Improved internal memory controls (much more stable and faster on big datasets), fixed CPU image viewer, fixed Narrowband extraction demosaic algortihms.
New improved Normalization engine, Fixed random crashes in integration, fixed RGB Combine & Calibrate Star Colors, fixed Narrowband extraction algorithms, new development platform with performance gains, bug fixes in the tools, etc...
Apr 14 2026: Google Pay, Apple Pay & WeChat Pay added as payment options
Update on the 2.0.0 release & the full manual
We are getting close to the 2.0.0 stable release and the full manual. The manual will soon become available on the website and also in PDF format. Both versions will be identical and once released, will start to follow the APP release cycle and thus will stay up-to-date to the latest APP version.
Once 2.0.0 is released, the price for APP will increase. Owner's license holders will not need to pay an upgrade fee to use 2.0.0, neither do Renter's license holders.
Thanks to APP Beta 2 , my wife was able to get her target of IFN or flux near Iris Nebula. No matter how hard we tried , she could not get the subs to behave in PIX. so we tried APP beta2 and LP remover and Voila , saved .
here is the specs :Â
ES20839 Newt , ZWO 294MC, CGX,Â
750 x (60 and 90) sec mix. ( Unity) SQM 20.20 / Bortle 4.5.
everything done in APP.
here is the 2 results for both software. one is DBE/ABE the other is "remove light pollution" in APP 1.083 B2
pushing it hard below..Â
you can plainly see the difference... Thank Mabula.
@rcfmitch Really well done! Still, I wonder where the central circle in the first picture comes from. My suspicion is the flats so perhaps with the right flats you can eliminate that and reveal even more IFN?
I have the same camera (294MC) and had some issues similar to that first image when I first started taking flats.Â
I use APT for capture and the Auto Flats Aid just didn't like the camera. With an ADU of 25,000 the flats looked fine but over-compensated when being calibrated with the lights.Â
The solution for me was to use the timing figure given by the Auto Flats Aid but just shoot Flats manually as you would Light frames. Same for Dark Flats and the problem was instantly solved.
I don't know what you're using for capture but it might help. Flats are an issue for lots of people with the 294MC.
Thanks to APP Beta 2 , my wife was able to get her target of IFN or flux near Iris Nebula. No matter how hard we tried , she could not get the subs to behave in PIX. so we tried APP beta2 and LP remover and Voila , saved .
here is the specs :Â
ES20839 Newt , ZWO 294MC, CGX,Â
750 x (60 and 90) sec mix. ( Unity) SQM 20.20 / Bortle 4.5.
everything done in APP.
here is the 2 results for both software. one is DBE/ABE the other is "remove light pollution" in APP 1.083 B2
pushing it hard below..Â
you can plainly see the difference... Thank Mabula.
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Excellent Mitch @rcfmitch, that is a stunning result!
This is why I always use APP. There is a way to get DBE to deal with that particular scenario but it requires use of the geometric functions in DBE. Search for Adam Blocks tutorial on geometry for DBE. But, with APP there is no need and I still cannot find a processing suite that is better and easier to use for background neutralisation and gradient removal.
