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.
Current plan:
Processor -Â Â Â Â Ryzen 9, 7950X
Motherboard -Â Â ASUS Strix ROG X670-E Gaming WIFI
RAM -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â G.SKILL Flare X5 32GB DDR5 RAM Desktop Memory DDR5 6000MT/s F5-6000J3636F16GX2-FX5Â (64 or 128 GB)
Power Supply -Â Corsair RMX-850
Cooler -Â Â Â Â Â Â NH-15S
Case -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corsair 4000D
Graphics card-Â To be determined
OS -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Windows 11
My primary question regards the memory. I am looking at 1 TB or 2 TB versions:
SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 V7 V-NAND 3bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Should I get one or two and what size for each? Â
Others have mentioned having two using RAID 1 configuration. If I use two, I want to use the same type drive as the write speed will be determined by the slowest drive.
I will use another slower drive for long term storage.
Another question. Recommend a basic graphics card for processing (it will not be used for gaming).
Thanks.
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If you do RAID 1 so you're mirroring them I'd get the 2tb ones. In fact, either way I'd get the 2 TB ones. Then again I have monstrous amounts of storage in my main computer.
And as for your RAM, go with as much as you can, so looking at what you posted 128gb of RAM.
Looking at what you have as far as PSU goes a Radeon 6750 is pretty affordable, and should not over tax your power supply. It should be sufficient.
