ISight camera in iMovie

well i have iMovie on my computer.. and for some reason my iSight camera is not being read by iMovie.. the camera works and everything, because iPhoto works.. but is there anything i can do to fix it or anything?
thanks,
Randi

Here's what you can to do:
Quit iMovie
Goto Macintosh HD>System folder>Library folder>LaunchDaemons folder>find the following file: com.apple.mio.VDCAssistant.plist and move this file to Trash.
Restart you mac and open iMovie.
You should see iSight as your choose.
YMMV.
Good Luck.

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