Ultimedia Services Version 2 for AIX: Programmer's Guide and Reference

<body bgcolor="fcfbf0"> <center> <font color="#a62a2a" size="+2"> </font> </center> <hr> <H1><a href="Edition.htm#A3CA32D3067mhay">Second Edition (October 1996)</a></H1> <H1><a href="Trademarks.htm#A3CA32DD844mhay">Trademarks and Acknowledgements</a></H1> <H1><a href="About.htm#C346D21334mlak">About This Book </a></H1> <H1><a href="UltiOverview.htm#C6699D3358aic0">Chapter 1. Ultimedia Services Overview</a></H1> <H2><a href="ObjectsLib.htm#kSlKo31dsoni">Ultimedia Services Objects Library</a></H2> <H1><a href="UseUltiObjs.htm#C14FE05722mlak">Chapter 2. Using Ultimedia Services Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="Understanding.htm#C14FE06402mlak">Understanding System Objects</a></H2> <H2><a href="CallMethods.htm#C14FE08148mlak">Calling Methods from C and C++</a></H2> <H2><a href="UseforkSysCall.htm#ig1Eo4asoni">Using the fork() System Call</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgMediaHandObjs.htm#C161E41779mlak">Chapter 3. Programming with Media Handler Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UseMediaHandObjs.htm#dV6Ni39fceb">Using Media Handler Objects</a></H2> <H2><a href="Integration.htm#PJV5i278mlak">Integration with the AIXwindows Toolkit</a></H2> <H2><a href="AudioPlayRec.htm#A9PNLi159ceb">Audio Player/Recorder</a></H2> <H2><a href="MoviePlayer.htm#eHRLi2aaceb">Movie Player</a></H2> <H2><a href="ImagePlayer.htm#FB13FEE779endr">Image Player</a></H2> <H1><a href="FormatFileAccObjs.htm#C162FDA323mlak">Chapter 4. Programming with Formatted File Access Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="RIFFFileAcc.htm#MbY5i164mlak">RIFF File Access</a></H2> <H2><a href="AVI.htm#C2B1ABA013mlak">AVI File Access</a></H2> <H2><a href="AudioFileAccess.htm#DBE963E011ceb">Audio File Access</a></H2> <H2><a href="MovieFileAccess.htm#DBE963E123ceb">Movie File Access</a></H2> <H2><a href="FileType.htm#DBE963E231ceb">File Type Detection</a></H2> <H2><a href="ImageFileAccess.htm#FB14013530endr">Image File Access</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgVideoCodecObjs.htm#C5FD2DF855ceb">Chapter 5. Programming with Video Codec Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="VideoConcepts.htm#yDD3o164soni">Concepts Common to Video Objects</a></H2> <H2><a href="CodecConcepts.htm#D6NNi24aceb">Concepts Common to Video Codec Objects</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoDecoder.htm#DCAAFE1939ceb">UMSVideoDecoder</a></H2> <H2><a href="MJPEG.htm#K9ONi1c9ceb">MJPEG Encoder</a></H2> <H2><a href="Ultimotion.htm#cpONi7eceb">Ultimotion Matinee Encoder</a></H2> <H2><a href="Indeo2_1.htm#DCAAFE8586ceb">Indeo 2.1 Encoder</a></H2> <H2><a href="Indeo3_2.htm#FB1402A248endr">Indeo 3.2 Encoder</a></H2> <H2><a href="H_261.htm#iaU8o1dsoni">H.261 Encoder</a></H2> <H2><a href="H_263.htm#k5G3o3d8soni">H.263 Encoder</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgTunObjs.htm#OuU8o1d7soni">Chapter 6. Programming with Tuner Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="PrgUMSTuneObj.htm#fST6ob2soni">Programming with the UMSTuner Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="ConfigFileObjs.htm#C16176F631mlak">Chapter 7. Programming with Configuration File and Configuration Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="ConfigFile.htm#DD158A9736ceb">Configuration File Format</a></H2> <H2><a href="SpecificAlias.htm#DD158AB594ceb">Specific Alias Stanza Types</a></H2> <H2><a href="AccessUMSConfig.htm#DD158B0962ceb">Accessing Configuration Data with UMSConfig Object </a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgAudioFiltObjs.htm#C1639ED054mlak">Chapter 8. Programming with Audio Filter Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UltiOv.htm#FIV8o67soni">Overview</a></H2> <H2><a href="UseAudioFiltObjs.htm#hLGNid9ceb">Using Audio Filter Objects</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgAudioDevObjs.htm#DBE96B1112ceb">Chapter 9. Programming with Audio Device Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="MethodCalls.htm#DD00FBA655ceb">Method Calls</a></H2> <H2><a href="RecPlayAudioStrm.htm#DD00FC0845ceb">Recording and Playing Back an Audio