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ArcSoft Announces Blu-ray Solutions.


Software Suite and Home Theatre Application for BD

LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  -- ArcSoft, Inc. announced today at CES its full suite of Blu-ray solutions, including playback, video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor.  and authoring, plus data backup. ArcSoft TotalMedia[TM] Extreme is a suite of applications that allows consumers to play video, create and edit video and music discs, and back up files, using either Blu-ray discs (BDs), DVDs, or CDs. The component programs are fully integrated, providing an elegant and unified home entertainment experience. ArcSoft Digital Theatre[TM] 2, one of the TotalMedia Extreme applications, is also available as a standalone program. In addition to playing commercial and homemade DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 movies, Digital Theatre plays Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, AVCHDs, CDs, and a variety of multimedia files.

"We're really excited about our Blu-ray solutions, which are the most complete and best performing in the industry," said Michael Downs, ArcSoft Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "We've been working closely with all of the leading Hollywood studios and with the BD Association to ensure that we can effectively play and create the complete spectrum of BD functionality, including BD-Java games and Internet interactivity."

The TotalMedia Extreme software suite includes four primary applications: Digital Theatre 2, TotalMedia Studio MV, TotalMedia Studio AV, and TotalMedia Backup & Record. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  licensing for TotalMedia Extreme can include some or all of these primary applications. Only Digital Theatre 2 is currently available for retail purchase as a standalone application.

ArcSoft Digital Theatre[TM] 2 Key Features:

* High definition, full resolution playback of BD-AV, BD-MV, BD-J, HD DVD, AVCHD AVCHD Advanced Video Codec High Definition , and DVD

* Advanced video decoding, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1 (SMPTE 421M) codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs
Non-compression formats
  • Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF, container format)
  • Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF, container format)
 

* Next generation Blu-ray and HD DVD audio format support

* Playback of protected content (CPRM CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media
CPRM Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais
CPRM Common Property Resource Management
CPRM Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova
CPRM Commodity Price Risk Management
CPRM Country Portfolio Review Mission
, AACS AACS American Association of Christian Schools
AACS Advanced Access Content System (standard for content distribution and digital rights management)
AACS American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
AACS Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem
, and BD+)

Pricing and Availability

Digital Theatre 2 is available for OEM licensing and for retail purchase for US$69.99 at www.arcsoft.com/products/digitaltheatre. TotalMedia Extreme is available for OEM licensing and will be available shortly for retail at US$149.99.

About ArcSoft

ArcSoft, Inc. is a leading developer of multimedia software and embedded solutions for digital camera, PC-peripheral, mobile phone, and consumer electronics manufacturers. ArcSoft offers a full line of consumer-level desktop applications centered on digital pictures and video. www.arcsoft.com.
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