OS/2 multimedia (referred to as MMPM/2 or Multimedia Presentation Manager/2 in previous releases) is the multimedia platform for today because it takes advantage of OS/2 features to provide an effective multimedia environment. OS/2 multitasking capability supports synchronization and concurrent playback of multiple devices. The flat memory model supports the management of large data objects.
OS/2 multimedia is also the multimedia platform for tomorrow because of its extendable architecture, which enables new functions, devices, and multimedia data types to be added as the technology of multimedia advances.
Because OS/2 multimedia and its devices are designed to support synchronization activities, Presentation Manager (PM) applications can easily incorporate multimedia function for playing multiple devices concurrently and synchronizing audio and video as media drivers become available.