Stream</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgMetaClassObjs.htm#DBE96BF364ceb">Chapter 10. Programming with MetaClass Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UseMetaClass.htm#DD00FD8885ceb">Using MetaClasses </a></H2> <H2><a href="UseUMSClassObj.htm#DD00FDB571ceb">Using UMSClass and UMSObject</a></H2> <H2><a href="UseUMSMonMClass.htm#FB14072559endr">Using UMSMonitorMClass</a></H2> <H1><a href="CaptVideoObjs.htm#DBE96DE640ceb">Chapter 11. Programming with Movie Capture and VideoIO Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="PrgMovieCapObjs.htm#DD00FFC593ceb">Programming with the Movie Capture Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgVidIOObjs.htm#DD01003705ceb">Programming with the VideoIO Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgNegotInter.htm#FB140AC519endr">Chapter 12. Programming with Negotiator Interfaces</a></H1> <H2><a href="PrgUMSNegotSrc.htm#FB140AD216endr">Programming with UMSNegotiatorSource</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSNegotSink.htm#FB140AD523endr">Programming with UMSNegotiatorSink</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgVideoMonObjs.htm#FB140B7212endr">Chapter 13. Programming with Video and Monitor Support Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSVideoMonMeth.htm#FB140B7939endr">UMSVideoMonitor Methods</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoInMeth.htm#FB140B8990endr">UMSVideoIn Methods</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSVidObjs.htm#A9t6Eo1basoni">Programming with the UMSVideoInPortable Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSVidInLMObj.htm#it6Eo382soni">Programming with the UMSVideoInLM Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgVideoImagObjs.htm#FB140C3754endr">Chapter 14. Programming with Image Window Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="PrgUMSXWinObj.htm#FB140C4229endr">Programming with the UMSXWindow Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSXWinMClassOb.htm#FB140C5025endr">Programming with the UMSXWindowMClass Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSImgWinObj.htm#FB140C5255endr">Programming with the UMSImageWindow Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSImgWinMClasObj.htm#FB140C5635endr">Programming with the UMSImageWindowMClass Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSImgWinLMObj.htm#TZp6o134soni">Programming with the UMSImageWindowLM Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSImgWinParaObj.htm#yZp6o15csoni">Programming with the UMSImageWindowParallax Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSIWS15Obj.htm#Zap6o1f1soni">Programming with the UMSIWS15 Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSImageObjs.htm#Dbp6o132soni">Programming with the UMSImageWindowGXT110P Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgUMSIW_PortObj.htm#Nf5Eo15soni">Programming with the UMSIW_Portable Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgCameraCtrlObjs.htm#FB140D1355endr">Chapter 15. Programming with Camera Control Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="PrgUMSCamCtrl.htm#FB140D1637endr">Programming with the UMSCameraControl</a></H2> <H1><a href="PrgColabObjs.htm#wzW8o378soni">Chapter 16. Programming with Collaboration Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="SendRecOv.htm#A21X8o103soni">Overview of the Sender and Receiver Objects</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgSenderObj.htm#sNt6o38soni">Programming with the Sender Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="PrgReceiverObj.htm#FOt6od0soni">Programming with the Receiver Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="GenPrgInfo.htm#PadQi394aic0">Chapter 17. General Programming Information</a></H1> <H1><a href="MediaHandObjs.htm#OvFDi393mlak">Chapter 18. Media Handler Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSAudioPlayer.htm#A1GDi396mlak">UMSAudioPlayer Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMoviePlayer.htm#DD01092552ceb">UMSMoviePlayer Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSImagePlayer.htm#FB14144778endr">UMSImagePlayer Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMPEGPlayer.htm#AtHQn378soni">UMSMPEGPlayer Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="FormatFileAcc.htm#A9wFDi1fbmlak">Chapter 