ERDAS IMAGINE 14.00.01 Almost Ready for Release

The latest Hexagon Geospatial ERDAS IMAGINE product is almost ready. 14.00.01 will not be a service pack or maintenence release, but will be a minor release adding the following:

• Add support for MS Windows 8.1
• Add LAZ read, display, processing and write support
• Add more point cloud tools
• Expand 64-bit raster data format support (part of faster raster work) 
• Improve tile, strip (BIL) and BSQ TIFF read speed  
• Improve ECW Export 'Orient to Map' capabilities and performance
• Expand ECW metadata support
• Improve ECWP support
• Improve 'Table of Contents' interaction with 2D Viewer
• Add support for NITF 'Long Name' metadata
• Improve JP2 metadata support
• Add create ERS data
• Add HDF5 read and display support
• Add new GeoEye data format support
• Add EVS to shapefile conversion
• Add Inquire Curser 'History' capability
• Add Copy/Paste pictures from MS Windows tools into a Map View
• Add Copy/Paste images from MS Windows tools into a Map View
• Add Copy/Paste text from MS Windows tools into a Map View
• Add more reporting tools using Microsoft Office tools
• Add Min of all bands / Max of bands LUT to 2D View contrast stretch tools
• Add stereo viewing support for Windows 8 and 8.1
• Add add-on products from AAI
• Bug fixes
• And more....

I cannot provide the release date, that is up to Marketing. But, I can say this.... it would not be 'foolish' to expect it very soon.