[josiahpugh]

So I'm getting this problem with my iSight where it says "Your Camera is in use by another application" in iChat. However with I use QuickTime 7 Pro it works just fine to record from iSight. Problem is when I quit QuickTime iChat still gives me the same response. Anybody have any ideas on how to fix this?

[sonicularulus]

disconnect and reconnect? that is what i would do. restart the system. check the activity monitor...
im new in mac, but that is the procedure i would do right away...

[josiahpugh]

Yeah, I've tried all of that. The camera obviously works just some sort of software issue. Honestly I don't understand why multiple applicatons can't share the video at once.

[SSharon]

This happens to my family all the time. I have been trying to help them and maybe you can test something for me. When it tells you its using the camera, log in to another user and see if you can use it there. I am wondering whether this software issue is worse than just an app not releasing it for one user and if everyone is affected.
Closing the lens, unplugging it and plugging it back in seems to let them use it again by the way.