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The authors have been part of the Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 (MMPM/2) development team since its inception. In this outstanding guide they provide tips and techniques, complete with sample programs, to integrate multimedia into existing applications and develop new ones. Lists of hardware supported under OS/2 Warp; I/O procedures; audio playback, record, MIDI and DIVE, how to capture digital video and MMPM/2 Windows controls are among the topics discussed. Includes an updated reference on the API and command set.

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"A comprehensive look at mmpm/2 and how to program powerful multimedia applications

Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 or MMPM/2 is OS/2's integrated multimedia application platform. Developing Multimedia Applications Under OS/2 offers tips and techniques, complete with sample programs, for integrating multimedia into your existing applications and developing new ones.

It also covers: Lists of hardware supported under OS/2 Warp How to program the Media Control Interface (MCI) I/O procedures How to access individual track headers Audio playback, record, MIDI, and DIVE The Digital Video Device Interface How to capture Digital Video MMPM/2 Window Controls Updated and corrected reference on the API and Command Set Step-by-step instructions for putting together a sample multimedia application with all code on disk

About the Author

BILL LAWTON and BRAD NOE have been part of the MMPM/2 development team since its inception. They led the design/development efforts on many of the key components of the systems release 1.0 and 1.1. They have written a number of articles on MMPM/2 and have presented MMPM/2 at various trade shows and conferences.

MARCELO LOPEZ has been involved in OS/2 design since version 1.1 and was part of its development team, focusing on MMPM/2 since its beginnings. He was also involved with the development effort behind the Windows Multimedia Extensions running under WinOS/2.