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 recently purchased a new computer that had 32GB of ram and was attempting to install a second 32GB chip when the DIMM slot cracked open. Yes I was putting it in right. Manufacturer wants nothing to do with it and sending it in for repairs is likely going to be pricey. I managed to straighten the bent pins in the cracked socket to make sure it wouldn't short out and the box is running.
So the question is am I giving up much with only 32gb. i7-14700, Nvidia GeoForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GDDR6.
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Well that depends, more ram is always beneficial, but in most processing cases 32GB should work just fine.
Thank you Vincent. I messed up with the title, it is a Windows 11 box.
Oh that shouldn't matter really. If you run into a memory issue I would only expect that with a complex mosaic or very big raw files.
