Publisher's Synopsis
1151J-3 The experienced developer's guide to JMF! Core Java Media Framework is the most sophisticated, practical guide to integrating multimedia in your Java applications. Written for experienced developers by one of the world's top multimedia programmers, this book contains extensive source code, plus never-before published JMF programming secrets that will save you hours of coding and debugging! Start by understanding the JMF architecture in depth, including data source objects, players, events, controllers, and player states. Compare the leading JMF runtimes, including Sun's JMF implementation as well as Intel Media for Java. Master the Java Media Player and crucial concepts such as start-and-stop semantics, playback rates, tracking download times, and synchronization. Next, move on to advanced topics, including creating new classes of players for devices such as CD, and closed caption text; creating MediaProxies to dynamically alter multimedia content; real-time streaming over the Internet; and JMF Web applications. Finally, preview the latest JMF advances, including Web server support, the Java Sound API, special effects routines, and the JMF 2.0 Plug-in API.;DEMONSTRATES how to write commercial quality code FEATURES dozens of nontrivial programs and examples -- no toy code! FOCUSES on the features and functions most important to real developers PROVIDES objective, unbiased coverage of cutting-edge technologies -- no hype! Media Framework delivers: Never-before-published JMF development secrets from a multimedia master! In-depth techniques for creating media players, multimedia JavaBeans, Internet streaming applications, and more Effective solutions for integrating JMF with Swing -- and how to avoid the pitfalls Straight-from-the-hip assessments of JMF's strengths and weaknesses CD-ROM Included! Includes JMF runtimes and applications that exploit them; key Java and JMF development tools; JMF versions of RealPlayer and RealAudio, and much more!
