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.
Looking for a workflow suggestion for using Raws captured with ASIAIR and a Canon 60Da. Raw L was format. Used a Samyang 135mm lens at f2. I thought I read somewhere not to do anything to them in RAW/FITS because the beta version 5 would read it automatically. I'm probably wrong, hence, asking for the suggested right way. I have used a CMOS with APP and am extremely pleased, but switched to 60Da to try that with the new firmware update to ASIAIR . Any help is appreciated.
What exactly is the problem? If the pictures are RAW they should be recognised and if the ASI Air converts those to Fits and doesn't do anything else, that will be fine as well. I, personally, like to stick with the RAW files as then I know not a lot is done to them.
Sorry. Just thought I'd ask for a suggested workflow from start to finish from somebody for working with raws since I never have before. Just to get a start. I guess I shouldn't have asked. No problem. Just looking for an idea. Please remove my question.
No, I think you misunderstood my respons. Ofcourse we're here to assist you, I just thought you had a specific problem. So to begin with you can have a look at this very small tutorial and if you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to ask.
