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FIX: The WMV9 encoder performance on a multiprocessor system is severely impaired

Article ID: 945170 - View products that this article applies to.

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

On a multiprocessor system, you encode a 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 performance is severely impaired.

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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.

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RESOLUTION

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)

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Download the Windows6.0-KB945170-x86.msu package now.

(http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/C/C/CCC13C83-09D0-4092-8ADE-C8FFDA4CC2A4/Windows6.0-KB945170-x86.msu)

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions (all languages)

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Download the Windows6.0-KB945170-x64.msu package now.

(http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/C/C/CCC13C83-09D0-4092-8ADE-C8FFDA4CC2A4/Windows6.0-KB945170-x64.msu)

Windows XP, x86-based versions

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Download the WindowsMedia11-KB945170-x86-INTL.exe package now.

(http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/0/1/001295d2-7a42-42e5-b1e7-8d2b7e8a8c6d/windowsmedia11-kb945170-x86-intl.exe)

Windows XP, x64-based versions

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Download the WindowsMedia11-KB945170-x64-INTL.exe package now.

(http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/0/1/001295d2-7a42-42e5-b1e7-8d2b7e8a8c6d/windowsmedia11-kb945170-x64-intl.exe)

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.

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

119591

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ )

How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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