ArcSoft, Inc. announced today that ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Extreme will be bundled with the Panasonic Blu-ray and all DVD optical drives distributed by Sunland International (SLI). TotalMedia Extreme is a complete software solution for working with high definition multimedia content, including video playback, creation and editing of video and music discs, and data mastering. The Panasonic Blu-ray optical drive has a slimline, slot loading form factor and can record to any format. SLI is a direct source and distribution partner serving a global customer base of OEMs, system integrators, and resellers.

"We are very pleased to be working with SLI," said Stéphan Côté, ArcSoft Vice President of Sales. "With SLI distributing TotalMedia Extreme with all their Panasonic optical drives, this combination gives users a state-of-the-art, high performance solution for capture, editing, authoring, backup, and playback all in a powerful yet easy to use application."

"ArcSoft's TotalMedia Extreme raises the bar for next generation Blu-ray playback and digital content creation," said Murray Ellis, SLI Manager of Product Development. "This is the best performing and most intuitive high definition and data backup solution we've ever seen, and we are excited to provide this solution to our customers."

The ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Extreme software suite includes four primary applications: Digital Theatre, TotalMedia Studio MV, TotalMedia Studio AV, and TotalMedia Backup & Record. The application suite provides video playback, video editing and authoring, music disc ripping and burning, data mastering, and backup solutions for virtually all optical media, including Blu-ray discs, DVDs, and CDs. The component programs are fully integrated, providing an elegant and unified home entertainment experience.

The complete press release can be accessed here.