Use of Video Camcorder on Skype

I'm on Tiger 10.4 - and want to use my JVC camcorder through the USB port as the video input over skype.
I'm having big problems getting skype to acknowledge my camcorder exists ! Audio is working fine.
Have tried macams driver but still not working.....any ideas please ?
M
imac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

You are mistaken, Jim. Have had no luck getting that program to work on my computer. I did manage to get macam to work with my old camera for use as a webcam with quicktime and Skype so that will have to do with that for now.
You are mistaken, David.
The Panther versions of iChat can work with
many USB webcams when used in conjunction with iChatUSBC
am software.
As shown in the "Compatibility/System
Requirements:" at the top of the iChatUSBCam installation page, iChatUSBCam works with
"iChat AV 2.0 or higher".
iChat AV 2.0 and iChat AV 2.1 both run in the
Panther OS, and both are supported.
You do not need to take my word, or that of the
iChatUSBCam people, about this. There are many
reported cases of successful use of USB webcams in iChat AV 2.1
& earlier Discussions. Here are a couple of
examples of success for Panther
users:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.
jspa?messageID=4269422?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=174
7726?There are others if you
care to search.
Jim
Mac OS X
(10.4.9) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

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