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SurfaceAllocation

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Description

Type

Enumerated

Description

Controls the memory allocation method of MultiCam surfaces

"Set" effect

Sets the allocation method

"Get" effect

Returns the current allocation method

Classification

Class

Channel

Category

Cluster

Level

Expert

Identifiers

String

SurfaceAllocation

C, C++

MC_SurfaceAllocation

.NET

MC.SurfaceAllocation

Numerical

10092

MultiCam sets automatically this parameter to the right value, so there should be no need to modify it.

Possible values

Name

Identifier

Description

ANYWHERE

MC_SurfaceAllocation_ANYWHERE

The surfaces allocated automatically by MultiCam can be anywhere in the available memory.

BELOW4G (*)

MC_SurfaceAllocation_BELOW4G

The surfaces allocated automatically by MultiCam will be in the lowest 4 GB of the available physical memory addressing space. This mode allows to run MultiCam with PAE activated and more than 4 GB RAM.

(*) Windows only.