ArcSoft Brings High Quality Home Theater to the PC With New DVD Player Technology for OEMs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 New 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. Playback Technology Provides Enhanced Viewing Experience with Full-Screen Movie Playback, Precision Color Adjustments and Dolby(R) Surround-Sound Audio ArcSoft, Inc., the leading provider of digital imaging software, today announced its entree into the DVD playback market with an easy-to-use, high-quality, full-featured DVD playback technology for desktop and notebook PCs. Designed for hardware OEMs seeking to integrate the home-theater experience into PCs and other Windows(R)-based devices, ArcSoft's DVD playback technology provides the same capabilities as a stand-alone DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. . It offers multiple playback modes (normal, letterboxed, pan-and-scan and widescreen), precision color adjustments, and multi-channel audio decoding up to 7.1 channels with Dolby Surround A digital audio encoding system from Dolby that provides four channels. Derived from the Dolby Stereo technology used in movie theaters, Dolby Surround was introduced in the early 1980s for video soundtracks, audio cassettes, CDs, TV broadcasts, video games and PC software. , Dolby Pro Logic See Dolby Surround. I and II, DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. and Dolby Digital/AC-3. Advanced functions allow users to "bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. " sections of a DVD movie, capture freeze-frame images and choose from multiple user interface "skins." The software incorporates a parental control feature and supports international languages. "ArcSoft's new DVD playback technology makes watching movies on a desktop or notebook PC as easy and enjoyable as using a home DVD system," said Todd Rumaner, vice president for ArcSoft. "This solution is a natural extension of our DVD lineup and one of a long list of new and exciting applications and utilities being released this fall." ArcSoft's DVD playback technology will support Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP operating systems and will be available to OEMs on October 15, 2003. About ArcSoft ArcSoft, Inc. develops, markets and distributes advanced digital imaging and video solutions to companies around the globe. ArcSoft is a recognized technology leader, specializing in software for device manufacturers and infrastructure solutions for telecommunications and consumer electronics companies. Established in 1994, ArcSoft is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Fremont, California, with regional commercial and development facilities in Europe and the Far East. For further details, please visit us at our corporate Web site: www.arcsoft.com. Note: ArcSoft and the ArcSoft logo are registered trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. in the U.S., European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community and P.R. China. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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