Webcam labview

Hi!
I wanna do a live streaming of a webcam with LabView. I've been told to use NI-IMAQ but...the only one I found requires a Vision Assistant 7.1... so my qestions are:
1. Can I find a FREE (not a trial) IVISION with the minimum requirements to help me?
2. Can I find a LabView with the IVision included? (I have a LabView 8.0)
3. If I can't afford a IVision...can I still fisnish the project with the webcam?
4. Who can Send me an exemple of a project like that???
Thank you! 
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Hi snuk,
To use a webcam with LabVIEW, you will need the IMAQ for USB Cameras driver, which  has the following requirements:
- Windows Microsoft Windows Vista/Vista x64/XP/2000  (English, Italian,
Japanese, French, Italian, Norwegian, Dutch, Spanish/Portuguese,
Russian, or simple Chinese).
- LabVIEW 7.0 or later.  
- Vision Development Module 7.1 or later
- NI Vision Acquisition Software 7.1 or later, for USB LabVIEW support.
- Vision Assistant 7.1 or later, for  USB Vision Assistant plug-in module support.
- Vision Assistant 8.0 or later, for USB Express VI support.
 There are examples on the NI DeveloperZone Community, but you will need the above requirements to run the examples.  Here is a link to one of the examples:
 NI-IMAQ for USB: Grab and Save Image with USB Camera
I hope this helps!
Kristen H.

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