Multimedia Application Programming Guide

Multimedia Application Programming Guide

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Additional Multimedia Information
  • Using This Online Book
• What's New...
• Multimedia Application Programming Environment
  • Application Programming Model
    • OS/2 Multimedia Application Requirements
    • Extendable Device Support
• Media Control Interface
  • Command Message and Command String Interfaces
    • Command Messages
    • Command Strings
    • Wait and Notify Flags
    • OS/2 Multimedia Notification Messages
    • Using a Control Program Queue for Notifications
    • Time Formats for Device Commands
      • MMTIME Format
  • Opening a Media Device
    • File Type Associations
    • Default and Specific Devices
    • Shareable Flag
    • Device Alias
    • Using the Command Message Interface
  • Memory Playlists
    • Clock Sample Program Playlist Example
      • Setting up the Playlist
    • Dynamic Playlist Modification
    • Using a Playlist for Recording
  • Editing Operations
    • Clipboard and Resource Formats
    • Audio Media Driver Clipboard Commands
  • Device Sharing By Applications
    • Getting Control of a Shared Device
    • Using a Device Exclusively
  • Device Groups
    • Duet Player Sample Program Example
    • Resource Allocation
  • Event Synchronization
    • Cue Points
    • Position Advises
  • System Values
    • Clock Sample Program Caption Query
• Multimedia Logical Devices
  • Multimedia Information and OS/2 Multimedia Connectors
  • Connector Types
  • A Connector Example Using the IBM M-Audio Adapter
  • Establishing Connections between Devices
  • Default and Device Context Connections
  • Connectors Supported by Media Drivers
  • Allowable Connections for Connector Types
• Amplifier-Mixer Device
  • The Amp Stream Connector
  • Sharing the Amplifier-Mixer Device
  • Audio Attributes
  • Amp Mixer Connectors
  • Synchronizing Audio Attribute Settings
  • Direct Audio RouTines (DART) Interface
  • Using the DART Interface
    • Setting Up the Mixer
    • Allocating Memory Buffers
    • Reading and Writing Data
  • Master Volume and the Ampmix Device
  • Amplifier-Mixer Command Messages
  • M-Audio Adapter Specifics
• Waveform Audio Device
  • The Wave Stream Connector
    • Waveaudio Device Features
  • Waveform Data Formats
    • M-Audio Adapter Specifics
  • Audio Device Capabilities
  • Using the Waveform Audio Device
    • Opening the Waveform Audio Device
    • Recording a Waveform File
    • Creating New Files
  • Playing and Recording non-RIFF Waveforms
  • Creating a Waveform Playlist
    • Suggested Setups for Playlists
  • Waveform Audio Command Messages
  • Waveaudio Connectors
• Sequencer Device
  • MIDI Stream Connector
  • MIDI Data Formats
  • General MIDI Specification
    • Channel Assignments
    • Patch Assignments
    • Percussion Key Assignments
  • MIDI Mapping Function
  • Guidelines for MIDI Song Authors
  • Using the Sequencer Device
    • Playing A MIDI Song
    • Creating MIDI Memory Files
  • Sequencer Command Messages
  • Sequencer Connectors
• CD Audio Device
  • Compact Disc Formats
  • Mixed Format Compact Discs
  • CD-ROM Drives and Streaming
  • Using the CD Audio Device
    • Playing a Compact Disc
    • Unique Considerations for Streaming
  • CD-DA Command Messages
    • CD Audio Connectors
• CD-XA Device
  • CD-XA Data Types
  • Using the CD-XA Device
    • XA Stream Connector
    • Changing the Disc
  • CD-XA Command Messages
• Videodisc Device
  • Device Specifics
    • Videodisc Formats
  • Using the Videodisc Device
    • Opening the Device
    • Configuring the Device
    • Seeking and Stepping
    • Playing a Videodisc
    • Setting Cue Points and Position Advises
  • Videodisc Player Error Return Values
  • Videodisc Command Messages
• Digital Video Device
  • Compression Formats
  • About Ultimotion
    • Data Stream Capabilities
      • Playback Characteristics
      • Resolution Scalability
      • Color Scalability
    • Compression Ratios
      • Symmetric Compression
      • Asymmetric Compression
    • Standard Ultimotion Movie
  • Playback and Recording
  • Digital Video Windows
    • Default Window
    • Application-Defined Window
    • Opening the Device
    • Playing Motion Video Files
    • Playing Hardware-Assisted MPEG Files
    • Playing Animation Files
    • Recording Motion Video
  • Image Support
    • Capturing a Still Image
  • Editing Operations
  • Setting the Tuner Device
  • Digital Video Command Messages
• Direct Interface Video Extensions (DIVE)
  • About DIVE
    • DIVE Display Engine Functional Characteristics
