A system for using a plurality of processors to support a media conference
includes a mixing processor and a first media transformation processor
coupled to the mixing processor. The mixing processor mixes input media
information associated with two or more first participants to generate
output media information for communication to a second participant. The
first media transformation processor receives the output media
information from the mixing processor, encodes the output media
information to generate an output data stream, and communicates the
output data stream to the second participant's end-user device.