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 all,
I would like to know the steps to take in order to make APP work
on Windows10 on the same laptop. Do I have to de-install APP first,
then install Windows10 and then relicense??
What are the correct steps to take?
Thanks for your help with this!!
Lammertus de Vries
I think that if the upgrade works out fine, it should still work on Windows 10. Your hardware didn't change etc. I would advise to perform a backup of your system first.
@vincent-mod
Hi Vincent,
My idea is not to do an upgrade to Windows10 but do a clean install so
there will not be anything left on the harddisk.
I have seen a menu that allows me to deactivate APP from a computer.
Should I do that first, reformat the laptop, install W10 and then reinstall
APP again? ( I still have the licensing data received when I bought APP )
Would that be the correct way to do?
Thanks for your help!!
Mert
Ah ok, yes then you would need to have the licence at least. If that's the case you can just reinstall APP and activate it again, deactivating shouldn't be necessary as it's the same computer, hardware-wise.
@vincent-mod
Thanks Vincent, that sounds easy enough.
So, reformatting, installing and if needed using the licensing information
supplied when I bought APP should do.
When I do the reinstall of Windows10 I will give feedback in this thread.
I apreciate your help a lot !
Best regards,
Mert
Ps. if you have 3 machines licensed, maybe it's a good idea to at least deactivate 1. Just in case. 😉
