Isight camera in iMovie not showing

I've been trying to record video with the isight camera in iMovie or iMovie HD and the camera is not showing up. Skype, Facetime, Quicktime are all fine. Can anyone help?

Hello there, bermudatan.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up great steps for troubleshooting your issue:
How to Troubleshoot iSight
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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Goto Macintosh HD>System folder>Library folder>LaunchDaemons folder>find the following file: com.apple.mio.VDCAssistant.plist and move this file to Trash.
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