ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5 Supports DMB-TH, the New Digital TV Broadcast Standard in China

ArcSoft Helps Bring 2008 Olympics onto Personal Computers

FREMONT, California — ArcSoft, Inc. announced today that ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5 now supports Terrestrial Digital Multimedia TV/Handle Broadcasting (DMB-TH), the new Digital TV standard in China.

ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5 is a media hub which combines TV, video recording and editing, media conversion, and more, in one easy-to-use program. Viewers not only can watch TV with a time-shifting feature, but also record programs and edit out unwanted parts directly within the application, then burn content onto DVDs.

“With the 2008 Beijing Olympics launching soon, all games will be broadcast on HD TV,” said George Tang, ArcSoft Vice President and General Manager of Video and Home Entertainment Group. “We are pleased to be bringing viewers in China the ultimate Olympic experience onto their PCs.”

TotalMedia 3.5 Features:

• Schedule and record TV shows and burn them to DVD
• Supports DMB-TH, DVB-T, ATSC, Analog and Hybrid TV-Tuners
• Perfectly supports video codec in DTV: AVS, H.264, MPEG2
• Supports a variety of audio formats: MPEG audio, Dolby Digital AC3, MPEG-2 AAC, MPEG-4 AAC, HE AAC+, BSAC
• Supports Dual Tuner PIP/PBP
• Supports HDTV 1080p with subtitle/DTV Close Caption
• Supports Time-shift Live TV
• No more time delay when switching from preview to recording, or from preview to time-shift
• Edit and enhance photos with ultra-simple controls; share photo slideshows with ease
• Build custom audio playlists, listen to digital radio, rip audio CDs, and burn music discs
• Unicode support for broader file playback and display
• DX-VA support for smoother video playback while using less of your system resources

TotalMedia is now shipping with ASUS TV stick and other major OEM suppliers, allowing viewers in China to enjoy Digital TV on their PCs.