Video performance in Java

The tremendous growth in both Java and multimedia present an opportunity for cross-platform multimedia applications. However, little research has been done on Java multimedia performance. In this paper, we present experiments that measure the multimedia performance of an MPEG-1 client in Java. We find Just-In-Time compilation, local media access and processor type significantly affect multimedia performance, while choice of operating system, Java virtual machine and garbage collection have a negligible effect on multimedia performance. Overall, Java still lags considerably behind multimedia performance in C++.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: IRMA
• Authors: Mark Claypool, Tom Coates, Shawn Hooley, Eric Shea, Chris Spellacy
• Keywords: Cross-platform Multimedia Applications, Information Technology, IRMA 2000, Java Multimedia Performance, Multimedia Performance