Chapter 1 introduces the development environment for writing multimedia applications. This workbook provides information that experienced Windows 3.0 programmers can use to include multimedia features in their applications. The workbook includes the following information:
Chapter 1 introduces the development environment for writing multimedia applications.
Chapter 2 describes the Media Control Interface (MCI). MCI is an extensible software interface that provides high-level, device-independent capabilities for controlling media such as audio and animation resources, audio/visual peripherals, and external devices like videodisc players.
Chapters 3 through 5 describe the audio functions of the Multimedia extensions, including waveform audio, MIDI, and compact-disc audio.
Chapters 6 and 7 describe the animation functions of the Multimedia extensions.
Chapter 8 describes the enhanced multimedia video services. Chapter 9 describes high-resolution timer services and joystick input services.
Chapter 10 describes the multimedia file I/O services.
The Appendix describes how to write screen savers for Windows with Multimedia. The Glossary defines terms used in this workbook and in the Programmer's Reference.
You should read Chapters 1 and 2 for a general overview of the Multimedia extensions. After reading these chapters, refer to those chapters that discuss the particular multimedia features you want to include in your applications.