How to Capturing video by Windows Movies Maker?

You can capture video and audio to your computer by using Windows Movie Maker. To begin capturing, a video capture device must be connected properly and detected on your computer by Windows Movie Maker. Some audio and video capture devices and sources that you can use include a digital video (DV) or analog camera or VCR, a Web camera, a TV tuner card, or a microphone. You can capture content live or from video tape.

When capturing video and audio in Windows Movie Maker, the Video Capture Wizard proceeds as follows:

1. Select the capture devices you want to use. For more information about choosing capture devices, see Choosing a video and audio capture device.
2. Specify where you want your captured audio and video file to be saved. For more information about choosing a destination for your captured audio and video file, see Choosing a saving destination.
3. Choose the video setting. For more information about choosing a video setting for capturing video and audio, see Choosing a video setting.
4. If you are capturing audio and video from a video tape in a DV camera or DV VCR, choose the method you want to use to capture video and audio. For more information, see Choosing how to capture from a DV device.
5. Capture the video and audio. For more information, see Capturing video and audio.