Panoweaver is used by photographers, real estate agents, Web designers, project managers and even crime scene investigators to create panoramic images. It's known for suppporting a wide variety of image input formats (JPG, TIFF, BMP, PICT, PNG, TGA) and types (full circular, full frame and drum fisheye), compatibility with a broad range of cameras, and a simplified approach to auto stitching images.

New in version 5.00 is the ability to create spherical panoramas in Flash and as QuickTime movies, in addition to the original Java-based approach. Support for HDR (High Dynamic Range) images is now provided. An HDR image stores pixel values that span the whole tonal range of real-world scenes, thus potentially making it possible to create panoramas with a broader range of luminosity. Panoramas can now be created without opening Panoweaver, simply by selecting fisheye photos from within Windows and right-clicking to stitch and publish the resulting image. In addition to TIFF and JPEG, support has been added for using Camera RAW images for panorama creation.

Panoweaver 5.0 for Windows can be purchased from the Easypano site for $499.95. A free trial version is available for download.