Photo booth freezes and closes

Every time i open photo booth it just freezes, it doesn't do nothing for 3-4 seconds. Then it force quits.
Is there any way to fix it? :/
The camera is responsive because it works with Skype and iChat.

Repair permissions & restart. If that does not work, then I suggest that you cross-post over in the iSight Forums where the Photo Booth users hang out.
Which OS version do you have? Your first post states 10.5.4 but, your second post shows 10.5.1!

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