he downloaded as the update.
What's up?
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When viewing her screen via built in isight camera, it is black.
I'm using a MBP.
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Hi,
I have re-read your post several times.
I still can not work out what you are trying to tell us.
I seem to understand that when she initiates the call She gets Video and Audio fro you which displays fine.
However you can not get a picture from her - and if this is from her Built in iSight the picture is in fact black ?
Can you open the Connection Doctor during a Chat (It is in the Video Menu) and tell us if it says there is any Video feed ?
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You seem to also be saying that even though your wife can see you at the start of the chat that your pic that she sees in fact also freezes ?
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