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.
Today APP provides a set of useful data about the individual frame, ref. the columns in the bottom of the screen. Before integration we can sort each column separately and manually exclude files we are not happy with based on this information. But that takes some effort. I miss a simpler way to do this. So here is my proposal:
Create a pop-up filter listing all the various analysis/information that APP perform and provide during the previous steps.
For each type of analysis/information set, provide a slider to set an acceptable level/criteria.
When all sliders have been set, press Done and APP will deselect all files that do not fit the set criteria.
Preferably, it should be possible to save the set of criteria and/or set it as a default. Possibility to save and reuse is probably best as you would probably use different criteria for a 2000mm to a 400mm scope.
Crossing my fingers for this! 👍 😉
I've forwarded your request to Mabula.
I wonder if this will ever happen? 🤔
Hi @heno,
It is in our todo list, but it needs to wait until we have released APP 2.0.0 stable. We need to prioritize on solving several issues on Windows 11 and macOS Ventura first so we can finally release 2.0.0 stable with a manual as well.
Mabula
OK, thanks for the update.
