Jump to content

Multimedia framework

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Sreecanthr (talk | contribs) at 04:52, 31 March 2011 (→See also). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A multimedia framework is a software framework that handles media on a computer and through a network. A good multimedia framework offers an intuitive API and a modular architecture to easily add support for new audio, video and container formats and transmission protocols. It is meant to be used by applications such as media players and audio or video editors, but can also be used to build videoconferencing applications, media converters and other multimedia tools.

See also

  • GStreamer, a cross-platform pipeline-based multimedia framework
  • DirectShow, a multimedia framework and API produced by Microsoft for software developers to perform various operations with media files or streams.
  • Media Foundation, a COM-based multimedia framework pipeline and infrastructure platform provided by Microsoft for digital media in Windows Vista & Windows 7.


Stub icon

This multimedia software-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Multimedia_framework&oldid=421599915"