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 have been using APP 1.054 for a couple of weeks. I'm staying at a different location for a few weeks so I downloaded a second copy of APP 1.054 on a new computer. On the new computer the 1. LOAD function will not load - nothing happens. The "Set Work Directory" function will work to the folder level but will not show any files. This may be the same problem as reported by Doug a few days ago under " Problems creating BPM files". However, I am using files created by my ASI1600mm-c and fits masters created by APP. I tried loading the program a couple of times but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Is there some version of JAVA I have to load on the new system?
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Hi Tim,
The JAVA version installed on your system has no influence, because APP is running in a Java Runtime packaged in the installer, so it's always using the correct Java version. It will not use the java version that is installed on the system.
To better understand what is happening here, I need Operating System and computer specific details:
- which OS? 32 or 64 bits?
- what kind of hardware is used? CPU, memory etc..
- on what kind of harddrives are the files ? SSD or HDD?
- are the files on an external drive ?
When you set the work directory, it's normal no files are shown, the file chooser will only show folders in that case, since a folder needs to be chosen.
When you click on the LOAD button, is the file chooser perhaps there, but not initially visible? Is it behind the main application window perhaps?
I haven't received more feedback from Doug yet unfortunately.
Kind regards,
Mabula
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Thanks Mabula, I found the problem. It wasn't the computer - it was on the other side of the keyboard. Sorry, for wasting your time. Everything great now.
Hi Tim,
Okay, that's good to hear 😉
I don't understand "it was on the other side of the keyboard" though... does your keyboard display the windows as well?
Cheers,
Mabula
One side of the keyboard is the computer - the other side is me. 🙂 It was a stupid mistake by me.Â
Aahhh, now I get it 😉 !
