video capture

Digital footage acquisition

Video capture is the process of converting video from an external source into digital format that can be stored or edited on a computer.

A video capture card or device takes signals from cameras, game consoles, or other video sources: I use a capture card to record my gameplay.

The term also applies to grabbing still frames from video footage.

Opposites
media type

video captureaudio recording

Stored sonic information

image capture · photograph · sound recording · snapshot · still image

signal direction

video capturevideo playback

Reproducing recorded footage

video display · video streaming · video projection

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G