Problem with my small program memory usage

Question

Hi. I created a program which will be used in educational purposes but i've noticed that the memory usage goes up to 350MB+ (seen in task manager). The applications uses jpggif images from the Resource and play around 16 different .avi files through DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback. After each movie is played (the program is a quiz - after each answer a movie comes up) the memory usage of the application grows for quite some MB. When you get to the final question (16) the usage is already over 350MB. Some more info: - The movies are read from a folder - Each form is made mainly out of pictures (a lot of forms) which are taken from the Resource file. - After each movie is played i use .Dispose() on the DX and on the Form So i'd be glad if someone could come up with an answer. I dont even know if the error is in the movies or the pictures? Anyway thanks for the answers... Greetz Matjaz What could be the problem

Matjaz · Answer

i dont know how to make it with just one form as the questions are different types (from a-b-c to gallows and to connect the right answers). i close almost (2 of them i just hide - but they dont have any pictures or video) every form with form.close() and i also use dispose just in case. i do the same with every video played ( _video.dispose() )

Ryan Alford · Answer

instead of many forms(guessing there are atleast 16?) why not just use one form for all of the quiz questions? this is assuming that the layout of each form is the same. when you are moving between forms are you closing or hiding the previous form?

Problem with my "small" program memory usage