19. Formatted File Access Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSRiffReadWrite.htm#JJr9i3a2mlak">UMSRiffReadWrite Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSAVIReadWrite.htm#C584B4A703aic0">UMSAVIReadWrite Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSAVSReadWrite.htm#C595C44946aic0">UMSAVSReadWrite Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSFiletypeDetector.htm#jIr9i188mlak">UMSFiletypeDetector Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSAudioFile.htm#DBE98A2372ceb">UMSAudioFile Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMovieFileReader.htm#DBE98CB987ceb">UMSMovieFileReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMPEG1MovieFileReader.htm#eAGQn13soni">UMSMPEG1MovieFileReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSImageReader.htm#FB14201429endr">UMSImageReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSPCDImageReader.htm#FB14225055endr">UMSPCDImageReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSPCDIPImageReader.htm#FB1423B278endr">UMSPCDIPImageReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSPCDOImageReader.htm#FB1424A738endr">UMSPCDOImageReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSJPEGImageReader.htm#FB14252889endr">UMSJPEGImageReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSGIFImageReader.htm#AzDIQn198soni">UMSGIFImageReader Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVCDFileRead.htm#BnaQn15soni">UMSVCDFileRead</a></H2> <H1><a href="VideoCodecObjs.htm#pwFDi155mlak">Chapter 20. Video Codec Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSVideoDecoderObj.htm#DBE9930780ceb">UMSVideoDecoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSJPEGDecoder.htm#C597FF9838aic0">UMSJPEGDecoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSJPEGEncoder.htm#C598741227aic0">UMSJPEGEncoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSUMDecoder.htm#AzDs9i3e2mlak">UMSUMDecoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSUMEncoder.htm#SAr9i28dmlak">UMSUMEncoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSRTV2Decoder.htm#gAr9i22dmlak">UMSRTV2Decoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSRTV2Encoder.htm#DBE99D0731ceb">UMSRTV2Encoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSIndeoEncoder.htm#Rrqyj1d8ceb">UMSIndeoEncoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSIndeo3Encoder.htm#FB142E9726endr">UMSIndeo3Encoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMPEG1VideoEncoder.htm#RKaQnbcsoni">UMSMPEG1VideoEncoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSH261Encoder.htm#BNaQn1a7soni">UMSH261Encoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSH261VideoDecoder.htm#ZGzzn4asoni">UMSH261VideoDecoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSH263Encoder.htm#pBC3oc9soni">UMSH263Encoder Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMS420toRGB24.htm#UDzzn1fesoni">UMS420toRGB24 Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSRGB24to420.htm#A9Ezzn1ffsoni">UMSRGB24to420 Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMS422toRGB8Dither.htm#Hja6o16fsoni">UMS422toRGB8Dither Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMS422toRGB24.htm#IFzzn5asoni">UMS422toRGB24 Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSRGB24to422.htm#wFzzn182soni">UMSRGB24to422 Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="TunerObjs.htm#AgV6o1c3soni">Chapter 21. Tuner Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSTuner.htm#IJU6oabsoni">UMSTuner Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSRadioTuner.htm#XJU6o2a8soni">UMSRadioTuner Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSTVTuner.htm#kJU6o5csoni">UMSTVTuner Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="ConfigObjs.htm#C5CFAB4924ceb">Chapter 22. Configuration Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSConfig.htm#A918Nidceb">UMSConfig Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="AudioFiltObjs.htm#pxFDi23fmlak">Chapter 23. Audio Filter Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSFilter.htm#dV2Ni1e5ceb">UMSFilter Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="AudioDevObjs.htm#DBE9A38938ceb">Chapter 24. Audio