AXMEDIS MPEG-21 player for PC is capable of: Loading and playing protected and non protected AXMEDIS objects. The AXMEDIS objects may contain any kind of digital resources. Those that can be directly played the AXMEDIS PC player can be: images (almost any format), video in almost any format, document in PDF, PPT, XLS, PS, etc..(in some cases the play is performed by using specific Active X), audio files (almost any format), animations, etc. And Presentation files gluing the content file together such as: SMIL, HTML FLASHm and MPEG-4. The player is capable to distinguish from links towards internal resources and those referring to external file via URI; Playing of timed resources (video and audio) with functionalities of STOP, PLAY, PAUSE, fast forward, fast backward, etc.; Playing of visual resources with functionalities (for video and images) of ZOOM, resize, etc. Supporting full AXMEDIS DRM and protection, including reporting and Action Logs; Showing the AXMEDIS hierarchy and as well as the MPEG-21 hierarchy; Navigating into the AXMEDIS/MPEG-21 structure and presentation layers included. Presentation files gluing the content file together such as: SMIL, and HTML, and creating connected scenarios among the several resources/objects that can be included into an AXMEDIS object. They may in turn contain styles and java scripts; Showing full details of all Metadata and descriptors included; Supporting AXMEDIS plug in technology for new processing tools and AXMEDIS protection tools; Supporting inclusion of FLASH animations.