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.
When you are saving a file to tiff, APP gives a number of options. However, although the byte order can be IBM PC or Mac, it automatically defaults to Mac without an option to change. Many programs don't care and can read both, such as Photoshop, while others can only read one format. For example after processing an image with APP I wanted to shrink some stars in StarTools. However, StarTools only excepts tiff files with an IBM PC byte order.
I consider this a very minor issue. With all the good work you are doing on making some major improvements - like the speed improvements to the integration - I wouldn't want you to waste a lot of time on something so minor. Just thought I'd mention it as something to take a look at sometime in the future.
Hi Tim,
I'll check if I can include the option the choose the Byte Order when saving as TIFF.
I have added it as a medium priority.
https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/development-priorities/current-priorities/
Thanks !
Kind regards,
Mabula
