1.

Create an instance of the ltmmCaptureCtrl Object Object.

2.

Select audio and video capture devices (use ShowDialog to set properties).

3.

Optionally, select audio and video compressors (use ShowDialog to set properties).

4.

Optionally, select audio and video processors (use ShowDialog to set properties).

5.

Specify the media data target (i.e. file).

6.

Specify the target format The format to be used for the converted file. This includes the file format, any special settings used by that format, and which audio and/or video codec A COmpressor combined with a DECompressor, or encoder and a decoder, which allows you to both compress and decompress that same data. is to be used for the conversion, and any special settings used by the codecs. (i.e. AVI).

7.

Call StartCapture to start the capturing process.

8.

Handle ltmmCaptureCtrl events.

9.

Call StopCapture when finished.