ArcSoft, Inc. is a computer software

Computer software

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 development company that makes multimedia

Multimedia

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 technologies and applications across desktop and embedded platforms. ArcSoft works primarily with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and offers digital imaging

Digital imaging

Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of digital images, typically from a physical scene. The term is often assumed to imply or include the processing, compression, storage, printing, and display of such images...

 and video

Video

Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...

 solutions. Most of the company’s software is bundled with new mobile phone

Mobile phone

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s, digital camera

Digital camera

A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...

s, personal computer

Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...

s, image scanner

Image scanner

In computing, an image scanner—often abbreviated to just scanner—is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Common examples found in offices are variations of the desktop scanner where the document is placed on a glass...

s, and computer printer

Computer printer

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s. Additionally, ArcSoft develops embedded software for electronic imaging products.

ArcSoft was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Fremont, California

Fremont, California

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, with regional commercial and development facilities in Europe

Europe

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 and Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, specifically Taipei

Taipei

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, Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, Hangzhou

Hangzhou

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, and Tokyo

Tokyo

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. Michael Deng, ArcSoft's CEO, founded the company with $150,000 in funding from family and friends.

Video Entertainment & Editing

• ArcSoft TotalMedia (Standard, Gold, and Platinum)
• ArcSoft TotalMedia Extreme
• TotalMedia Theatre

Media Management & Utilities

• Magic i-Visual Effects
• MediaImpression
• MediaConverter: Converts music, photos, and videos into formats optimized for use on standalone media players. Supports Intel Quick Sync hardware encoding.
• ShowBiz
  ArcSoft ShowBiz
  ShowBiz is a video editor by ArcSoft for the Windows operating system. It can create VCD and DVDs and can also export to the formats AVI, MPEG, WMV, and MOV...
  
  
• Video Impression
• WebCam Companion

Photo Editing & Creativity

• Panorama Maker
• PhotoImpression 6.5
• PhotoStudio
• Print Creations
• DVD SlideShow