Future Directions for the JMF
The JMF is a powerful and rapidly maturing API that provides a high-level and uniform structure for the handling of time-based media. All key structures and classes for capturing, playing, processing, receiving, and transmitting time-based media already exist in the API. Currently the API is undergoing a solidification phase—developers are exploring and adopting the API as suitable to a range of potential applications. Simultaneously, Sun is continuing its strong support for the API with the addition of further features (for example, new codecs and formats) and enhancements in the short term with specific goals for the longer term.
The next significant release of the JMF, 2.2, is expected shortly (perhaps around ...
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