2026-10-09 APP 2.0.0-beta48 has been released !
This is mainly a bug fix release for the reported bugs in beta47. In addition it has a significant User Interface performance improvement noticable when you need to process 1000s of images in APP.
2026-10-03 APP 2.0.0-beta47 has been released !
This is a very big release... many code optimizations/rewrites, many parts of APP are much faster and more precise, especially star analysis and registration are much faster ! Big mosaics will go much faster 🙂
And we introduce a new preview filter, which includes the new Adaptive Deep Sky Stretch and a General Levels Stretch, this has been long over due. The old preview filter (the panel on the right side to stretch and preview your data) has not been updated for a couple of years and it is a critical part of any APP session.
Adaptive Deep Sky Stretch or ADSS is a much more intuitive stretch algorithm. It is also color preserving (which is a great new addition in itself ! ) which means that the highlights are no longer bleached, color is maintained from the linear data while stretching. You can simply stretch your data using the sky background level and signal width sliders which work much easier and more intuitive. You no longer need to fiddle with the old complicated sliders with zoom buttons. All the zoom buttons for the sliders are made redundant. And you can enter slider values in the slider value fields yourself. I will make a youtube video in the coming days to explain and fully introduce ADSS. Once the video is ready, it will be highlighted on the forum.
RGB Combine upgrade !. The RGB Combine Tool has been rewritten mostly. The tool is faster and easier to use and most importantly, the Luminance slider to inject a luminance channel or channels into the RGB composite is now working correctly. It no longer bleaches the RGB colors. Combined with the new ADSS preview, you will get much better and easier great composites with great color! I will also explain this in a new youtube video.
Hi all,
If you encounter problems with logging in or registering on this platform, please post it in this forum, so I can try to fix it.
Kind regards,
Mabula
Hi Mabula,
I'm sorry to say that de installation did not succeed. Your mail from yesterday evening was indeed at the Spam folder. After I started up the installation, I put excactly the details in the licenseframe. After that he says that the licensecode could not be verified. After that I deleted the APPlicense as asked and tried again, but he still keeps saying that he could not verify the licensecode.
Hans
Hi Hans, are you behind a VPN (virtual private network) or are you using a virtual machine to start APP by any chance?
If so, disable the VPN when you try to start APP, or run APP not from a virtual machine.
Mabula
Hi Mabula,
I don't have a VPN or VM. But I've got internet by satellite, but guess that's not the problem.
Hans
I received a mail at 16:47 that says: a TRIAL license has been granted already to
someone with your name and/or e-mail address and/or this computer, so this TRIAL request can't be granted now.
Hans
Hi Mabula,
I don't have a VPN or VM. But I've got internet by satellite, but guess that's not the problem.
Hans
Okay, internet by satellite, (that's a first for me). The error that my server gives is an error on the mac address. This afternoon around 1500 hours the activation succeeded and my server recorded your mac address. Does your satellite internet connection works with software that creates artificial network interfaces/addresses possibly?
Mabula
That the satellite connection works with that software could be possible. On the site of the (satellite) provider they are talking about various networks.
For private I use the satellite connection. But for the guests on our camp-site ( we own a camping in France) we use an ADSL connection. Could that be an solution to try?
Hans
That the satellite connection works with that software could be possible. On the site of the (satellite) provider they are talking about various networks.
For private I use the satellite connection. But for the guests on our camp-site ( we own a camping in France) we use an ADSL connection. Could that be an solution to try?
Hans
Hi Hans, yes, please try the ADSL connection. Chances are big that it will work without problems. Would it be very inconvenient for you to use the ADSL connection?
Mabula
hi Mabula, I have not received my trial code yet. I am registered and all, but can't see any further messages. any ideas?
chuck kimball
Hi Chuck,
Thank you for contacting me.
According to my records, a Trial license was created for you on 19-7-2017 at 9:42 AM Central European Time. You should have received an e-mail with your license details around that time. Did you check your spam folder, if you have any?
I'll send you your details again by e-mail.
Let me know if you receive it this time.
Kind regards,
Mabula
Received and running on my iMac. Now I need to learn how to use it.
chuck -- cqkimball.com
Excellent Chuck 😉
Hell,
i have registered yesterday (as well as creating an account) for a trial license
however i did not receive any mail, and nothing in the spam box. My mail is on a private server.
my mail account is joel at gwondana dot net.
regards
Joël
Hi Joël,
I have just sent you an e-mail with your details once more 😉
Let me know if you have received it this time.
Kind regards,
Mabula
Hi Mabula,
not received. their should be something wrong with my mail account/server.
that's weird..
maybe i am better off changing (create a new account/trail order) with my gmail box?
Joël
Hi Joël,
According to my mail-server this last e-mail was delivered successfully as well. Can't you check the logs of your own mail server to check if it receives it and what happens?
Due to spam problems with mostly google and hotmail mailboxes, the mails are all sent out using the mail servers of google which should be very reliable. I guess your log files might tell you why you don't see the emails in your inbox.
It's no problem if you want to create a new account and have a new license using your gmail box, just let me know 😉
Mabula
Hi Joël,
Apparently Gmail was trying to send to your server, but it did fail, I just received this message from the gmail server:
DNS Error: 3620784 DNS type 'mx' lookup of gwondana.net responded with code SERVFAIL
This could point you in the direction why it fails.
Mabula
Ok i got it. My dns is down due to issue with my adsl box. Thats the problem . Since i will need a week or so to get the new box i think i will create a new account and trial license with my gmail
Regards. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Joël
Hi Joël,
No problem, I have gone ahead and removed the old trial license order from my system. I haven't removed your account yet from the website though.
Please logout, and then order a new trial license while registering with your gmail account. Once done, I'll process your order and will remove this old account from the website as well. You forum messages will be transferred to your new account.
Cheers,
Mabula
Hi Mabula
done, you can remove the older account.
thanks
Joël
Hi Joël,
Your new trial license has been created 😉 did you receive the confirmation with the code in your gmail inbox?
I have removed your old user account from the website.
Kind regards,
Mabula
Yes . Thanks for all your hard work
Will test your processor on 4hours of data on the crescent nebula but taken with an unmodded nikon...i don't expect a fantastic result on this Ha object due to the filter and the thermal noise..but who knows!
Joël
Excellent, let me know about the results 😉
