Stereogram Explorer is user-friendly design software for creating
high-quality hidden 3D graphics, also known as Single Image Random
Dot Stereograms (SIRDS) or Single Image Stereograms (SIS) known
from the "Magic Eye" series. Stereogram Explorer uses advanced
algorithms and can render animations from 3DS models.

Stereogram Explorer enables import 3D models in 3DS-file format
(3D Studio) generate and save depth maps. You must only select 3DS file and change scene parameters as scale, rotation and camera offset. Model is displayed as depth map. Depth parameters are automatically recalculated on scene modification. There are some special options to control depth parameters.
Stereogram animations from 3D models are rendered to AVI files.

Main features:

User-friendly interface
Random dot stereograms (SIRDS)
Pattern or textured stereograms (SIS)
Support for many file types including GIFs, JPEGs, PICTs, and BMPs
Import 3DS (3D Studio) models
Export depthmaps from 3D scene
Autocalculated depth coeficient for loaded 3D models
Scaling, rotating and moving 3D models
Generate AVI animation from 3D model
Export to BMP and JPG image
Hidden-surface removal
Complete absence of artifacts (ghosts)
Really smooth 3D images (oversampling up to 8 levels)
Blur effect (3 levels)
Automatic texture and depth image bilinear resizing
All options are configurable

Supported image file formats:
Depth & texture Image Formats - BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF, TGA, GIF, PCX, WMF, EMF,...
3D model formats - 3DS
Output Image Format - BMP, JPG, PNG, TGA
Output Animation Format - AVI