I am hoping to recommend a friend use a pull-out from her laptop to a wide shot of her narrating her documentary. She is using FCP so the results may differ from iMovie. Just wondering if Apple has rigged the system somehow so shooting off the screen is not possible on prosumer cameras. > Not a direct answer to your question, but you might want to look at > Snapz > Pro for capturing your screen (or a portion thereof) to full-motion > video. > http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/ > > -Gordon