SPECIAL ISSUE - MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMMING


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Morphing on Your PC

by Scott Anderson

Scott examines the history and mathematics behind morphing and includes three utility programs that let you run full-screen animated morphs on your PC.

Digital Video File Formats

by Mark Florence

How can you harness the power of desktop digital video? For starters, by having a grasp of file formats such as Apple's QuickTime and Microsoft's Video for Windows.

Compressing Waveform Audio Files

by Neil G. Rowland, Jr.

Neil presents a C++ class library that uses low-level waveform services for signal processing, compressing waveform files to about half the original size.

Multimedia Audio Systems

by John Ratcliff

An audio-industry expert examines where we are and where we're going when it comes to multimedia sound systems, focusing on general-MIDI implementations.

Inside OS/2 Software Motion Video

by Les Wilson

Les analyzes how OS/2's Multimedia Presentation Manager uses multiple threads for full-motion video synchronization.

Programming the QUANTUMdsp

by Charles A. Mirho

The QUANTUMdsp board lets you download microcode from disk files, thereby redefining the QUANTUMdsp's functionality on-the-fly.

Animation with the Windows GDI

by Joe Sam Shirah

Joe Sam presents techniques for bitblts and screen repainting that let you create smoother, faster animations.

Writing a Multimedia App in Liana

by Jack Krupansky

Jack describes a large multimedia application he wrote using the Liana programming system.

The VESA BIOS Audio Interface

by Doug Cody

The VESA BIOS Extension/Audio Interface (VBE/AI) provides a standard software interface for audio, similar to the VGA BIOS for video.

DSP and Audio Compression

by Jay B. Reimer

Jay explores the various audio-compression techniques and describes how DSPs can be used for higher performance in multimedia systems.

Build Your Own RS-232 Sound System

by Dennis Cronin

Using the tricks Dennis presents here, you can use your PC's RS-232 port to produce serviceable audio from an attached speaker.

Editorial

by Michael Floyd


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