Preview.app doesn't allow capture of signature

When in the preferences pane of Preview.app, I get the following error, "The operation could not be completed" when clicking "Create Signature". If I make a second attempt, Preview.app aborts. I've tried resetting my preferences, but I continue to receive the same error. Any tips/ideas?

Had this problem too.   In my case "Preview" defaulted to use "Camtwist" as camera source, with no option to choose another.
I uninstalled Camtwist. Now it uses the builtin Camera again.  Check if you have any other webcam .kext you can temporarily disable.

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    -->
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    Responsible:     Font Book [606]
    User ID:         501
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    -->
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