Why has my built-in camera stopped working? The green light is on, but no picture in photo booth or Skype.

I have rebooted, but to no avail. The green light stayed on right through the reboot.

Glad all is sorted. It's very normal for your Mac to get quite warm, especially when used intensly for a long period of time. If the room temperature is very warm, it's well worth switching off or putting it to sleep whenever you can.
Believe it or not, it gets very warm here in the UK once in a blue moon & when it does, I try to keep the room temperature as cool as I can.
Best wishes
Ben

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My ichat video chat isnt working. the green light will come but there is no invatation

hi
i need help!

Hi,
In the iChat Preferences (iChat menu > Preferences > Alerts) you can set a Global Auto Accept (or Decline)
You change the top Down down to be the Invite to be accepted.
You tick the AppleScripts box and then select the Auto Accept in the drop down (my pic shows other Scripts I use)
You can set any Alert for one Buddy only ("Against a Buddy" as I phrased it earlier)
Highlight a Buddy then do the Get Info keystrokes (CMD + i keys together)
Select Alerts in the panel that appears.
I was asking the Original Poster if they had these set as I cannot think why the green Light would come on but not show the Invite without this set.
The Light does tend to come on as the Invite arrives so it is not the only criteria to look for.
MacBook Pro 4 days old probably mean iChat 6
This means that for any AIM Valid Login it will use port 443
This port is also used by web Browsers for Secure site (Like Logging in here an Apple Discussions) and by some Mail Servers.
It is below the threshold port of 1024 which means it will be open in your routing device.
The iChat Connection Process works across several ports.
The Invite is sent on port 5678 (you can send stuff out through the Mac Firewall and the router without opening ports specifically for this)
iChat then moves to port 16402 as first choice to send an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) invite to the IP the Visible part of the invite went to.
It is the Buddy's "Reply" (the SIP part) to this that needs to get through your router and to your iChat.
So... First check the System Preferences > Security > Firewall
If On then go to the Advanced Button (You may need to unlock the Padlock)
In this bit you need to have the "Allow Signed Software" to be enabled and for iChat to be in the list.
DO NOT enable the Stealth option (It Blocks Pings and iChat sends Pings).
IMAgent is likely to be added by the System when it is needed (it helps iChat and Face Time)
The next step is to check ichat is allowed through your router.
It will be easier if you tells us the Make and Model you are using.
If you know how to access it in a Web Browser you could make sure it is doing UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
8:08 PM Tuesday; January 3, 2012
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We can't know. You have not told us what exactly the problem is. If there are any warnings, you need to provide them along with other info like the crash logs. If not you have to explain the situation in more detail. Just saying that it doesn't work anymore is not particularly useful.
Mylenium

HT3964 my built-in isight camera will still not work on my macbook pro after completing smc reset. The green light comes on but no video.

my built-in isight camera will still not work on my macbook pro after completing smc reset. The green light comes on but no video.
Any Suggestions?

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Thankfully ScummVM seems to be okay ...
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ISight Camera not working and green light won't cut off

Ok, so I used to use macs all the time (exclusively) then I left for a few years, and now that I am back I have had a great experience so far except for this oddity...
I have no idea why but all of the sudden my little green light beside my built-in isight camera won't go away, I am not even trying to use it in any application. When I do, however, try to use it in photobooth for example it yields nothing but blackness. So, to troubleshoot I figured I'd try two things:
Re-installing Mac OS X from scratch using the CDs that came with it (no big loss, I wanted to customize the installation anyways)
Reset the SMC (I am used to resetting PRAM and stuff like that, so it's been a while for me)
Both of those have yielded no change.
I would have searched the forums for answers but apparently that feature has been turned off temporarily to help "improve support", or something I read rather quickly earlier lol
So I call upon you, Mac Geniuses, to please come to my aid...surely there is something else I can do to fix the isight on my macbook. I just got it, granted I got it refurbished from Apple, I expected nothing less than top notch from Apple as they have always delivered before.
Thanks in advance for any help!!
-Joshua

Ok, my mistake...When I went to reset the SMC I noticed when I upgraded the memory the retention bar that holds things *around the battery, I guess* into place wasn't in there the way it should be, the metal tab wasn't in it's little slot, so I fixed that error, then went on with the procedure and then no more problem
I'm an idiot, Apple rules, I'll be the first to admit it LOL
Have a great day!

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Hello,
I have been using Premier Elements 8 for a number of years as it suits my requirements exactly. I now find it will not let me open any previous projects or create a new one, I get a message boxes saying either;
or
And then it does nothing.
I appreciate I am using an older version of Elements, as we are now up to Elements 13, but as I said earlier it suits me fine and does what I want. I just want to carry on using a product I have paid for and am perfectly happy with.
I have resorted to this owing to not being able to find a simple direct email address for Adobe. I am sure there are lots of Elements users out there who are very knowledgeable, friendly and willing to help but why can't I contact Adobe directly. It's their product, why do I have to complain in public - Hey, Guys at Adobe I would have liked to have kept it between us.
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melvyn hughes
This is not Adobe. Rather user to user. Visitors here like yourself. Classically, Adobe offers support for the latest version/purchased/registered. That is the way it is and has been.
Lots of troubleshooting paths to follow, but first the typical drill that I give Premiere Elements 8 users.
1. What computer operating system is your Premiere Elements 8 running on?
2. Are you running the program as the 8.0.1 Update?
3. Do you have the automatic background rendering and autoanalyzer disabled?
4. Does the problem exist with and without the antivirus and firewall(s) disabled?
5. Do you have QuickTime latest version installed on your computer with Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1?
6. Are you running the program from a User Account with Administrative Privileges?
Let us try the classical approaches and get more drastic, if necessary, as we proceed.
1. Delete the Adobe Premiere Elements Prefs file and, if that does not work, then delete the whole 8.0 Folder in which it exists
Local Disc C
Users
Owner
AppData
Roaming
Adobe
Premiere Elements
8.0
and in the 8.0 Folder is the Adobe Premiere Elements Prefs file that you delete. If that does not work, then you delete the whole 8.0 Folder
in which the Adobe Premiere Elements Prefs file exists. Be sure to be working with Folder Option Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives active
so that you can see the complete path cited.
2. If problem still exists,
a. Deactivate the program using an opened project's Help Menu/Deactivate. Close out of there.
b. Uninstall the program the usual Control Panel way.
c. Do a free ccleaner run through (regular cleaner and registry cleaner parts) to get rid of any leftovers from incomplete uninstalls reinstalls.
CCleaner - PC Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download
d. Install the 8.0.1 Update
Adobe - Premiere Elements : For Windows : Adobe Premiere Elements 8.0.1 update
3. If all else fails, create a new User Account with Administrative Privileges and install and run Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1 there.
We will be watching for your results.
ATR

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Why is my built in camera not working in ichat? (but it is working in photobooth)

In Ichat I there is usually a video button in the top right corner of my buddy list, but there isn't one anymore, just a telephone. When I clicked on the telephone it said, "This computer does not support video chats." Which is ironic because my camera is built in...

Hi,
Check the Video Menu in iChat.
The Camera Enabled items should be ticked (Selecting it toggles the tick On or Off depending on current state).
Check the View Menu.
This should have the Show Video Status item ticked.
In the iChat Menu itself go to Preferences > Video section.
Here the Bandwidth limit should be at least 200kbps (the Default is NONE).
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Why has my built-in camera stopped working? The green light is on, but no picture in photo booth or Skype.

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