Stitcher Unlimited 2009 Announced at SIGGRAPH

This is the first version of Stitcher released by Autodesk since their acquisition of REALVIZ.

Professional photographers, digital artists, and panorama specialists can use Stitcher Unlimited 2009 to produce high-quality panoramas with maximum productivity. Stitcher can automatically assemble a wide variety of images, from rectilinear to fisheye.


Stitcher Unlimited 2009 NEW FEATURES

Automatic "stitching" engine
Can create partial or full spherical panoramas in just a few clicks. All the steps can be automated: stitching, alignment, and color correction.

Double shot
Can stitch images taken with a two-shot fisheye lens; an effective way to create fully spherical virtual tours with only two pictures.

Image-based lighting
Can make exceptionally high-quality environment maps and panoramas through its support for EXR and HDR input and output.

Hotspot support
Generate web-ready Apple QuickTime VR application program hotspots; links integrated within a panorama, which reference another panorama.

Tripod cap
Use the tripod cap, a highly practical feature to cover up the tripod in an image with another graphic.

Graphics processing unit (GPU) acceleration
Take advantage of graphics card GPUs for preview rendering in the main Viewport. The GPU is now also used to accelerate final renders.

Selectable rendering area
Use the crop tool to select a precise area to be rendered. This tool can be used while in full-screen mode.

New user interface and workflow
New look and feel, including new icons and a new palette to manage thumbnails more efficiently.