Article ID: 898614
Article Last Modified on 7/25/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
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.
RESOLUTION
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 "Applies to" 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
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