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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Microsoft Releases Update (Beta) to Fix and Improve Graphics, Media Foundation and Print in Windows Vista

 Microsoft has released a Platform Update Supplement Beta for Windows Vista. This update provides fixes and improvements to graphics, media foundation and print for Windows Vista platform.
Please note that its a beta release so use it at your own risk and create a System Restore point first before installing it.
This update improves the following issues in Windows Vista SP2:
Graphics:
This update improves text rendering performance of Direct2D and conformance of Direct2D when you use Direct2D in the following modes:
  • Software rendering mode.
  • Hardware rendering mode with a Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP) type device driver.
Media foundation:
This update enables the playback of MP4 files, H.264 files, and AAC files by using the Source Reader component. Because of this improvement, a Windows compatible browser can handle contents that include the video tag of HTML 5 correctly.
Print functionality:
This update fixes an issue in the XPS-to-GDI conversion (XGC) module when you apply the brush transform attribute of the visual brush. Before you install this update, the coordinates are drawn incorrectly if the following conditions are true:
  • The viewport rectangle of the visual brush is the clip region for a graphic element.
  • You apply the brush transform attribute.
In this situation, the wrong coordinates cause the output to be empty.
After you install this update, the clip region and the path of the visual brush match correctly. Therefore, the output is generated as expected.
Download Link
Download Link (64-bit)
NOTE: Before applying the above update, you'll need to install KB971512 update in your system:
Download KB971512 Update
Download KB971512 Update (64-bit)

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