Implementation and extention of the Microsoft Research Technical Report by Heung-Yeung Shum and Richard Szeliski ([Shum97b]). A sequence of images, each with an associated transformation matrix (rotation and focal length), is "stitched" together to construct a panoramic image mosaic. Their novel approach includes patch-based estimation to speed up computation, techniques for estimating camera focal lengths, a global alignment (block adjustment) scheme, a local alignment (deghosting) scheme, and an inverse texture mapping algorithm.

"The Best Feature: ... True Web Integration, or TWI... is the most important reason to upgrade to IE 4... One of the nifty new TWI features is the Thumbnail view, which comes in handy for folders that contain cryptically named graphics. This feature is also available in the new Web-folder view, where you can display a thumbnail of any compound OLE file (such as an image, Office document, or HTML page) just by clicking its icon."
-- "Internet Explorer 4: A Worthwhile Upgrade", by Yael Li-Ron, PC World, September 29, 1997.

"...this release also includes new animation effects for slides: spiral, swivel, zoom, and stretch... These cool effects will help keep the audience awake during the slow parts of presentations." [it listed "new animation effects" for "PowerPoint presentation software" under "Key New Features in Office 97"]
-- Big Office, Big Footprint, by Andy Feibus, Information Week, December 16, 1996.