June 24 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta46 has been released !
Improved internal memory configuration (lower ! memory usage), fixed beta45 startup issue, fixed Set Save Directory & 2-panel mosaics.
May 27 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta45 has been released !
Fully Multi-Threaded LNC, many improvements for the registration engine, platform upgrade, and further tuning of internal memory consumption and memory release back to OS.
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.
I have a newbie question and hope someone can assist…
I am using a DSLR with an ASIair Plus and have a question about file formats.
I have the ASIair set up to save one copy to its internal storage and one to my DSLR’s SD card. The copy saved to the ASIair is FITS format and the copy saved to my (Nikon) camera is NEF format.
I use Astro Pixel Processor to stack and calibrate my images. Are both the NEF and FITS versions essentially the same or does one have more data/detail. In other words, what are the pros and cons (if any) to using one over the other.
Thanks for any guidance and recommendations. 🙂
@iseidman That probably is more a question for the ZWO forum that for here. Having said that, in my experience with Canon cameras, there is no difference in quality nor in meta-data between CR2 and FITS files. I don't see a reason why this would be different for NEF files.
