Multimedia framework

A multimedia framework (MMF) 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 codecs, 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. MMFs are available for different operating systems:

Platforms

Linux or platform independent (portable):

• Helix DNA
• FFmpeg
• GStreamer
• MLT [1]
• Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware (NMM) [2]
• Phonon
• xine

Microsoft Windows:

• Audio Compression Manager (ACM) — (Legacy)
• Active Movie — (1996) Renamed DirectShow in 1997.
• DirectShow — (1997)
• DirectX Media Objects (DMOs)
• Helix DNA
• Media Foundation — (2007) (Windows Vista only)
• QuickTime
• Video for Windows (VfW) — (1992) (also sometimes referred to as Video Compression Manager (VCM) (Legacy)
• Windows Media

Apple Mac OS:

• QuickTime
• Helix DNA

Symbian:

• MMF [3]
• Helix DNA

Cross-Platform:

• Adobe Flash
• Microsoft Silverlight
• Adobe Director
• Java Media Framework (JMF)

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