Microsoft KB Archive/898614

= FIX: A series of video frames may be skipped when you play high-bit-rate video content by using DirectShow on a device that is running Windows CE 5.0 =

Article ID: 898614

Article Last Modified on 7/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you play high-bit-rate video content by using Microsoft DirectShow on a device that is running Microsoft Windows CE 5.0, a series of video frames may be skipped.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the long decode time that is required to play high-motion scenes could exhaust the limited number of back buffers that are available.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 5.0 Core OS QFE 28021. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

Prerequisites
This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement
After you install this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu. You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information
This update does not replace any other updates.

File information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Size     File name 03-May-2005 23:16  934,912  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-armv4i.msi 03-May-2005 23:16  946,176  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-mipsii.msi 03-May-2005 23:16  946,688  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-mipsii_fp.msi 03-May-2005 23:16  951,808  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-mipsiv.msi 03-May-2005 23:16  951,808  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-mipsiv_fp.msi 03-May-2005 23:16  925,696  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-sh4.msi 03-May-2005 23:16  868,352  Wincepb50-050503-kb898614-x86.msi The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size     File name -  Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:48  936,538  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:48  579,212  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:48  962,256  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:48  572,660  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:48  962,306  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:48  572,710  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:49  977,068  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:49  575,914  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:49  977,116  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:49  575,968  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:48  858,884  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:47  534,018  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 28-Apr-2005 20:47  789,258  Image.lib

Path: Public\Directx\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 28-Apr-2005 20:47  513,824  Image.lib



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



MORE INFORMATION
Back buffer flipping chains are artificially limited to three buffers. This software update removes this limit.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB898614

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