Why won't my Camera Attach with IMovie HD

Hello,
I have been trying to attach a mini dv through my Camcorders with firewire and they have not been seen in IMovie. I have two cameras, both of which are IMovie HD compatiable and I have gotten each to work on my powerbook g4 before without any problems. My firewire cables are working (I have tried three and they all work perfectly).
I have been going through the discussions and trying everything that was suggested. I also have done everything in the articles and with the general help menus.
I heard that a software update might have been the original source for the problem. Is there a way to see if this is the problem?
Is there a way to see is the camera is actually hooked up and being read by the computer?
Any thoughts or suggestions are HIGHLY appreciated. This project I am working on is very important so I really am grateful for all of your time.

Hi Mish,
I have the same problem, but I couldn't even find Utilities under my Applications folder in System profiler.
shishamo
Hello Zack,
the first thing to check is if your Mac actually
recognizes the camcorder. To do that open System
Profiler (Applications > Utilities) and see if it is
listed under Firewire. If that is not the case (and
you are sure the cable is not the culprit) you might
want to try resetting your FW port.
If the camera shows up, try the following:
. delete the iMovie preference file
(com.apple.iMovie.plist) and empty the trash
. repair permissions with Disk Utility and reboot
. open Garageband and play a few notes, then close
it.
. connect the camera, power it up, then launch iM
hope this helps
mish
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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