1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/win/CS/HandBrake.ApplicationServices/Interop/HandBrakeInstanceManager.cs b/win/CS/HandBrake.ApplicationServices/Interop/HandBrakeInstanceManager.cs
index 7a2e93d1b..aee941447 100644
--- a/win/CS/HandBrake.ApplicationServices/Interop/HandBrakeInstanceManager.cs
+++ b/win/CS/HandBrake.ApplicationServices/Interop/HandBrakeInstanceManager.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ namespace HandBrake.ApplicationServices.Interop
     {
         private static HandBrakeInstance scanInstance;
         private static HandBrakeInstance encodeInstance;
+        private static HandBrakeInstance masterInstance;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes static members of the <see cref="HandBrakeInstanceManager"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        static HandBrakeInstanceManager()
+        {
+            masterInstance = new HandBrakeInstance();
+            masterInstance.Initialize(2);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The init.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void Init()
+        {
+            // Nothing to do. Triggers static constructor.
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the scanInstance.
@@ -71,6 +89,17 @@ namespace HandBrake.ApplicationServices.Interop
         }
 
         /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the master instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static IHandBrakeInstance MasterInstance
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return masterInstance;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
         /// Gets the last scan scan instance.
         /// </summary>
         public static IHandBrakeInstance LastScanScanInstance