Photo Booth issue with isight

Hi:
I'm running OS X (10.4.11) on my personal MacBook Pro. When I open Photo Booth, I just get a black screen but I'm not able to take any pictures/videos. The iSight in not turning on (all options are grayed out). However the cam does work when I use iChat or Skype video chat. That eliminates the hardware factor.
I have followed some of the suggestions here, such as creating a new user, deleting some of the .plist files, repair permissions, etc.; but still no success.
Are there any other suggestions to fix this problem and get Photo Booth back to work??
Thanks
Marcos

Hello Eric,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
It is not likely that anyone has tested Photo Booth on an older Mac equiped with an iSight, but as soon as someone does, I am sure you will read about it here.
As explained in the "The Apple PhotoBooth, how do you get it?" thread, Photo Booth is only available bundled with
b NEW
iMacs.
EZ Jim

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