# Module Description
<!--Kit: Media Kit-->
<!--Subsystem: Multimedia-->
<!--Owner: @wang-haizhou6-->
<!--Designer: @HmQQQ-->
<!--Tester: @xchaosioda-->
<!--Adviser: @zengyawen-->

> **NOTE**
>
> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 6. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

The multimedia subsystem provides a set of simple and easy-to-use APIs for you to access the system and use media resources.

This subsystem offers the following audio and video services:

- Audio and video playback ([AVPlayer](arkts-apis-media-AVPlayer.md)<sup>9+</sup>)

- Audio and video recording ([AVRecorder](arkts-apis-media-AVRecorder.md)<sup>9+</sup>)

- Video transcoding ([AVTranscoder](arkts-apis-media-AVTranscoder.md)<sup>12+</sup>)

- Obtaining audio and video metadata ([AVMetadataExtractor](arkts-apis-media-AVMetadataExtractor.md)<sup>11+</sup>)

- Obtaining video thumbnails [AVImageGenerator](arkts-apis-media-AVImageGenerator.md)<sup>12+</sup>

- Screen capture ([AVScreenCaptureRecorder](arkts-apis-media-AVScreenCaptureRecorder.md)<sup>12+</sup>)

## Modules to Import

```ts
import { media } from '@kit.MediaKit';
```