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REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, is pleased to announce the availability of a new patch up-date to their acclaimed software, Stitcher® Unlimited. Stitcher Unlimited, which released in July 2006, is targeted at professional panorama creators looking to produce multiple panoramas of the highest quality and with maximum productivity. This latest up-date (version 5.5.2) is available free of charge to existing Stitcher Unlimited owners on both Macintosh and Windows, and includes export of projects in Flash 9 and Java, using ImmerVision’s PURE Player, as well as improved stitching of fisheye images (including the Nikkor 10.5 mm lens), for astonishing high-quality results.

Commonly regarded as “the world's premier image-stitching program" (3D World Magazine, December 2006), Stitcher is a professional-level application, used by thousands of professional photographers, architects, multimedia and 3D artists worldwide, and enables the creation of superb wide-angle panoramas for the Web, film, print, and 3D. In November of this year, REALVIZ also introduced Stitcher Unlimited 5.5 DS (Double Shot), offering the ability to automatically stitch 2-shot fisheye photos. With the new DS extension for Stitcher 5.5 Unlimited, even 2-shot IPIX style fisheyes can now be stitched automatically, providing a unique one-stop solution for anyone working in immersive imaging.

About ImmerVision's PURE Player
Designed for maximum performance, simplicity and ease of use, ImmerVision's PURE Player makes panoramic imaging scaleable, portable, fast, and visually stunning. Panoramas can be viewed full-screen, regardless of resolution or image size, with flawless display quality and full fluidity of viewing controls. The PURE Player viewer is a highly flexible and more efficient solution than ever before for playing panoramic content. PURE Player software is part of the suite of solutions based on ImmerVision's PURE (Panorama Universal Rendering Engine) technology. PURE is a sophisticated collection of high-performance algorithms dedicated to projecting, controlling and viewing photos and videos in a virtual tri-dimensional space.

REALVIZ are currently offering new clients the chance to obtain ImmerVision’s PURE Player Starter Toolkit free of charge* when they buy Stitcher Unlimited (or the upgrade to Stitcher Unlimited), The PURE Player Starter Toolkit offers the basic functionalities you need to edit and publish panoramic content. It includes the following 5 PURE modules: Panorama Image Extractor, Panorama FileMaker, Lensflare Creator, Package Maker & Package Crypter.

Availability & Pricing:
REALVIZ Stitcher 5.5 Unlimited is available in French and English for Macintosh and Windows at the following prices:

REALVIZ Stitcher 5.5 Unlimited: US$ 580 / 499 €
REALVIZ Stitcher 5.5 Unlimited DS: US$ 800 / 680 €

* Offer valid 10/12/2006 to 31/12/2006 on all new licenses and upgrades of Stitcher Unlimited. Download version only.
For further details on REALVIZ Stitcher Unlimited and to download the latest patch up-date, please go to: Stitcher.realviz.com