Squeal noise with photo booth video recording.

I use my iSight and Photo booth to record video for YouTube. Every time I get finished recording and go to play the video back, there is a hum/squeal/high pitched noise along with the audio.
Anyone know what's up??

Hello Tony.
Does recording with iMovie and plenty of light give you the same noises you hear when you record using Photo Booth? If so, this thread may give you some help: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1944573
The original poster of this thread says that recording video in bright light eliminates his noise. Apple are aware of that issue, and your problem may be another symptom of the same problem. However, this explanation does not fix your problem. It only lets you know that you are not alone. Here follow some suggestions that may help you correct your problem if the problem is common to both your iMovie and your Photo Booth.
If you recently bought your MacBook, take it back to your retailer and see if he can correct the problem or give you a replacement MacBook that does not have the same problem. As pointed out in the thread I linked above, user obsidianspider was able to trade his new, noisy, MacBook for one with an acceptably low noise level by immediately bringing his specific problem to the attention of the manager of his Apple retailer. For specifics, see http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5761948#5761948
If you cannot fix your Photo Booth problem, and if iMovie does not share the same problem, using iMovie would seem to be the simplest solution. However, if you specifically want video effects in the videos you make for YouTube and you cannot get Photo Booth fixed, try a demo of http://www.tweakersoft.com/webcamtweaker.html to see whether it will work for you.
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