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The Dali Multimedia Software Library (1999)
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@MISC{Ooi99thedali,
author = {Wei-tsang Ooi and Brian Smith and et. al and Sugata Mukhopadhyay and Haye Hsi Chan and Steve Weiss and Matthew Chiu and Jiesang Song},
title = {The Dali Multimedia Software Library},
year = {1999}
}
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Abstract
This paper presents a new approach for constructing libraries for building processing-intensive multimedia software. Such software is currently constructed either "from scratch" or by using high-level libraries. We have found that the second approach produces inefficient code, while the first approach is time-consuming. We therefore designed and implemented Dal, a set of reusable, high-performance primitives and abstractions that are at an intermediate point in this design space. By decomposing common multimedia data types and operations into thin abstractions and primitives, programs written using Dal are shorter and more reusable then hand-tuned C code, yet achieve competitive performance. This paper describes the design and implementation of Dal.
Keyphrases
dali multimedia software library high-performance primitive thin abstraction hand-tuned code second approach high-level library first approach inefficient code new approach achieve competitive performance intermediate point design space common multimedia data type processing-intensive multimedia software
