No Video / i Sight Cam No Longer Works - HELP!

I have been using iSight's internal cam with no problems. Today, after a freeze, i had to shut down using the button on the back of the computer. No video programs show the video preview. The camera lights, and I get no error messages. The screen just is black. I have on occassion, seen faint views of myself. I removed peripherals, corrected permissions, did a hardware test and even zapped PRAM. My profiler seems to identify the cam, too.
Appreciate your help, referral and counsel. HELP!

Resolved by resetting the SMU
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