LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11  -- Today at SIGGRAPH 2008,
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 and
Autodesk ImageModeler 2009 software products. These are the first versions of
the former REALVIZ products to be released as part of the Autodesk product
portfolio. Both products are being showcased at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles,
California, August 12-14 at Autodesk booth #501.

"ImageModeler and Stitcher make 3D technology more accessible," said Marc
Petit, Autodesk Media & Entertainment's senior vice president. "They enable
the creation of 3D models from simple 2D images, and dynamic virtual
environments from conventional photographs. These products are used on many
types of projects -- from architecture and photography to film and game
development."

Stitcher Unlimited 2009 helps create wide-angle and panoramic images in a few
easy steps. With an intuitive user interface and an automatic photo- merging
engine, the software is ideal for generating virtual tours for the Web, matte
paintings for movies, environment maps for 3D rendering and panoramic prints
for artistic display.

ImageModeler 2009 offers a new approach to 3D modeling: generating 3D models
from 2D digital images.  The software's easy-to-learn, three-step workflow of
calibration, modeling and texturing lets users achieve photorealistic results
with real-world accuracy.

Testimonials from Beta Testers

"Autodesk ImageModeler 2009 crosses a new frontier in the field of
architectural image-based modeling. It offers the possibility of integrating
photos and panoramas, for a complete interior and exterior structural
survey," said Livio De Luca, research engineer at CNRS, MAP-Gamsau,
Marseilles, and professor of Digital Surveying Techniques at the University
of Architecture of Venice.

"Since the beginning, Stitcher has consistently been the fastest and most
user-friendly panoramic image editor," said Michael Eleftheriades, a UK-based
media developer. "It remains the software of choice for our panoramic
projects.  Autodesk Stitcher 2009, with its graphics-accelerated previews and
renders, as well as the new automated features, will make it even more
indispensable to our panoramic workflows." Eleftheriades fuses his passions
for architecture, virtual reality and computer graphics in the creation of
large-scale panoramic imagery for virtual tours, computer games and
exhibitions.

New Feature Highlights in Stitcher Unlimited 2009

--  Fully Automatic Engine: Create partial or full spherical panoramas in
just a few clicks. Stitching, alignment and color correction can be
automated.

--  Double Shot: Stitch images taken with a two-shot fisheye lens; an
effective way to create fully spherical virtual tours with only two pictures.

--  High Dynamic Range (HDR) Support: Create exceptionally high-quality
environment maps and panoramas through the embedded HDR workflow, with
support for EXR and HDR input and output.

--  Full interoperability with Adobe Photoshop and support for many
industry-standard image, Web and video file formats.

--  Hotspot Support: Create QuickTime VR hotspots for Web content with links
that can be integrated within a panorama, and reference another panorama.

--  Tripod Cap: Users can cover up the tripod in their image with an image of
their own.

--  Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Acceleration: Optimized to take advantage
of graphics card GPUs for preview rendering in the main Viewport. The GPU is
now also used to accelerate final renders.

--  Selectable Rendering Area: Using the crop tool, artists can precisely
select an area to be rendered, even in full-screen mode.

--  Redesigned User Interface and Workflow: Includes new icons and a new
palette to manage thumbnails more efficiently.

New Feature Highlights in ImageModeler 2009

--  New Calibration Engine: Generates a 3D model or scene using calibration
points based on one or more panoramas or photos.

--  3D Measurement: The ruler toolset calculates real-world distances and
angles between points, eliminating the need for complex laser measurements
onsite. This is of particular benefit to architects.

--  High-Performance Photo Texturing: High-quality texture extraction;
texture mapping is a one-click, automatic process and photorealism is built-
in.

--  User-friendly Interface: The UI color can be customized and source images
can be viewed as thumbnails.

--  Improved Interoperability with other Autodesk software products: Autodesk
Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk 3ds Max Design, Autodesk MotionBuilder and
the AutoCAD family of products.

--  Full interoperability with Adobe Photoshop and support for many
industry-standard image, Web and video file formats.

For a complete list of what's new in Stitcher Unlimited 2009 & ImageModeler
2009, visit http://www.autodesk.com/stitcher and
http://www.autodesk.com/imagemodeler.