Understanding capture devices

In Windows Movie Maker, you can use a variety of capture devices to capture audio and video on your computer. A capture device is a piece of hardware that lets you transfer video and audio to your computer, so you can use that video and audio on your computer. The two basic categories of capture devices are video capture devices and audio capture devices.

Related topics

• About video capture devices
• About audio capture devices
• Connecting capture devices
• About the capture buffer
• Key concepts