For HD DVD and Blu-ray, TotalMedia Theatre fully supports the entire specifications and can play back:
• Blu-ray movies (BDMV, BD Live), including all Hollywood movie discs, with full support for Java games and Internet interactivity
• HD DVD movies, including full support for user interaction and Internet interactivity through HDi
• Personal recorded BD-R/RE discs (BDAV)
• Universal Player, Including Blu-ray Discs
In addition to playing commercial and homemade DVD movies, TotalMedia Theatre also plays Blu-ray discs formats — high Definition MPEG-2, AVC, and VC1, AVCHDs, CDs, VCDs, as well as all kinds of other high-definition (HD) content: WMV HD, Quicktime HD, DivX HD, and H.264 HD. Support includes both 1280x720 (720p) and 1920x1080 (1080p).
• Enhanced Blu-ray interactive features
TotalMedia Theatre provides industry-leading full Blu-ray interactive feature supports, including Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.0, BonusView and BD-Live. Also supports Disc library management and downloaded BUDA content management.
• High Quality
TotalMedia Theatre 3 receives excellent scores on the Hollywood Quality Video Processing test by supporting SD and HD effects such as Noise Reduction, Video Test, and Film Test with mainstream graphic cards.
• Bring Everything to High-Definition with SimHD™ Plug-in
SimHD plug-in for TotalMedia theatre upscales standard-definition multimedia files and DVD movies to near high-definition quality, offering you sharper and more vivid picture in real time. When upscaling files in ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Theatre, SimHD™ utilizes NVIDIA® CUDA™, its GPU computing technology, which not only offers large performance benefits but also save CPU power for other usages*. This plug-in is compatible with both TotalMedia Theatre 2 and 3. Click here for more details.
• Excellent Performance and Compatibility with Advanced Graphic Processors
TotalMedia Theatre 3 offers excellent hardware compatibility, working smoothly with high-definition graphics processors from Intel, NVIDIA, and ATI. It is also compatible with commercial discs, bringing users exceptional playback of high-definition content on the PC. With above average scores on the HQV test, users are guaranteed smooth and colorful playback quality.
• Superior Audio Decoding
TotalMedia Theatre 3 provides advanced audio decoding with the ArcSoft Virtual Speaker which includes a speech booster, virtual surround module, and a fully customizable Smart Bass amplifier to turn an otherwise bland stereo or headphone sound source into an intense aural generator.
• Next-Generation Home Theatre
TotalMedia Theatre 3 fully supports the next-generation audio formats used in Blu-ray discs: LPCM, AC-3, DD+, and MLP. It also supports Dolby Surround, Digital 5.1 (AC-3), and DTS Surround Sensation virtual speaker. Once your favorite soundtracks are playing, fine-tune your audio experience with our broad 10-band equalizer. Pick from a variety of presets, or customize the sound to your personal taste.
• Support HDMI 1.3 Pass-through Technology for Lossless 7.1 Channel Audio Output
With DTS-HD Premium Audio Output via HDMI 1.3, TotalMedia Theatre 3 provides full high-definition audio digital output, enabling lossless audio such as DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby Digital Plus, to be transferred to the AV receivers for high-fidelity sounds - up to 192 kHz sampling frequency and 24-bit audio resolution, offering exceptional audio experience.
• Enjoy Surround Sound with Two-Channel Speakers
TotalMedia Theatre 3 supports DTS Surround Sensation which virtualizes surround sound onto 2 channel headphone/stereo speaker, DTS 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 -channel soundtracks.
• Direct Playback Files or Various High-Definition formats (AVCHD, BD) from HD Camcorders
Provides features for optimal high-definition playback directly from plug-in camcorders, no need to transfer files to hard drive. The program provides auto detection of digital camcorder formats such as Canon, Panasonic, Sony Handycam®, and JVC, also supports most recorded formats such as MPEG-2, AVCHD, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR, Divx AVI, SD-Video. Note: HDV, DVC, and Mini DV supports are optional.
• All New and Intuitive User Interface
TotalMedia Theatre 3's sleek new look features a modern black UI design, intuitive control for easy navigation, and Information Center (the E button) to keep you informed with new patches, upgrades and promotions.
• Popular Internet High-Definition Video Support – MKV
TotalMedia Theatre 3 supports the Matroska Multimedia Container (MKV), the high-definition online video format. Also supported is Flash (FLV) with H.264 video and HE-AAC audio for playing contents from YouTube, Google Video, and more.
• Windows Media Center Edition Plug-in
The program comes with a Windows Media Center Edition plug-in built right in! The plug-in provides a "10 foot" user experience: big buttons and compatibility with your remote control mean you can use TotalMedia Theatre to watch your Blu-ray movies from the comfort of your couch.
• Supported File Formats:
* Video: MPEG-1 (.M1V), MPEG-2 (.M2V, .TS, .TRP, .TP and etc.), MPEG-2 HD (.M2TS, .M2T, .MTS), MPEG-4 (.MP4, .DIV, .DIVX), WMV, WMV HD, DVR-MS, H.264 (.264, .26L, .H264, .AVC, .JSV, .JVT and etc.) , VC1, DV AVI, Real (.RM*, .RMVB, .RAM, .RV, .RA), QuickTime (.MOV, .QT), FLV, MKV, DivX AVI*, DivX HD, VOB, ASF, DAT, VRO,3GP, 3G2
Note:
1. RM (RealMedia with RealNetworks codec installed)
2. Divx AVI (with DivX codec installed)
* Audio: MP2, MP3, WAV, Ogg, AAC, WMA, MP3 CDs and audio CDs
* Digital Camcorder: Digital camcorder device, auto detection, and playback, from Canon, Sony, Panasonic, and JVC.
* Decoding: LPCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby®, TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS Digital, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, and DTS-HD Hi-Resolution, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS Neo 6.
SimHD Plug-in for TotalMedia Theatre - simply brings everything to high-definition!
SimHD™ is ArcSoft’s upscaling technology, turning standard-definition multimedia files and DVDs to near high-definition ones, offering you sharper and more vivid picture in real time. SimHD is provided as a plug-in for TotalMedia Theatre, compatible with both version 2 and 3. When upscaling files in ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Theatre, SimHD™ utilizes NVIDIA® CUDA™, its GPGPU technology, which not only offers large performance benefits but also save CPU power for other usages*. Note that SimHD now only supports CUDA compatible graphics cards. Other support to come soon.
SimHD™ is compatible with and requires previous installation of TotalMedia Theatre (2.1.6.129 and above) and TotalMedia Theatre 3. To find out your TotalMedia Theatre version information, launch the application, right-click on the screen and select "About".
SimHD Output Resolution:
(Adaptive — Fits to your screen size)
* 1280x720
* 1440x960
* 1920x1080
• Proven Excellence in Performace
ArcSoft's superior upscaling algorithm from SimHD advances your DVD watching experience; the performance outruns other solutions available in the market.
• Reduces CPU Power Dramatically
NVIDIA's multi-thread, parallel GPGPU calculation, efficiently reduces CPU usage, while providing more vivid graphic.
