ArcSoft Demonstrates High Definition Solutions at CEATEC Japan

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Software on Display with Blu-ray Disc Association and HD DVD Promotion Group

CHIBA CITY, Japan — ArcSoft, Inc is demonstrating ArcSoft Digital Theatre™ and ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Extreme this week at CEATEC Japan 2007 in cooperation with Jungle, Japan’s leading retail software developer and publisher. Digital Theatre is a software application for high definition video playback. TotalMedia Extreme is a software suite which includes Digital Theatre, as well as several other applications for capturing, editing, and authoring high definition video content. Both programs are currently published in Japan through Jungle, and include support for Blu-ray discs, HD DVDs, DVDs, and a variety of high definition multimedia files. In updated versions announced this week, the programs now also support playback of content from AVCHDs. The applications are being demonstrated at the Blu-ray Disc Association booth and at the HD DVD Promotion Group booth.

“We have been working together with Jungle to customize these titles for the Japanese market with great success, and are pleased be demonstrating our new AVCHD capabilities,” said Minoru Tomijima, ArcSoft Vice President and General Manager of Japanese Operations. “Our ongoing collaborations with the Blu-ray Disc Association, the HD DVD Promotion Group, leading graphics chipset companies, and major Hollywood studios enable us to provide complete, secure, and high performance solutions.”

“In comparison to many others, ArcSoft products are very advanced and have higher performance. In the Japanese market, lots of people not only know ArcSoft but also use ArcSoft products. So we have a very strong sense of trust for ArcSoft. We realized that there are increasing needs for special features in the next generation of high-definition software, and ArcSoft has the best solution,” said Ms. Akiko Takada, President & CEO of Jungle, Inc.

ArcSoft Digital Theatre™ is a high definition video player that includes support for Blu-ray (including BDMV, BDAV, and BD Live), HD DVD (including HDi interactive content), and AVCHD. ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Extreme is a suite of applications for working with high definition multimedia content that provides high definition video playback; creation, editing, and archiving of high definition video content; and backup solutions.