diff -r 735348f59235 -r 948c7f65f6d4 mdfdevvideoextensions/nga_mdf_postprocessor/src/NGAPostProcHwDevice.cpp
--- a/mdfdevvideoextensions/nga_mdf_postprocessor/src/NGAPostProcHwDevice.cpp	Tue Aug 31 16:43:06 2010 +0300
+++ b/mdfdevvideoextensions/nga_mdf_postprocessor/src/NGAPostProcHwDevice.cpp	Wed Sep 01 12:38:50 2010 +0100
@@ -2332,6 +2332,7 @@
    err = iSurfaceHandler->AddSurfaceHint(iSurfaceId,iHint);
    if(err == KErrAlreadyExists)
    {
+		err = KErrNone;
 		err = iSurfaceHandler->SetSurfaceHint(iSurfaceId,iHint);
    }
    PP_DEBUG(_L("CNGAPostProcHwDevice[%x]:AddHints. err = %d --"), this,err);
@@ -2341,21 +2342,10 @@
    err = iSurfaceHandler->AddSurfaceHint(iSurfaceId,iHint);
    if(err == KErrAlreadyExists)
    {
+		err = KErrNone;
 		err = iSurfaceHandler->SetSurfaceHint(iSurfaceId,iHint);
    }
    PP_DEBUG(_L("CNGAPostProcHwDevice[%x]:AddHints. err = %d --"), this,err);
-   if(iUsingExternalSurface)
-   {
-   		iHint.iKey.iUid = surfaceHints::KSurfaceCharacteristics;
-   		iHint.iValue = surfaceHints::ENotPersistable;
-   		iHint.iMutable = ETrue;
-	    err = iSurfaceHandler->AddSurfaceHint(iSurfaceId,iHint);
-	    if(err == KErrAlreadyExists)
-	    {
-			err = iSurfaceHandler->SetSurfaceHint(iSurfaceId,iHint);
-	    }
-	    PP_DEBUG(_L("CNGAPostProcHwDevice[%x]:AddHints. err = %d --"), this,err);
-	}
    return err;
 }