Question

How to set up ArcSoft SimHD (for TotalMedia Theatre 3)

Answer

SimHD is a patented technology of ArcSoft. This optimal technology delivers a close-to-HD video quality from standard definition multimedia files and DVDs, offers a sharper and more vivid video in real time.

The color of SimHD button will vary when SimHD is in different mode:

• SimHD is off.
• SimHD is on.

Click it, a menu appears, including 4 options:

• Off - Turn off SimHD.
• Normal - Turn on SimHD in the normal mode.
• Comparison - Turn on SimHD in the comparison mode.
• Splitting - Turn on SimHD in the splitting mode.
• Settings - Launch SimHD Settings page.

Settings:

• Automatic - Check it, the program will automatically choose appropriate parameters according to your computer system. Uncheck it; you can customize your settings in accordance with the instructions on the settings page.
• Resolution - Choose the desired resolution here.
• Adaptive - Detect screen resolution automatically, and upscale your original resource video to fit screen size (Minimum Size 1280 x 720).
• Sharpness - Adjust sharpness of the result, scale 1 to 5, 5 being the sharpest.
  
  Note: In some versions, the menu is hidden and the SimHD button has only two statuses (On/Off). If turning on SimHD in these versions, the program will automatically choose the appropriate parameters according to your computer system.

Application

Previous installation of ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Theatre 3.

Computer System

With GPGPU support (NVIDIA graphic card installed) Minimum (upscale to 1280x720) Recommended (upscale to 1920x1080) CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.4(HT) GHz Pentium 4 3.4(HT) GHz or faster AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 1.8GHz Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz or faster RAM Windows XP 512 MB 1GB or more Windows Vista 1 GB 2GB or more GPU NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT* NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT or above*

Original Video File Limits

1. File type: .mpg or .mpeg
2. File format: MPEG 2
3. Maximal video resolution: 720 x 576 (DVD Resolution)
4. Video width and height: should be multiples of 16