Microsoft KB Archive/945170

= FIX: The WMV9 encoder multi-bitrate performance on a mutiprocessor system is severely impaired =

Article ID: 945170

Article Last Modified on 12/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
 * Windows Media Encoder 9 Series x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK
 * Windows Media Format 9.5 Software Development Kit

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * On a multiprocessor system, you encode a multi-bitrate (MBR) video by using one of the following:
 * Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
 * An application that is based on the Windows Media Format SDK
 * You compress the video by using one of the following:
 * The Windows Media Video v9 codec
 * The Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile codec

In this scenario, the WMV9 encoder MBR performance is severely impaired.



CAUSE
This behavior is due to a bug in the Windows Media Video v9 encoder DirectX Media Object (DMO). The encoder sets an affinity for multiple instances of the DMO to the same single-processor core when the multiple instances are instantiated by the same caller thread.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix from the Microsoft Download Center.

Download information
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions (all languages)
Download the Windows6.0-KB945170-x86.msu package now.

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions (all languages)
Download the Windows6.0-KB945170-x64.msu package now.

Windows XP, x86-based versions
Download the WindowsMedia11-KB945170-x86-INTL.exe package now.

Note This hotfix does not have a 64-bit version for Windows XP. This package installs the 32-bit version of this hotfix on the 64-bit version of Windows XP.

Windows XP, x64-based versions
Download the WindowsMedia11-KB945170-x64-INTL.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Windows XP


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



Steps to reproduce the problem

 * 1) Install Windows Media Encoder 9 Series on a multiprocessor computer.
 * 2) Configure the encoder to encode a multi-bitrate video.
 * 3) Use a file as a source.
 * 4) Begin encoding.
 * 5) In Performance Monitor, notice that only one CPU is near 100 percent.

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