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.
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Topic starter
September 28, 2022 06:30
Hello,
I wanna know if I can stack RAW files and FITS files together taken with the same setup and settings.
Actually, last night I forgot to insert the SD card in my ASI-AIR so i had to save all images in my camera as RAW files.
Now, with the same target, I wanna spend two more sessions (tonight and tomorrow), and the images will be saved in the FITS file (in ASI-AIR).
Please lemme know the possibilities.
Thank you!
September 28, 2022 09:35
@aditya_photos Hi Aditya,
Since you took the FITS and RAW images with the same setup, you should be able to stack them together. So please give it a try and let us know the result.
Wouter
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September 28, 2022 09:43
@wvreeven thanks for the reply.
I will try it and for the safe side i will save my subs as RAW files too in camera.
