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Adding multimedia (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)

Purpose

This section contains information on how to use audio and video in your Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.

It covers how to capture multimedia, play audio and video, process image files, share or stream media with Play To, and transcode multimedia.

The controls to capture, play, and render media in a Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic are CaptureElement, MediaElement, and Image. These are defined in the Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls namespace.

For performance guidance on using audio and video in Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic, see Optimize media resources.

For samples that demonstrate using audio and video in a Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic, see the Samples section in the Related topics below.

In this section

Topic	Description
Capturing or rendering audio, video, and images	This section contains information on how to capture photos and videos from a capture device, such as a webcam, and how to render audio streams in a Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.
Playing and previewing audio and video	This section contains topics on playing audio and video in your Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.
Processing image files	The Windows.Graphics.Imaging namespace lets you decode images and then edit the pixels and metadata. Then you can encode the result in various formats.
Transcoding	This section describes how to use the Windows.Media.Transcoding API to transcode audio and video files in your Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.