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.
Hi.
Is there a way to easily reset all the settings back to default. I regularly change between integrating individual mosaic panels and assembling the mosaics.
The required settings are very different and so often I am forgetting to change them all.
I liked it MUCH better when all settings were reset when the program started. even a toggle to enable that would make a world of difference
Here are some typical examples of what I need to change when I am doing the panels rather than the whole mosaic.
- analyse stars uses different numbers
- register uses very different settings - I have to either turn on or off various settings on this panel. (use dynamic distortion and same camera / optics) and of course registration method must change.
- intergrate similarly needs a few settings changed - enable or disable LNC and MBB as well as scale size output. (this catches me out a lot !! )
I'm working on a 55 pane mosaic at the moment and have wasted a lot of time having to re-do either panels or mosaic tests because I've forgotten to change a setting.
Thanks, Kelvin
Hi, Not sure at which release this was introduced but on Beta 29, if you press the CFG button, there are of a couple options as per the attached screen shot.
You will though still need to make a note of the settings you use according to the type of integration you have on hand.
@mestutters thanks very much - this looks exactly like what I am after.
Maybe I should start reading release notes properly !
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