How to write Multimedia Framework plug-ins

The Multimedia framework can be extended through writing several types of plug-in:

• A controller plug-in supports playing or recording one or more multimedia formats (usually for a particular media type, such as audio)

• A format decoder plug-in reads a particular media data format; a format encoder plug-in writes a particular media data format

• A codec plug-in converts media data between two different encodings (compression/decompression algorithms)

• A source plug-in encapsulates handling reading data from a source of media data; a sink plug-in encapsulates handling writing data to a media output device

You are advised to familiarise yourself with the information on how to write a controller plugin before attempting to write any of the other plugins.

• How to write a controller plugin
• How to write a codec plugin
• How to write a format plugin
• Creating a format encode plugin
• Creating a format decode plugin
• How to write a source/sink plugin
• Creating a source plugin
• Creating a sink plugin