ArcSoft announced an embedded multimedia application that provides photo-oriented capabilities such as editing, manipulation, archiving, printing, sharing, and slideshows on Linux-based TV-centric consumer electronic devices. According to ArcSoft, PhotoBase TV can be used to improve the appeal and usability of multimedia consumer products such as advanced set-top boxes, digital TVs, media centers, and… digital video recorders.

Features of the PhotoBase TV application are said to include:

• Photo presentation by slideshow, thumbnail view, and zoom in/out with panning
• Photo editing tools: rotate, crop, enhance, color adjustment, and red-eye removal
• Auto-detect input from digital cameras and other media sources.
• Photo album management and archiving
• Fully navigable with a TV remote control
• Store and print to devices such as digital cameras, flash memory cards, printers, etc.

The combination of a flexible design and open interfaces allows PhotoBase TV to interoperate with other applications and with various accessory devices, the company said. Minimum hardware requirements include a 120MHz CPU and 16MB of system memory; required input/outut interfaces include an Infrared remote control, video and SVideo output, stereo audio output, and a USB port.

Currently, embedded Linux is the only supported target operating system.

 
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