  • Using Dive
    • DIVE Image Buffers
    • DIVE Palettes
    • Blitter Operation
    • Transparent Blitting
    • Direct Frame-Buffer Access
• Captioning
  • Creating a Caption File
  • Displaying Captions in a Window
  • Caption Sample Application
• OS/2 Multimedia Controls
  • Graphic Buttons
    • Styles
    • Owner Notifications
    • Control Messages
    • Creating Graphic Buttons
    • Animated Graphic Button
    • Two-State Graphic Button
    • Processing Messages for a CD Player Graphic Button
  • Secondary Windows
    • Compatibility with PM Dialog Window Functions
    • Creating a Secondary Window
    • Modeless Secondary Window
    • Secondary Window Message Box
    • Adding Default Size to the System Menu
• Multimedia I/O File Services
  • MMIO Architecture
  • Installable I/O Procedures
    • Types of I/O Procedures
    • Identifying an I/O Procedure
    • Internal Storage System Procedures
    • File Format I/O Procedures Provided With OS/2 Multimedia
    • Installing an I/O Procedure
  • CODEC Procedures
    • CODEC Functions, Messages, and Data Structures
    • Installing a CODEC Procedure
  • MMIO Data Structures
  • Basic I/O Functions
    • Opening or Creating a File
    • Reading from and Writing to a File
    • Changing the Position in a File
    • Retrieving an Error
  • Buffered File I/O
    • Opening a File Using Buffered File I/O
    • Managing Buffered I/O
    • Emptying the Contents of an I/O Buffer
    • Setting or Changing an I/O Buffer
  • Directly Accessing a File I/O Buffer
    • Getting Buffer Information
    • Reading from and Writing to the Buffer
    • Advancing the File I/O Buffer
      • Advancing a File I/O Buffer for Reading
      • Advancing a File I/O Buffer for Writing
    • Ending Direct Access of a File I/O Buffer
  • File I/O in Memory
• Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) Services
  • RIFF File Structural Overview
    • RIFF Chunks
    • LIST Chunks
  • RIFF File Functions
    • The MMCKINFO Data Structure
    • Four-Character Codes
    • Creating RIFF Chunks
    • Moving between Chunks
    • Descending into a Chunk
    • Searching for a Chunk
    • Ascending out of a Chunk
  • RIFF Compound File Overview
  • RIFF Compound File Functions
    • The MMCFINFO Structure
    • Opening or Creating a RIFF Compound File
    • Closing a RIFF Compound File
    • Retrieving Information
    • Modifying the CTOC Header
    • The MMCTOCENTRY Structure
    • Adding an Entry to the CTOC Chunk
    • Changing a CTOC Entry
    • Finding a CTOC Entry
    • Deleting a CTOC Entry
    • Adding an Element to the CGRP Chunk
    • Copying CTOC and CGRP Chunks
    • Compacting RIFF Compound Files
• Sample Application Programs
  • Subdirectory Structure
  • ASYMREC - Asymmetric Recording Sample
    • Source Code
    • Real-Time Capture and Asymmetric Capture
    • Asymmetric Recording Architecture
    • MMMULTITRACKREAD Operations
    • Multitrack Reading
    • MMMULTITRACKWRITE Operations
    • Multitrack Writing
  • AVCINST - AVC I/O Procedure Installation Sample
    • Program Flow
  • CAPTION - Caption Creation Utility
    • Program Flow
  • CAPSAMP and CAPDLL
    • Program Flow
  • CLOCK - Memory Playlist Sample
    • Program Flow
    • Playing a Chime
  • DOUBPLAY - Double Buffering Playlist Sample
  • DIVE - Direct Interface Video Extensions Sample
  • Duet Samples
    • DUET1 - Streaming Device Duet Sample
      • Program Flow
    • DUET2 - Streaming and Non-Streaming Device Duet Sample
  • MCISPY - MCISpy Sample
    • Program Flow
  • MCISTRNG - Media Control Interface String Test Sample
    • Program Flow
  • MMBROWSE - Image Browser Sample
  • MOVIE - Movie Sample
    • Program Flow
  • RECORDER - Audio Recorder Sample
    • Program Flow
  • TUNER - TV Tuner Sample
  • ULTIEYES - Non-Linear Video Sample
    • Creating a Movie Clip
• Installing a Program Using MINSTALL
  • Installation Overview
  • Master Control File
    • CONTROL.SCR Header
    • CONTROL.SCR Subsystem Definition
  • File List Control File
  • Change Control Files
    • Supported Macros
    • INI Change Control Files
      • Defining Folders
• Caption DLL
  • ccInitialize
  • ccSendCommand
  • ccTerminate
  • CC_SET_PARMS
  • CC_START_PARMS
  • CC_STATUS_PARMS
  • BOOL
  • HWND
  • MPARAM
  • PSZ
  • SHORT
  • ULONG
  • USHORT
  • VOID
• High-Level Service API
  • Creating an Audio-Enabled Macro for an Application
  • Creating a REXX Command File Using MCI String Commands
  • Duet Player IPF Sample
• Notices
  • Copyright Notices
  • Disclaimers
  • Trademarks
• Glossary

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