Microsoft Image Composite Editor 1.4.4

Microsoft Research - (Freeware)

Rapidly create high-quality panoramas from digital photos using Microsoft Image Composite Editor.

Microsoft Image Composite Editor is a free utility that offers the opportunity to create great panoramas in just a few clicks. Convenient and easy to use, this nugget will automatically determine the perfect arrangement for assembling multiple pictures in high resolution.

Implementing several types of algorithms it automatically determine the order of images , orientation, exposure and position of the photographer in space. User will gain a considerable time since do not have to calculate the perfect arrangement in the shots.

The software can be used even by beginners. With just a Click on "New " - Select all images and Recompose the panorama user will have to Save the result.

Rather complete this software accept all images in JPG , PNG , BMP , TIFF and HD Photo Files WDP limitless resolution formats. Advanced users can customize the angle of view and modify the final perspective with a tool. The recording format is varied: JPG , PNG , BMP , TIFF , Photoshop PSD, or XML WDP.

Once completed, the stitched panorama in 3D can be shared with friends or published on the web.

Title:: Microsoft Image Composite Editor 1.4.4
File Size:: 2.2 MB
Requirements:: Windows XP / Vista / Windows7 / Windows8
Language:: en-us
License:: Freeware
Date Added:: 26 Jul 2012
Publisher:: Microsoft Research
Homepage:: http://www.research.microsoft.com
MD5 Checksum:: F9C7816CC59EDB10652B021515F583E9

#New features in version 1.4.4
- Stitch directly from a video (only on Windows 7)
- Automatic lens vignette removal
- Improved blending engine
- Options dialog to control memory usage and scratch disk locations

#Additional features
- Accelerated stitching on multiple CPU cores
- Ability to publish, view, and share panoramas on the Photosynth web site
- Support for "structured panoramas" â€” panoramas consisting of hundreds of photos taken in a rectangular grid of rows and columns (usually by a robotic device like the GigaPan tripod heads)
- No image size limitation â€” stitch gigapixel panoramas
- Support for input images with 8 or 16 bits per component
- Ability to read raw images using WIC codecs
- Photoshop layer and large document support
- State-of-the-art stitching engine
- Automatic exposure blending
- Choice of planar, cylindrical, or spherical projection
- Orientation tool for adjusting panorama rotation
- Automatic cropping to maximum image area
- Native support for 64-bit operating systems
- Wide range of output formats, including JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, HD Photo, and
- Silverlight Deep Zoom