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Site Update 10/29/07 Power Illusion Update 1.97: Fix for 3D when loading empty layers Fix for Palettes Fix for Create Calibration Progress Home Illusion Update 1.3: Addition of Support for 30LPI lens Drag and drop image files into a Home Illusion scene Fixes for two small errors

Site Update 8/21/07 Photo Illlusion updates Power Illusion to 1.96 ADDITION: OpenGL 3D previews. ADDITION: Convert Tiff to Postscript. ADDITION: Export Animated GIF. ADDITION: Drag Layers to position. ADDITION: Import Home Illusion documents.

Site Update 3/4/07 Photo Illusion launches ANNA for stereo pair alignment, 2D to 3D convertion and high resolution anaglyph output. In addition, we have released universal builds for Power Illusion and Home Illusion, a free update to all our users.

Site Update 12/13/06 Photo Illusion Store launched! Now you can purchase all our products through a secure site. Please have a look and let us know your thoughts.

Site Update 11/07/06 Home Illusion Demo Ready! We've got a demo of Home Illusion ready for trial. Want to take it for a test drive? Click here to go the the Home Illusion main page.

Site Update 6/15/06 Home Illusion Site Update We've updated the Home Illusion site. We now have features list and screenshots. We have also added video tutorials that show Home Illusion in action. Click here to go the the Home Illusion main page. Click here to view the full feature list and see all new screenshots.

Site Update 4/12/06 Power Illusion 1.9 released! List of changes: ADDITION: Now you can output tiff images up to 4GB. This is double the size of most lenticular applications and Power Illusion takes care of it automatically. ADDITION: Auto 3D action. Select any number of layers and have 3D generated to all of them instantly. ADDITION: Adjust Depth action. Increase or decrease the amount of depth on any number of selected layers. Changes all modes of depth including depth maps. BUG: Fixed several bugs. Height issues in Create Calibration and Sort and invert problems in Simple Interlace. Click here to View the full feature list and see all new screenshots. Click here to fill out the form and start download.

Site Update 2/19/06 We've rebuilt the entire site. Tell us your thoughts.

Site Update 1/05/06 Power Illusion 1.85 released! List of changes: ADDITION: Command keys for Play, Stop and Anaglyph. ADDITION: Checkbox for threaded preview redraw in preferences. Added to prevent complications that might arise if a thread is not released. (Defaults ON). ADDITION: Checkbox for "to lenticule" in Step and repeat. Added to allow user to force all images to pitch the same across the sheet(default) or depending on sheet placement. ADDITION: New video tutorials on the website. Included: Simple Interlace, Scene Setup, Creating a lens calibration sheet, Lens Pitching Using a calibration sheet, 3D File setup, Step and Repeat and movie Import. All are high quality 640X480 Quicktime. IMPROVEMENT: Added change of Print Options window name to name of print file just before printing so that the print file is properly labeled in the print que. IMPROVEMENT: Step and Repeat, create calibration and calibrate image are now all movable modal dialogs so that they show themselves above any open document its palettes. BUG: Fixed several bugs. Memory leak in rotation, Error in printing when using pixels would cause blank print, Frame count mismatch error in Movie Import, Incorrect size calculation when switching resolutions in Create Calibration, Loss of custom information that would prevent a pitched image from being loaded into a Step and repeat. Click here to View the full feature list and see all new screenshots. Click here to fill out the form and start download.

Site Update 1/05/06 Power Illusion 1.85 released! List of changes: ADDITION: Command keys for Play, Stop and Anaglyph. ADDITION: Checkbox for threaded preview redraw in preferences. Added to prevent complications that might arise if a thread is not released. (Defaults ON). ADDITION: Checkbox for "to lenticule" in Step and repeat. Added to allow user to force all images to pitch the same across the sheet(default) or depending on sheet placement. ADDITION: New video tutorials on the website. Included: Simple Interlace, Scene Setup, Creating a lens calibration sheet, Lens Pitching Using a calibration sheet, 3D File setup, Step and Repeat and movie Import. All are high quality 640X480 Quicktime. IMPROVEMENT: Added change of Print Options window name to name of print file just before printing so that the print file is properly labeled in the print que. IMPROVEMENT: Step and Repeat, create calibration and calibrate image are now all movable modal dialogs so that they show themselves above any open document its palettes. BUG: Fixed several bugs. Memory leak in rotation, Error in printing when using pixels would cause blank print, Frame count mismatch error in Movie Import, Incorrect size calculation when switching resolutions in Create Calibration, Loss of custom information that would prevent a pitched image from being loaded into a Step and repeat. Click here to View the full feature list and see all new screenshots. Click here to fill out the form and start download.

