FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
        John Strait
        Smoky City Design, LLC
        jstrait @ smokycity.com
        http://www.panoramafactory.com

Mac Version of The Panorama Factory™ V5 Released

Pittsburgh, PA - October 12, 2007--Smoky City Design, LLC today released version 5.0 of The Panorama Factory, its popular software product for creating panoramic images. This new release now runs on Mac OS X in addition to Windows.  Other improvements include: support for Color managed workflows through ICM (on Windows) or ColorSync (on Mac); Cubic QTVR export and import; project archives in ZIP format; Chinese language version; export to 48-bit layered Photoshop format (16 bits per color channel); and support for blending with external blending software.

Pricing and availability

A 30-day trial of The Panorama Factory version 5.0 may be downloaded from www.panoramafactory.com. Purchasing a registration key at The Panorama Factory web site converts the trial version to the full version. The full price of a new license for The Panorama Factory is $79.95. The upgrade price for current customers who own a registration key for V4 is $29.95. An introductory special, valid until November 30, 2007, reduces the price of a new license to $69.95 and the version upgrade to $19.95.

About The Panorama Factory

The Panorama Factory creates high-quality panoramas from a set of overlapping digital images. The Panorama Factory transforms (warps) the images in order to join them seamlessly into panoramas whose fields of view can range up to 360 degrees. The software also corrects for lens-induced distortions and creates either cylindrical or spherical image projections.

The Panorama Factory creates images that rival those made by expensive rotational and swing-lens panoramic cameras. Not only can The Panorama Factory facilitate creation of immersive VR worlds, it also provides features for the fine-art panoramic photographer who wishes to work from ordinary 35mm images or images captured with a digital camera.

System requirements (Windows)

Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP or Vista; 64 MB RAM, more for better performance; 400 MHz processor, faster for better performance, 800 x 600 display minimum; High color (16 bit) minimum, true color (24 or 32 bit) recommended; Installed web browser for online help; 60 MB free disk space for installation.

System requirements (Mac)

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer; 128 MB RAM, more for better performance; 400 MHz processor, faster for better performance, 1024 x 768 display minimum; High color ("Thousands") minimum, true color ("Millions") recommended; Installed web browser for online help; 60 MB free disk space for installation.

For Additional Information

For additional information about The Panorama Factory, visit www.panoramafactory.com