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Device-Driver Performance Considerations for Multimedia Platforms

Overview This paper provides information about writing device drivers for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It provides guidelines for driver developers to minimize the negative impact of driver behavior on multimedia applications. Device-driver behavior significantly affects the performance of multimedia applications. Obviously, it is important that driver developers minimize any potentially negative impact. This paper therefore provides both, information on how driver behavior affects the Microsoft Windows environment and tips on how to minimize these effects.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	HTML
Date Published	November 2003	Downloads	47
Format	White Papers
Topics	Multimedia, Software Engineering

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Channel:
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Publisher:
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Publisher:
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