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.
I cannot launch the new version. Also, the installer required me to install a Java platform. Is that new? I never had to do that before.
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I am on Mac OS Sequoia 15.5.
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Thanks.
Same here
console says this:
/Applications/AstroPixelProcessor.app/Contents/MacOS/universalJavaApplicationStub ; exit;
% /Applications/AstroPixelProcessor.app/Contents/MacOS/universalJavaApplicationStub ; exit;
Unrecognized VM option 'UseJVMCICompiler'
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.
Deleting expired sessions... 5 completed.
Hi,
Same for me trying to run beta 37 on my MacBook Pro with M1Max processor. Â I installed the updated version of Java as required.
Hi @andynowlen, @nicholas64, @jhart
Thank you very much for reporting this issue.
How are you installing APP and running it? You need to run it from the Applications folder by double clicking it. Do not try to run it from the commandline with the command /Applications/AstroPixelProcessor.app/Contents/MacOS/universalJavaApplicationStub, that is not the way to run it.
I will double check on my macbooks if all works as expected in the meantime.
Mabula
Hi, same here, running Mac OS Sequoia 15.5 on Mac Studio and Beta 37 would not run after an initial complaint. Updated Java 8 runtime and installed graalvm-24 and now things seem to be working Ok. Â
Mike Morrison.
Hi all, thank you very much for reporting the issue. The new installer indeed is not working properly. I will try to fix it as soon as possible.
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Mabula
Hi all, I am preparing a corrected installer, it will be available later today. I also have a temporary solution for you if you are comfortable with the commandline. You do not need to install Oracle GraalVM 24
Go to the commandline and cd to /Applications
cd AstroPixelProcessor.app
cd Contents/Plugins
in this directory you see the folder jre.jre
That is the error in this installer. You need to make a new directory jre
mkdir jre
cd jre.jre
cp -R Contents ../jre/.
After which Astro Pixel Processor 2.0.0-beta37 should work properly.
To run it from the commandline, go the /Applications
and execute
open -a AstroPixelProcessor.app
Running the universalApplicationStub will not work and that is intended behaviour with beta37.
I will let you know when corrected installers are available and please accept my apologies for this inconvenience.
Mabula
Hi all,
Fixed macOS installers are available now for 2.0.0-beta37 from the downloads page or use these direct links:
Astro Pixel Processor macOS Intel 64-bit
https://appreleaseserver.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/latest-release/AstroPixelProcessor-latest-release-macOS-Intel-64-bit.zip
Astro Pixel Processor macOS Apple M Silicon 64-bit
https://appreleaseserver.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/latest-release/AstroPixelProcessor-latest-release-macOS-Apple-M-Silicon-64-bit.zip
Sorry for the inconvenience. All should work properly now without the need to install a java version yourself.
Please let me know if all is okay now.
Mabula
Great Nick @nicholas64,
Thank you very much for the confirmation and again sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Mabula
Hi, I was doing a long integration so it took some time before I could test. This morning I deleted the Java 8 I installed yesterday and APP Beta 37 (version 1) and installed the new modified installer and can report that all is now well here too.
Mike Morrison.
