ArcSoft Announces Latest Version of Blu-ray and High-Def Multimedia Player - ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3

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Now supports lossless 7.1-channel audio output with ASUS Xonar HDAV Series Audio Card

— 3/24/2009 — Fremont, CA —

ArcSoft announced today the release of its newest version of TotalMedia Theatre. ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3 is a powerful, easy-to-use Blu-ray and high-definition multimedia player with enhanced features. The player now supports ASUS Xonar HDAV series audio card to bring true, lossless 7.1 channel output to your home.

TotalMedia Theatre 3is packed with new features; including enhancedvideodisplay results, robustBlu-rayinteractive features support,DTS Surround SensationUltra PC capability, MKV, FLV and HE-AAC audio support, and direct playback from camcorders to mention a few, providing users with the ultimate movie-viewing experience.

Utilizing ASUS Xonar HDAV series audio card,

TotalMedia Theatre3

enables lossless digital audio pass-through such asDTS-HDMaster Audio,Dolby TrueHD, and

Dolby DigitalPlus

, to AV receivers for high-fidelity sounds up to 192 kHz sampling frequency and 24-bit audio resolution, offering an exceptional audio experience to users when watchingBlu-raymovies.
"ArcSoft

TotalMedia Theatre3

provides users with powerfulBlu-rayand multimedia playback features in a brand new, sleek, and power-saving UI," said George Tang,ArcSoft’s VP and General Manager ofVideoand Home Entertainment Group. "Beside the more vivid images, the support for Xonar HDAV series audio card brings the exceptional audio effects, marking a new era in movie-viewing experience on the PC."

"The Xonar HDAV series audio card is the world’s first and the only solution capable of providing bit-to-bit exact losslessBlu-rayaudio output, without any downsampling of DVD quality," said Sean Lai, Senior Manager, Multimedia Product Marketing Dept., ASUSTek Computer Inc. "WithArcSoft

TotalMedia Theatre, users are taken to the next step of audio-videoenjoyment."

Key Features ofArcSoft

TotalMedia Theatre3

:

• Supports playback ofBlu-raymovies and high-definition multimedia files
• EnhancedBlu-rayinteractive feature support, includingBDProfile 1.0,Bonus ViewandBD-Live
• Direct playback from high-definition camcorders
• Excellent performance with high hardware acceleration compatibility and Advanced De-Interlace (ADI)
• Home theatre audio experience
• HDMI 1.3 pass-through support, for lossless 7.1 channel audio output through receivers*
• Smart playback features such as Time Stretch and Auto-Resume
• Advancedvideofeatures such as HQV support, and Auto Enhance
• Popular internet HDvideosupport – MKV

* ASUS Xonar HDAV series audio card required.

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Pricing and Availability

ArcSoftTotalMedia™ Theatre 3 is available for OEM bundling. The retail version is released for purchase online for $89.99 USD onArcSoft’s eStore onwww.

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. Upgrade versions are available for existing users starting from $49.99. For more information on ASUS Xonar HDAV series audio card, visitwww.asus.com.

AboutArcSoft

ArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leadingsoftwaredeveloper of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop and embedded platforms. Working closely with major OEM manufacturers,ArcSoftoffers a full line ofimagingandvideosolutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones,digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics devices. For further details, visit

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Copyright © 2009. All rights reserved.ArcSoftand theArcSoftlogo are registered trademarks ofArcSoft, Inc.ArcSoftTotalMedia is a trademark ofArcSoft, Inc. All other products and companies named herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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