Abstract: A stereo three dimensional (3D) viewer system displays images in stereoscopic 3D. The stereo 3D viewer system includes a stereo 3D viewer component with a first user interface and a viewer stand-alone application with a second user interface. The stereo 3D viewer component provides a viewing window for the display of 3D images, and the first user interface provides means for controlling the display in the stereo 3D viewer viewing window. The viewer stand-alone application provides a user-interface wrapper for the stereo 3D viewer. The second user interface provides a menu with commands for controlling the presentation of the 3D images via the viewer stand-alone application.

Abstract: The present invention provides software, sometimes referred to as plug-ins, that may be used with existing graphics software, for example, digital imaging software, to create 3D stereoscopic capabilities in the existing software. Using the plug-ins is possible to make a full featured graphics software which previously was confined to present and to create 2D images, now be able to present and to create 3D stereo images. A method for enhancing the capability of existing graphics software to function with 3D stereoscopic capability is included.