• 09-06-2005, 07:12 PM
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    REALVIZ® Announces US Workshop Tour
    News Release: September 6, 2005

    REALVIZ® Announces US Digital Panorama Tour

    Apple®, Nikon(tm), Adobe® & Kaidan Join Forces with REALVIZ For Coast-to-Coast
    Workshop Series On Panoramic Photography & Virtual Tour Creation

    Sophia Antipolis, France (September 6, 2005) - REALVIZ®, a leader in image
    processing software development, has announced a series of workshops on
    panoramic photography and virtual tour creation for Fall 2005. The sessions
    will take place at various locations across the US, beginning in September
    2005, and are aimed specifically at photographers who are passionate about
    panoramic photography. Apple®, Nikon(tm), Adobe® & Kaidan join REALVIZ as
    co-sponsors of the tour, which will give photography enthusiasts the
    opportunity to get up-close to some of the best equipment on the market, and
    find out how the right tools and workflow can enable them to create superb
    high-quality panoramas for the Web/VR, film or print in next to no time.

    The 2-hour workshops will cover a variety of topics, including: how to
    choose the right camera, selecting lenses and panorama heads, tips on how to
    shoot the best pictures, computer requirements, how to stitch images
    together, editing of images and possible output options. The
    products/technologies which will be featured on the tour will include: the
    Apple® PowerBook® running Mac OS® X, Mac OS 'Tiger', Nikon(tm) D70 Digital SLR,
    Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens, Kaidan panorama head "Quickpan IV", Adobe®
    Photoshop® CS2, as well as REALVIZ Stitcher® 5 & REALVIZ Stitcher Express.

    "This is a truly collaborative exercise," said Ron Pepper, Panoramic
    Photographer/2005 Workshop Conductor. "We're bringing together a unique
    range of products from some of the best vendors out there today. This is an
    opportunity not to be missed by anyone who takes their photography
    seriously."

    Beginning in September 2005, the tour will take in a wide selection of
    venues across the United States. Details on dates and locations can be found
    on each of the sponsors' sites, as well as on the REALVIZ website at:
    www.realviz.com

    About REALVIZ Stitcher 5 & Stitcher Express
    Stitcher is a professional-level application, used by thousands of
    professional photographers, architects, multimedia and 3D artists worldwide,
    and enables the creation of high-quality panoramas for the Web, film, print,
    and 3D. The Digital Panorama Tour will introduce version 5 of Stitcher,
    which is available from September 2005. Stitcher 5 is a considerable advance
    on the current version of the software, with a range of exciting new
    features, including a fully automatic stitching engine. Further details on
    this new version are now online on the REALVIZ website.

    REALVIZ Stitcher Express is an 'entry' level stitching product, which
    launched in January 2005, and draws on the award-winning technology of
    Stitcher. Stitcher Express offers an intuitive and complete solution for
    both professional and amateur photographers to create superb wide-angle
    images and panoramas from a series of simple photos in just a few clicks.

    For further details on dates and venues for the Digital Panorama/Virtual
    Tour Workshops, please visit:
    http://www.realviz.com/news/events/details.php?id=148, or contact:
    sales@realvizusa.com.

    About REALVIZ
    REALVIZ is a leading developer of image based creation software based in
    Sophia Antipolis, France, with U.S. operations in San Francisco, CA; and a
    satellite sales office in London, Paris and Berlin. REALVIZ develops a suite
    of image-based content creation solutions for the film, broadcast, gaming,
    digital imaging, architecture and Internet communities. Derived from years
    of research efforts at the renowned INRIA Lab in France, the company's
    applications enable 2D and 3D artists to easily and cost-effectively tackle
    complex digital imaging projects. REALVIZ' award-winning products are used
    by thousands of professional photographers, as well as leading production
    and effects houses, web design, game development and architectural companies
    worldwide, including Boeing, Daimler Chrysler, The Orphanage, Inc, Cinesite,
    Framestore CFC, Sony Imageworks, Warner Brothers Animation, Electronic Arts,
    Duran Duboi and many others. www.realviz.com

    ©2005 REALVIZ®. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the
    respective companies with which they are associated