"REALVIZ Stitcher Express is a merchandise , which has been on many peoples wish list for some instant now," explains Dominique Pouliquen, REALVIZ CEO. "With digital camera sales still on the increase, there are more and more all the people out there who fall into the amateur category, yet who still demand a robust, high-quality merchandise , able to deliver the kind of professional results, with multi-row capability up to full spherical panoramas, which the more main-stream photo-stitching products are unable to offer. At a lead-in price of $119 US (99 Euros), Stitcher Express is also affordable to all."

The Stitcher Express 1.0 is a versatile application that is grounded on a simple drag, drop and stitch principle enabling professional as well as amateur photographers to create outstanding panoramas from digital photos with just a few clicks. It offers a straightforward approach to stitching and provides the user a better control of the process.

It is compatible with both Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime software.

The Stitcher Express Feature Set Includes:

* Semi-automatic stitching of photos, enabling the creation of panoramas up to 360 x 180 (complete spheres!)

* Automatic light equalization

* The possibility to remove moving objects from images (pedestrians, cars, or any other object moving between two shots)

* Automatic panorama alignment

* Choice of panorama format (cylindrical, spherical, snapshot)

* Automatic trimming of panoramas to an optimum size

* "Best Rendering" feature, enabling users to achieve the best-possible output from their original images

* Export to Adobe Photoshop (images and masks), enabling users to edit and personalize their panoramas with ease.

* Export to QuickTime VR (cylindrical or spherical), enabling users to create stunning interactive virtual visits, and interactively preview their projects.

This release of this software has been highly anticipated by amateur photographers who were looking for professional-class results. Stephane Negri, Product Manager REALVIZ Stitcher/Stitcher Express is quoted as proverb :

The merchandise is defined directly at the discerning amateur enthusiast, who is looking for professional-level results, yet who might not require all of the features of Stitcher 4.0. Were very aware of what many people want in a product, and listen closely to what our users and the market in general are telling us. Many comments and requests come through to us via the Stitcher user forum on our website, but we do also conduct surveys amongst our client base as well. As Dominique mentioned earlier, Stitcher Express is a item, which all the people have been asking us for some measure now.