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ArcSoft® Gives Users the Power of 3D and HDR With Updates to ArcSoft Panorama Maker® and PhotoStudio®

New Features Enable Users to Create Brilliant, Colorful High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images and Stunning, Interactive 3D Panoramas

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcSoft, Inc., the industry leading software provider of multimedia technologies and cross-platform applications, today released powerful upgrades to both their PhotoStudio® 6 and ArcSoft Panorama Maker® 6 applications. Users now have powerful tools at their fingertips to produce amazing, high-quality photographs using techniques that were previously more likely associated with the professional photographers.

PhotoStudio 6 now offers HDR imaging, combining three photos with different exposure levels into a single eye-popping image. Updated tools are provided to manually improve the result with detailed adjustments. Panorama Maker 6 now includes the ability to create 3D panoramic images from photos and videos. 3D panoramas are viewable with 3D glasses and the most popular 3D preview solutions are supported.

"ArcSoft is focused on providing powerful yet accessible tools to create vibrant and breath-taking images," said Bill Chen, ArcSoft's GM of Digital Multimedia Services and Solutions Group. "By adding HDR and 3D panoramic capability to our already robust software applications, consumers have affordable, comprehensive imaging suites that are a one-stop solution for photo enthusiasts."

New PhotoStudio 6 upgrade includes:

    --  HDR Imaging - Combines the same three images into one brilliant photo
    --  Detailed HDR Adjustments - Smoothness, detail, saturation, contrast, and
        brightness

New Panorama Maker 6 upgrade includes:

    --  3D Panoramic Stitching- Turns photos and video into 3D panoramas
    --  3D Preview Capability - PageFlip, Line Interleave, Checkerboard and
        Anaglyph
    --  Accelerated GPU Technology - Powered by ATI Radeon(TM) graphics with ATI
        Eyefinity

Both software updates are immediately available for Windows users. Mac availability is to be announced.

For more information about PhotoStudio 6, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/photostudio. For more information about Panorama Maker 6, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/panorama-maker.

About ArcSoftArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop, mobile and embedded platforms.  Working closely with major OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones, digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics devices.  For further details, visit http://www.arcsoft.com.

Media Contact:Vickie Wei510.440.9901vwei@arcsoft.com

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