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Powerful media functions 

Android 4.0 added the powerful media functions to enrich the applications.

Low level streaming multimedia : Android 4.0 enables the direct path for low level media streaming with a new set of native API based on khronos OpenMAX AL 1.0.1 (standard for media library portability). Low level streaming allows the applications to keep complete control over the media before passing to the presentation layer.

New Camera Functions: Android 4.0 enables the new camera functions by which apps can take better resolution images even during the vedio capture.

Transform the images and videos : A set of high-performance transformation filters let developers apply rich effects to any image passed as an OpenGL ES 2.0 texture. Developers can adjust color levels and brightness, change backgrounds, sharpen, crop, rotate, add lens distortion, and apply other effects

Audio Remote Control : A new set APIs for audio remote control for media applications. The media applications can add the audio remote functions to control the functions using the audio remote events.

New media codec and containers : Android 4.0 adds support for additional media types and containers to give developers access to the formats they need. For high-quality compressed images, the media framework adds support for WebP content. For video, the framework now supports streaming VP8 content. For streaming multimedia, the framework supports HTTP Live streaming protocol version 3 and encoding of ADTS-contained AAC content. Additionally, developers can now use Matroska containers for Vorbis and VP8 content.