FIX: The video render filter cannot use a custom FourCC color format to render video frames in Windows Embedded CE 6.0

Consider the following scenario.

• You have a Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based image that supports DirectDraw and Windows Media Player.
• You define a custom four character code (FourCC) code format in DirectDraw.
• You try to play a file that is encoded by the custom format.

In this scenario, the video render filter cannot use the color format to render video frames. Instead, the filter uses other formats.

This problem occurs because the public format table was statically referenced by private Graphical Device Interface (GDI) code. Therefore, the changes to the color format table are not reflected in the version that GDI uses. When the video render filter requests a custom format, GDI cannot respond to the request.

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 6.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (February 2009). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section of this article. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is:For example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in KB article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates: Note After you install the hotfix, both public code and private code can share a common reference table.

Prerequisites

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

Restart requirement

After you apply this software update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

• On the Build menu, click Clean, and then click Build Platform
• On the Build menu, click Rebuild Platform.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes or the later file attributes that are listed in the following table. The English version of this software update package 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 item in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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