<s>
A	O
multimedia	B-Library
framework	I-Library
is	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
that	O
handles	O
media	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
through	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
good	O
multimedia	B-Library
framework	I-Library
offers	O
an	O
intuitive	O
API	B-Application
and	O
a	O
modular	O
architecture	O
to	O
easily	O
add	O
support	O
for	O
new	O
audio	B-Application
,	O
video	O
and	O
container	O
formats	O
and	O
transmission	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
media	O
players	O
and	O
audio	B-Application
or	O
video	O
editors	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
applications	O
,	O
media	O
converters	O
and	O
other	O
multimedia	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
function	B-Library
libraries	I-Library
,	O
a	O
multimedia	B-Library
framework	I-Library
provides	O
a	O
run	B-Device
time	I-Device
environment	I-Device
for	O
the	O
media	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
separate	O
contexts	O
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
as	O
threads	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
