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.
installing APP on MacOS Catalina, Big Sur AND native support for the new Apple M1 hardware (1 viewing)
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Setting "image viewer in separate window" prevents APP launch
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APP 2.0.0 beta43 is slow on normalization
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MacOS Tahoe compatibility (1 viewing)
First post and replies | Last post by jhart, 8 months ago
New version thinks I'm running out of HDD Space
First post and replies | Last post by Emanuel Polichronis, 1 year ago
CMD+A no longer selects all when choosing images in a folder (1 viewing)
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Mac Command key not working with latest update
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FITS Header for Extract HA or Extract OIII from OSC: DEC and RA (1 viewing)
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APP taking a LONG time to load and then crashes on Sequoia 15.1.1
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APP exits without error message on macOS High Sierra
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APP Crashing on Sequoia 15.1.1
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Cannot Open Multiple Folders when loading lights
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beta 28 / metal recommondation?
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APP not starting Sonoma 14.4. Tried beta 28 and 29 test, but no joy
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integration problem V2.0.0 beta 26
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