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In article <19920731.063949.377@almaden.ibm.com>, dcthomas@.vnet.ibm.com (Dave Thomas) writes:
>>Can you actually get a stream of digital data from the OS/2 Multimedia
>>Extensions, or send one to them?
>
> Yes, one of the steps I mentioned is the Sync/Stream Manager and the
> set of APIs to this layer. This layer manages an extensible group of
> stream manager DLLs to manage data streaming to or from devices.
> Each stream handler can simultaneously handle multiple instances
> of any data protocol that it supports. This is fully architected
> so you can write your own stream handlers and define new data streaming
> protocols. In all, this layer adds a level of data streaming and
> event synchronization support that Windoze doesn't come close to
> matching.

Sounds like you've got something similar to the idea in Apple's QuickTime of
custom media handlers (admittedly not fully developed in QuickTime 1.0). Do
you have anything resembling the QuickTime movie format, which allows you
to distribute canned presentations that can be controlled through a standard
player interface?

>> Do the Extensions support anything else besides audio?
> Yes!
> - 1.0 supports videodisc and CDXA.
> - In 4Q this year, MCI support for digital video with support for
>   ActionMedia II (DVI).
> - Later this year, MCI support for display and capture of analog
>   video with support for M-Motion.
> - 1.1 due out 1st half of 93 is MCI support for software-compressed
>   motion video.

Will your digital video support be tied to DVI compression, or will you
allow alternative hardware/software compression algorithms to be plugged in,
a la QuickTime? Also, will there be a standard API for video capture that
other card vendors can support?

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