Java and Time Based Media: A Short History
Although the Java platform (standard edition) is a powerful tool for many applications, including some aspects of multimedia, its support of time-based media has never been strong. Until recently (SDK1.3), the only class within the core Java platform that dealt directly with time-based media was AudioClip, a relatively simple class that supported the loading and play of (Sun) AU audio files, and little else.
The Java Media Framework was designed to extend the functionality of Java into the arena of time-based media. It has gone through two major versions with the current release number being v2.1.1.
JMF v1.0 was known as the Java Media Player and provided playback functionality. Two reference implementations ...
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