Chapter 2 Function Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the functions in the Multimedia extensions to Windows. The functions are organized into the following categories, some of which contain smaller groups of related functions:

High-level audio services

Low-level waveform audio services

Low-level MIDI audio services

Auxiliary audio device services

Multimedia movie-playback services

File I/O services

Media Control Interface (MCI) services

Joystick services

Timer services

Screen-saver services

Bitmap display services

Debugging services

For detailed information on the functions listed in this chapter, see Chapter 3, “Function Directory,” which is an alphabetical listing of the functions in the Multimedia extensions to Windows.