Device Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSAudioDevice.htm#eHX1k93ceb">UMSAudioDevice Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="AudioCodecObjs.htm#Agm8o15bsoni">Chapter 25. Audio Codec Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSPCM16toMPEG1.htm#AlJQn2cfsoni">UMSPCM16toMPEG1 Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSPCM16toG723.htm#cmJQn367soni">UMSPCM16toG723 Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSG723Decoder.htm#nbm8o2d5soni">UMSG723Decoder Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="AudioMixObjs.htm#DBE9AE6352ceb">Chapter 26. Audio Mix Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSMix.htm#cCl1k2a3ceb">UMSMix Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMixPCM16.htm#A5Pv8o2d9soni">UMSMixPCM16 Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="MetaClassObjs.htm#DBE9A8E033ceb">Chapter 27. MetaClass Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSAudioFileMClass.htm#DBE9A9E901ceb">UMSAudioFileMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSMovieFileReaderMClass.htm#DBE9AAC145ceb">UMSMovieFileReaderMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSAudioDeviceMClass.htm#DBE9ABD067ceb">UMSAudioDeviceMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoDecoderMClass.htm#DBE9ACD842ceb">UMSVideoDecoderMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoInMClass.htm#F5F3F48622endr">UMSVideoInMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoMonitorMClass.htm#F5F3F48932endr">UMSVideoMonitorMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSXWindowMClass.htm#F5F3F49201endr">UMSXWindowMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSImageWindowMClass.htm#F5F3F49466endr">UMSImageWindowMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSImageReaderMClass.htm#FB14352087endr">UMSImageReaderMClass Class</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSImagePlayerMClass.htm#FB14353757endr">UMSImagePlayerMClass Class</a></H2> <H1><a href="CaptPlayObjs.htm#DF72EC2698ceb">Chapter 28. Movie Capture and Playback Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSVideoIO.htm#DF72F17091ceb">UMSVideoIO Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSCapture.htm#E0377CC118meki">UMSCapture Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="CameraCtrlObjs.htm#F54D691249endr">Chapter 29. Video, Monitor, and Camera Control Support Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSVideoMonObj.htm#F54FD35744endr">UMSVideoMonitor Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoInObj.htm#F54C38C279endr">UMSVideoIn Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSVideoInPortable.htm#F708768657endr">UMSVideoInPortable Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSCameraControl.htm#FB143CB639endr">UMSCameraControl Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="ImageNegot.htm#F56622B953endr">Chapter 30. Image Window and Negotiator Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSXWindow.htm#F56622C146endr">UMSXWindow Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSImageWindow.htm#F5C9BB7498endr">UMSImageWindow Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="UMSNegotiatorSink.htm#F70A6A0428endr">UMSNegotiatorSink and UMSNegotiatorSource Interface</a></H2> <H1><a href="CollabObjs.htm#AzYr8o2c6soni">Chapter 31. Collaboration Objects</a></H1> <H2><a href="SenderObj.htm#EUxzn35csoni">Sender Object</a></H2> <H2><a href="ReceiverObj.htm#PVxzn171soni">Receiver Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="MultiSniffer.htm#dkr8o313soni">Chapter 32. Multicast Sniffer Object</a></H1> <H2><a href="UMSMulticastSniffer.htm#A6Ob6o1d5soni">UMSMulticastSniffer Object</a></H2> <H1><a href="AudioAdapter.htm#DF72FA4669ceb">Appendix A. Ultimedia Services Audio Adapter</a></H1> <H1><a href="VideoCodecs.htm#y4MNi349ceb">Appendix B. Comparison of Video Codecs</a></H1> <H2><a href="JPEGOv.htm#dUNNi60ceb">Overview of JPEG Codec</a></H2> <H2><a href="MatIndeoOv.htm#kTNNi1cbceb">Overview of Ultimotion Matinee, RTV 2.0/2.1, Indeo 2.1, and Indeo 3.2 Codecs</a></H2> <H2><a href="MPEGOv.htm#XTZ6o169soni">Overview of MPEG, H.261, and H.263 Codecs</a></H2> <H1><a href="Ultimedia.htm#A3CA54B7961mhay">Glossary</a></H1>