ArcSoft Enhances Movie Making Experience For PC Users With Introduction of VideoImpression 2; Create Your Own Digital Home Movies and Photo Slide Shows with Easy-to-Use Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003 ArcSoft, Inc., the leading provider of digital imaging software, today announced the availability of ArcSoft VideoImpression(TM) 2, ArcSoft's next generation easy-to-use video software. VideoImpression 2 provides consumers a full-featured software application, enabling them to easily create a movie with video, digital photos, text, transitions, music and narration, or a full screen slide show with photos, effects, and music. Redesigned to improve the user experience and increase performance, VideoImpression 2 is now a step-based program, allowing users to effortlessly create both home movies and slide shows. Each step of the creation process is clearly labeled across the top of the program desktop, making it easy for the most elementary user to manage. "VideoImpression 2 provides a broad range of editing features providing the best tools for users of all levels to design fun, exciting and creative videos in real time," said Todd Rumaner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, ArcSoft, Inc. VideoImpression 2 Features Include: -- Step-based, easy to follow user interface -- Creates both video and slide show projects -- Save as MPEG-1, WMV (Windows Media Video) A family of digital video compression technologies from Microsoft based on MPEG-4. Version 9 of the WMV codec was released to the SMPTE organization and became the SMPTE 421M standard, otherwise known as VC-1 (see VC-1). or AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. video to Hard disk. -- Write a VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc for playback in DVD players (CD Recorder See CD-R. required). -- Output to VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. , or DV digital video tape (hardware required) -- Record narration directly to projects -- Both still image and video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. tools included -- Add multiple soundtracks including MP3 files. Retail version of VideoImpression is priced at $49.99, available June 1 at www.arcsoft.com. About ArcSoft ArcSoft is the leading provider of digital multimedia software. Applications cover the entire range of photo and video management, creation, and presentation. Newer technologies have broadened the scope of ArcSoft's presence into the mobile, wireless, and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. . Headquartered in Fremont, CA, ArcSoft maintains facilities in Japan, China, Taiwan and Europe. |
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