Site Update 7/17/05 Power Illusion 1.8 released! New Features include: Add or remove any number of frames to the timeline instantly. Make frames to layers can now use any selection of layers to make frame from. Create tiling pattern with looping parallax from any layer in the document. Contextual menus added to the timeline for ease of use. The attributes palette now works in better harmony with the timeline by highlighting fields for selected keys so that the user can start typing as soon as they select a key in the timeline. Import individual layers from Photoshop or Power Illusion documents. Major rebuild of the Calibrate Image utility and the Create Calibration Utillity. Click here to View the full feature list and see all new screenshots. Click here to fill out the form and start download.

Site Update 6/01/05 No password needed to download Power Illusion Demo! Click here to fill out the form and start download. New files ready to download. Files include: Baseball: A 3D scene of a pitcher throwing a ball. Hand: A Flip of the earth and Power Illusion logo. Liberty: A 3D scene of the Statue of Liberty. Political: A animation scene of the the Republican logo morphing into the Democrat logo. Sea Scene: A 3D scene of a tropical place and the creatures that inhabit it. Drink: A animation scene of soda draining from a glass. Sun Moon: A Flip scene of the sun changing to the moon. Click here to see them all.

Software and Site Update 4/16/05 Power Illusion updated to version 1.75. New additions include: Major speed increases in frame generation and previewing. Export quicktime movies Additional unit values now include: Inch, Feet, Centimeter, Millimeter and Pixels International character support added New timeline actions including "Auto loop rotation" "Turn all keys On/Off", "Invert key values" and "Make frames from layers Ascending/Descending" Copy and paste keys and tracks onto other layers This is a free update to all registered users of Power Illusion 1.x

Software and Site Update 01/06/05 Power Illusion updated to version 1.6. New additions include: Simple interlace now saves all frames into one document. File types Jpeg,Pict,BMP added to Power Illusions import capabilities Document info window added for both Simple and Complex mode AVI import added to PC version of Power Illusion Hasp security dongle added And 10 new speed increases and bug fixes throughout the program. This is a free update to all registered users of Power Illusion 1.x

Software and Site Update 11/29/04 Power Illusion updated to version 1.5. New additions include: A new faster easier to use timeline Printing with tiling and spacing Range generation added to Create calibration utility Scale percentage calculation added to render settings Refresh from photoshop document Command keys for every action in the timeline Rich settings for alignment bars in Render Settings And over 30 speed increases and bug fixes throughout the program. This is a free update to all registered users of Power Illusion 1.x

Site Update 10/20/04 Photo Illusion has redone our entire site. We hope the new site will be easier to navigate needing less time to find what you are looking for.

Site Update 9/07/04 Power Illusion has been upgraded to version 1.3. Featuring a few more speed increases and UI enhancements. Updates are free to registered users. Members may download the update from the support page. User name and Password are required for admission to the support page. If you don't have a demo of Power Illusion fill out the application form and get a user name and password in 24 hours. Check out the Power Illusion site.

Site Update 8/06/04 Power Illusion has been upgraded to version 1.2. Featuring an overall speed increase and a few bug fixes. Updates are free to registered users. Members may download the update from the support page. User name and Password are required for admission to the support page. If you don't have a demo of Power Illusion fill out the application form and get a user name and password in 24 hours. Check out the Power Illusion site.

Site Update 6/25/04 Photo Illusion is proud to announce that our flagship application Power Illusion is ready for shipping. We are currently accepting seat applications. Check out the Power Illusion site.