More than 12 years in the industry have made ArcSoft a leader in digital multimedia software solutions. Our long experience is best demonstrated by our Video Codecs and Plug-ins for the PC platform. We offer a complete selection of the most popular codecs -- guaranteed to satisfy your requirements.

1. MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Codecs

ArcSoft's MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 codecs provide you with a full solution for digital TV (DVB, ATSC), DVD playback, video editing, DVD authoring, and more :

• MPEG-1/MPEG-2 decoder
• MPEG-1/MPEG-2 encoder
• MPEG TS (transportation stream) Demux and MPEG file splitter
• MPEG Multiplixer
• MPEG real time capturing solution for DV camcorder and live, raw data TV streams
• Hardware decoding (DXVA) to achieve the best performance

2. MCE Plug-in for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE)

ArcSoft's MCE Plug-in is a component that enables your MCE to play back DVDs and MPEG-2 files with PVR functionalities. The Plug-in contains the following features:

• DVD playback with full DVD features within MCE
• A software encoder for TV tuners that do not have a built-in hardware encoder
• Smooth playback for DVD and recorded TV shows using Microsoft-defined mode (version 1.1)
• Hardware decoding (DXVA) to achieve the best performance
• Advanced De-interlacing for the highest video quality

3. Microsoft Windows Media Player DVD Decoder Plug-in

The Microsoft Windows Media Player DVD Decoder Plug-in is designed specially for those who prefer using Windows Media Player to play back DVD, MP3, and streaming media files, features include:

• Plug-in that launches Microsoft Windows Media Player to play DVD movies
• Dolby Digital Audio for greater listening enjoyment
• Smooth playback for DVD and recorded TV shows using Microsoft-defined mode (version 1.1)
• Hardware decoding (DXVA) to achieve the best performance
• Advanced de-interlacing to achieve optimal visual quality
• Complete compatibility with Windows Media Player 8, 9, and 10

4. MPEG-4 Codec

MPEG-4 is a popular video and audio format adopted by most portable media players, such as Apple iPod, Sony PSP, and SanDisk Sansa e200. ArcSoft's MPEG-4 encoding/decoding technology enables media to be compressed to minimal file size while retaining original quality. Features include:

• Support for Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile for MPEG-4 encoder and decoder
• Excellent error resilience: supports resynchronization, data partition, RVLC and more
• High performance: fully optimized for MMX, SSE, and SSE2 technologies

5. H.264 Decoder

ArcSoft's H.264 decoder is a software decoder and a crucial component for the next generation of HDTV (DVB-S2, High Definition DVB-T, etc.), HD DVD, Blu-ray, video conferencing and security video monitoring. The decoder is fully optimized for both Intel Dual Core and AMD processors. The key advantages of adopting the ArcSoft H.264 decoder are:

• Full support for HD DVD and Blu-ray movie playback
• Support for all coding tools for H.264/AVC baseline/main/high profile at all levels
• Support all resolutions up to 1080p (next generation resolution)
• High performance - fully optimized based on MMX/SSE/SSE2 and 3DNow technology
• Multi-threading is enabled and optimized for decoding on Hyper-Threading, Dual Core or Quad Core system
• Advanced de-interlacing for field-based video sequence to achieve optimal visual quality
• Hardware decoding (DXVA) for greater performance

6 . VC-1 Codec

VC-1, the informal name for SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers) standard 421M , has been adopted as the mandatory video codec for HD DVD and Blu-ray. ArcSoft's VC-1 codec offers fast encoding and decoding speeds in the advanced profile and all levels supported by the standard. It is fully optimized for both Intel and AMD platforms with 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, and SSE2 .

• Full support for HD DVD and Blu-ray movie playback
• Motion and Fading compensation for video encoding
• Support for interlace coding and loop filtering
• High performance – fully optimized based on MMX/SSE/SSE 2 and 3DNow technology
• Multi-threading is enabled and optimized for Hyper-Threading, Dual Core or Quad Core system
• Supports decoding for Microsoft WMV format

For more information about these codecs or how ArcSoft can work with you to provide a customized solution, please contract us at technologies@arcsoft.com.