GDI+ CPU Usage

[Anas]

Hello

If I run a GDIplus code in a loop then run a Game, WMP or some webpages (like Youtube) the CPU usage increases from 0 to 30-45% till that program is closed, is this normal? Can it be avoided without having to increase sleep time?

Example:

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GDIplus.au3>

Global Const $width=100
Global Const $height=10
GLobal $title="GDI+"

; Build your GUI here
Opt("GUIOnEventMode",1)
$hwnd = GUICreate($title,$width,$height)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "close")
GUISetState()

; Load your GDI+ resources here:
_GDIPlus_Startup()
$graphics=_GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hwnd)
$bitmap=_GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromGraphics($width,$height,$graphics)
$backbuffer=_GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($bitmap)

$hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid(0xFFFFFFFF)
$hFormat = _GDIPlus_StringFormatCreate()
_GDIPlus_StringFormatSetAlign($hFormat, 1)

Do
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($backbuffer)

    $hFamily = _GDIPlus_FontFamilyCreate("7px2bus")
    $hFont = _GDIPlus_FontCreate($hFamily, 5.5, 0)

    $tLayout = _GDIPlus_RectFCreate(8, 3, 0, 0)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawStringEx($backbuffer, "0", $hFont, $tLayout, $hFormat, $hBrush)

    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($graphics,$bitmap,0,0,$width,$height)
    Sleep(10)
Until False

Func close()
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($backbuffer)
    _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($bitmap)
    _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($graphics)
    _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
    Exit
EndFunc

[Richard Robertson]

On Windows XP (or older) or Vista (or newer) with Aero disabled, GDI+ is all done on the main processor and not on the graphics card. This is probably what you are experiencing.

[Anas]

I meant the process CPU usage, not the overall CPU usage.

and the same script will run with almost no CPU usage without these programs/content.

[Richard Robertson]

I'm afraid I've never seen a situation like that before.

I just tested your code and ran several things like a media player and some YouTube videos. The processor time on the AutoIt process stayed below 3% for me.

[Anas]

Actually I just tested it, and unlike the one I use, it seems that this one is only affected by Games

can you please test it with a directx game?

[Richard Robertson]

I haven't got any DirectX games installed on my laptop, sorry.