MMAPG - Introduction

Multimedia Application Programming Guide

Introduction What's New... Multimedia Application Programming Environment Media Control Interface Multimedia Logical Devices Amplifier-Mixer Device Waveform Audio Device Sequencer Device CD Audio Device CD-XA Device Videodisc Device Digital Video Device Direct Interface Video Extensions (DIVE) Captioning OS/2 Multimedia Controls Multimedia I/O File Services Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) Services Sample Application Programs Installing a Program Using MINSTALL Caption DLL High-Level Service API Notices Glossary

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This guide provides information about application interfaces to help you select and implement functions for your OS/2 multimedia applications. It is written for application programmers who are interested in developing OS/2 multimedia applications.

Additional Multimedia Information

Developing Multimedia Applications Under OS/2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995. (ISBN 0-471-13168-7)

Provides insight, tips and techniques, and samples on MMPM/2 application development. It also describes the uses of multimedia for general Presentation Manager applications.

Guide to Multimedia User Interface Design, IBM Corporation, 1992. (S41G-2922-00)

Describes design concepts to be considered when designing a CUA multimedia interface that is consistent within a particular multimedia product and across other products.

IBM Redbooks

You can find information on multimedia-related IBM Redbooks at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/ on the World Wide Web.

Multimedia with REXX - (online)

Describes REXX functions that enable media control interface string commands to be sent from an OS/2 command file to control multimedia devices. This online book is provided with the OS/2 operating system and is located in the Reference and Commands folder.