MAY 4 2026: APP 2.0.0-beta44 has been released !
New improved internal memory controls should now work on all computers
May 1 2026: APP 2.0.0-beta43 has been released !
Improved internal memory controls (much more stable and faster on big datasets), fixed CPU image viewer, fixed Narrowband extraction demosaic algortihms.
Apr 29 2026 APP 2.0.0-beta42 has been released !
New improved Normalization engine, Fixed random crashes in integration, fixed RGB Combine & Calibrate Star Colors, fixed Narrowband extraction algorithms, new development platform with performance gains, bug fixes in the tools, etc...
Apr 14 2026: Google Pay, Apple Pay & WeChat Pay added as payment options
Update on the 2.0.0 release & the full manual
We are getting close to the 2.0.0 stable release and the full manual. The manual will soon become available on the website and also in PDF format. Both versions will be identical and once released, will start to follow the APP release cycle and thus will stay up-to-date to the latest APP version.
Once 2.0.0 is released, the price for APP will increase. Owner's license holders will not need to pay an upgrade fee to use 2.0.0, neither do Renter's license holders.
I’ve been combing OSC color images taken over the last year with new Ha data. I’ve done this by integrating my OSC color frames and then correcting LP and saving as a Fit file. Then I take my Ha integration, correct for LP and then registering the color and Ha files together and integrating them. My results seem fine, but I would appreciate it if someone would validate this as the correct procedure or if there is a better method. I assume there is no way to use the combine tool for this?
The combine tool is there to do just that, combining what you have as data. So indeed it's best to supply it with nicely corrected data like you do now.
I am missing something here. Again, I have a color OSC fits and Ha and OIII extracts. When I go to the combine tool and add my color fits, it ask me to identify channels 1, 2 and 3 which I identify as R, G and B. Then I add the Ha extract and label it Ha and then the OIII extract and label it OIII. However, when I hit calculate I get the error message telling me the images aren't compatible, please make sure the dimensions and bit depth are the same. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I haven't cropped anything yet and I've registered the images together.
Any ideas? I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.
Did you register them against each other?
Yes, I registered them with each other. I'm sure it is something I am doing. I'll keep looking.
If you still experience trouble with these frames, you can upload them to our server and I'll have a look. APP-serverwith login/password: appuser and please create a new folder with your name on it. Thanks!
Thanks Vincent. I finally figured out the workflow. I was registering the frames, but failed to normalize them before entering them into the RGB combine tool. I've now tried about every possible combination of extracting and combining frames. APP is a great platform for extracting and combining frames for OSCs.
I appreciate your help and the followup.
Randy
