Qualcomm Releases AI Multimedia Development Framework IMSDK 2.0, Accelerating Edge AI Application Deployment

Odaily News: Qualcomm Technologies announced the launch of the Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK (IMSDK) 2.0, providing a unified development framework for AI and multimedia application development based on the Qualcomm Dragonwing platform.

Qualcomm stated that IMSDK 2.0 is designed to help developers build intelligent applications on edge devices that integrate generative AI, multimedia processing, and real-time analytics capabilities, consolidating AI model inference, cameras, audio, video, sensors, and cloud connectivity into a single development environment, covering scenarios such as intelligent cameras, industrial robots, drones, and IoT devices.

The new SDK introduces a Pipeline API and application building tools for Python and C++, reducing developers' reliance on underlying multimedia frameworks. Additionally, IMSDK 2.0 supports multiple AI inference paths, including the Qualcomm AI Runtime SDK (QAIRT), ONNX Runtime, and TensorFlow Lite, and can run models on CPU, GPU, or NPU as needed.

Furthermore, IMSDK 2.0 introduces Coding Agent Skills for AI programming assistants, Documentation as Code, and containerized microservices capabilities, helping developers complete application building, debugging, deployment, and optimization through natural language instructions.