Realviz To Launch VTour At Imagina 2006

Realviz, a developer of image processing software, will launch the latest addition to its software portfolio for content creation at the Imagina game and media conference in Monaco this week. According to the firm, VTour draws on the technology of Stitcher and ImageModeler and offers users of all levels a solution for the creation of photo-real 3D environments from 2D pictures or panoramas. The Realviz team will be demonstrating VTour, along with a selection of their other applications, at Imagina, which takes place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo from 1-3 February 2006. Starting directly from digital photographs, or from full 360 degree panoramas, VTour facilitates the creation of 3D scenes such as interiors or urban areas using polygonal photo-textured primitives. The results can be exported as either a 3D movie or as an interactive application using 3D viewers such as Macromedia Shockwave Player or Virtools Web Player. VTour has been specifically developed for use in a wide range of applications, such as virtual walkthroughs inside buildings and monuments, 3D simulation, virtual reality, urban planning and video games, and is also suited for the creation of virtual sets for film and television. VTour complements StoryViz, Realviz's 3D previsualization and storyboarding software, enabling users to create photo-real backdrops for their previsualisation projects.