Astro Pixel Processor Forum - Recent Posts https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/ Astro Pixel Processor Discussion Board en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 19:08:15 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: New problems https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34570 Wed, 13 May 2026 14:10:09 +0000 Maybe an "Auto Update" checkbox under a "Preferences" tab would be better than e-mail. 😉

]]> Volkan ÖVÜN https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34570 RE: New problems https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34569 Wed, 13 May 2026 06:03:39 +0000 To be honest, the beta40 was the first "beta" which was not useable for me. The APP "beta" are in my opinion more or less stable releases ;-) As far as I read this forum, Mabula has changed / rewritten several "big things" in the code from beta39 to beta40, so it was clear that there maybe some obstacles. But beta 40 is not downloadble anymore (because it was not usable), nearly all of the other versions are still there to download, if someone wants to go back to another version.

 

But yes, in the case of beta40 a message maybe via email would have been a good thing. Not all follow this forum frequently as I do.

]]> JuergenN https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34569 RE: Enhance AAD to remove more green and provide a balanced RGB output https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/enhance-aad-to-remove-more-green-and-provide-a-balanced-rgb-output/#post-34568 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:48:39 +0000 @astrogee

I agree with everything you have said. But my point is that we can and do routinely calibrate these issues away. It may be nice to have colour balanced data on input, but it is certainly not essential for creating good images or for colour balance in our output. To focus too much on this as a big problem seems a bit counterproductive (I'm not saying you are doing that - 😊 ).

JC

]]> John Connor https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/enhance-aad-to-remove-more-green-and-provide-a-balanced-rgb-output/#post-34568 RE: VdB 15 https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/gallery/vdb-15/#post-34567 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:35:52 +0000 Very nice Paolo.

JC

]]> John Connor https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/gallery/vdb-15/#post-34567 RE: New problems https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34566 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:32:00 +0000 Then my next request to @mabula-admin will be...can we have an update app message every time a new version is available? And maybe for the ones were testing the betas... the new betas version in case we sign for it?

]]> hector Duran https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34566 VdB 15 https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/gallery/vdb-15/#post-34565 Tue, 12 May 2026 21:00:49 +0000  

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Remote data from China.

 

 

 

 

]]> Paolo Banci https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/gallery/vdb-15/#post-34565 Static Working Directory https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/static-working-directory/#post-34564 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:45:07 +0000 It would be great if the working directory didn't change based on the last files loaded. I (and probably many others) keep their master calibration frames in a different location than the light frames. As it is now, I open APP and set my working directly to where my lights are and load them. Then I load my calibration frames but before I can initiate the process I have to go back and reset my working directory so that the resulting files save to the correct location. Yes I could copy my calibration frames to be in the same place as the lights but that seems like an unnecessary step when the working directory could just be static.

 

Love APP and the work you're all doing just wanted to get some feedback!

]]> Reginald Pratt https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/static-working-directory/#post-34564 RE: Enhance AAD to remove more green and provide a balanced RGB output https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/enhance-aad-to-remove-more-green-and-provide-a-balanced-rgb-output/#post-34563 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:01:55 +0000 Thanks @astroshed and @connor231 for your clarification. This issue is persistently misinformed all over the internet. As you mention it is not due to greater number of green pixels. As you also mention it is partially due to sensor sensitivity which is more highly sensitive in the green area of the spectrum. But what a lot of people don't know - and this is why DSLRs produce such nice color - a color cast is also due to the color matrix dies used to give the red, green and blue filters, which do not all have the same transmittance.

And finally, if you watched the video you'll see that the red, green and blue transmission curves overlap, so that there is spillover from one pixel color to the other. DSLRs (but not Astro cameras unfortunately) have a Color Conversion Matrix (CCM) that is used to balance the color response of the sensor to compensate for all these issues. This is not being used by Astro camera image processing typically, but absolutely is used by all DSLR camera image processing. This is why Mabula reported good color from his Nikon D850.

Unfortunately, without the Color Conversion Matrix, the color spillover cannot be corrected but this usually creates a more minor color imbalance that is not significant for Astrophotography. However, proper color balance of the red, green an blue is still required and you may find that the camera driver will try to correct for this. If not, you will get a significant green cast that will have to be calibrated out at some point in the processing.

]]> astrogee https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/enhance-aad-to-remove-more-green-and-provide-a-balanced-rgb-output/#post-34563 RE: New problems https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34562 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:08:49 +0000 beta40 was scrap. This warning is normal in beta 40. Use another one! We are at beta44 in the meantime!

]]> JuergenN https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/rfcs-request-for-changes/new-problems/#post-34562 Problem with Integration https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/main-forum/problem-with-integration/#post-34561 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:51:00 +0000 I am using version 2.0.0-beta43 (2.0.0-beta43). I had no problem integrating files, yesterday.

Today, I am getting the warning (attached screenshot). I have not changed any of the integration settings. What has suddenly gone wrong?

If I click OK, the programme proceeds at a snail pace.

Please help.

 

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]]> Allen Lloyd https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/main-forum/problem-with-integration/#post-34561