File Format for Storage of Multimedia Information

AMS Subj. Classification: 68U05, 68P30

This article studies problems referring to storage, editing and streaming vector graphics and animation. The advantages and disadvantages of existing formats are reviewed and some suggestions to solve the problems are given. An approach for generating vector stream in a format, that allows embedding of additional media such audio and descriptive meta data is introduced. In parallel the problem of conversion multimedia files from one container format to another is described and solution for virtual conversion, based on file system filtering is mentioned. The ways for future development are pointed and some improvements of work already done are suggested.