  A neutrino factory or muon collider requires the capture and cooling of a
large number of muons. Scenarios for capture, bunching, phase-energy rotation
and initial cooling of {\mu}'s produced from a proton source target have been
developed, initially for neutrino factory scenarios. They require a drift
section from the target, a bunching section and a {\phi}-{\delta}E rotation
section leading into the cooling channel. Important concerns are rf limitations
within the focusing magnetic fields and large losses in the transport. The
currently preferred cooling channel design is an "HFOFO Snake" configuration
that cools both {\mu}+ and {\mu}- transversely and longitudinally. The status
of the design is presented and variations are discussed.
