Java™ Media APIs: Cross-Platform Imaging, Media, and Visualization
by Alejandro Terrazas, John Ostuni, Michael Barlow
Structure of the API
The JMF API (v2.1.1) comprises a total of 209 classes, of which 85 are interfaces, divided among 11 APIs.
In Java, APIs serve both to group related classes while also acting as a means of controlling the visibility of the attributes and methods of those classes. In order to employ a class that is the member of an API, it, or the entire API, must be imported.
The 11 APIs that comprise the JMF, together with their domain, are listed as follows:
javax.media— The main, top-level API comprising most of the classes and also most of the important ones such as Time, Manager, Processor, and Player.
javax.media.bean.playerbean— A collection of seven classes that provide Java Bean encapsulation for a Player. MediaPlayer is the most important ...