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.
How do I address this problem when I get messages that I am running out of space ? Can I add more space? If so, how?
I have 2 TB of space in my cloud drive...can I access that? what can ido to solve this problem?
I have solved using an external usb c drive, and using it as a working directory. But not a simple one. I recommend this one from Amazon. A little bit expensive but the faster i have ever used
An external SSD drive that is USB3+ should also work and may be a bit cheaper. 🙂 It's always recommended to use internal SSD drives where possible, if going external you should make sure it's as fast as possible as APP is doing a lot of writing.
@hcdv are you serious $8,000 for a USB drive that’s more than my whole rig is worth, that’s ridiculous 😮😮😮
How do I address this problem when I get messages that I am running out of space ? Can I add more space? If so, how?
I have 2 TB of space in my cloud drive...can I access that? what can ido to solve this problem?
Dear Terry @tsnapp,
The easiest way would be to use an external drive like a usb disk or perhaps a network share. My personal experience with cloud drives is less good, it will be slow.
Ideally, you want an extra internal drive with a fast connection to the internal bus of the cpu. The downside of USB is that it is always limited to the speed of the USB port. For disk Input/Output in integration the latency of the drive is more important than the speed of the drive. That is where internal SSDs shine compared to external SSDs.
The cheapest and best solution i think would be something similar to a Samsung portable SSD drive. I have been using a Samsung 2TB portable drive for a long time. Not expensive and not that slow still.
Mabula
I have solved using an external usb c drive, and using it as a working directory. But not a simple one. I recommend this one from Amazon. A little bit expensive but the faster i have ever used
That could work as well indeed 😉
@hcdv are you serious $8,000 for a USB drive that’s more than my whole rig is worth, that’s ridiculous 😮😮😮
@astroshed, please do not judge other astrophotographers and stay respectfull. We are all different people with different habits, abilities and bank accounts.
That price could be simply meaning that supply for that model is extremely limited. The memory market is having some issues clearly. Prices have gone up siginificantly in the last year for USB sticks like this. Maybe this Kingston model is simply not even available ?
Mabula
I was actually not disrespectful at all, and never mentioned the OP, or the fact he had purchased it, I just made a comment about the high price, so I think you are totally over reacting here TBH, it is worth more than my whole rig, that much is also true, why am I not allowed to have an opinion on how much something costs, are we not allowed opinions on this forum now ??
it’s getting as bad as the PI forum here if that is the case
@hcdv are you serious $8,000 for a USB drive that’s more than my whole rig is worth, that’s ridiculous 😮😮😮
@astroshed, please do not judge other astrophotographers and stay respectfull. We are all different people with different habits, abilities and bank accounts.
That price could be simply meaning that supply for that model is extremely limited. The memory market is having some issues clearly. Prices have gone up siginificantly in the last year for USB sticks like this. Maybe this Kingston model is simply not even available ?
Mabula
I was actually not disrespectful at all, and never mentioned the OP, or the fact he had purchased it, I just made a comment about the high price, so I think you are totally over reacting here TBH, it is worth more than my whole rig, that much is also true, why am I not allowed to have an opinion on how much something costs, are we not allowed opinions on this forum now ??
it’s getting as bad as the PI forum here if that is the case
@hcdv are you serious $8,000 for a USB drive that’s more than my whole rig is worth, that’s ridiculous 😮😮😮
@astroshed, please do not judge other astrophotographers and stay respectfull. We are all different people with different habits, abilities and bank accounts.
That price could be simply meaning that supply for that model is extremely limited. The memory market is having some issues clearly. Prices have gone up siginificantly in the last year for USB sticks like this. Maybe this Kingston model is simply not even available ?
Mabula
Hi @astroshed and @hcdv, no problem here 😉 I already assumed the price was not actually what it looked like ...
Mabula
