Photo Booth green screen

I tried tonight to open photo booth but it has just a green screen. When I takea photo the camera button is red abd although it goes into countdown it take a green page as the photo. camera is working as it looks fine in ichat. I have trashed the photo booth prefs but to no avail.
thanks
Dave

Check http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2034 and
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2095 , too.
One of those suggestions there may help you.
Jim
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