DeepSkyStacker 4.2.3 Beta 1 is now available

[perdrix]

https://github.com/deepskystacker/DSS/releases

Please note that the translation of the help is not yet done. So the help will be either as it was previously or a mixture of (e.g.) French and English

The main changes in this release are:

1. The 32 bit version will now run on Windows XP SP3.  It is likely that the next release of DeepSkyStacker will not do so.
2. The stacking settings dialog width has been increased to reduce or eliminate the need to scroll the tabs.
3. Add .rw2 to list of RAW file extensions.
4. Change the colour scheme for DeepSkyStacker Live to make it more "night vision" friendly.
5. Recognise and use GAIN values in FITS file from CMOS/CCD cameras in a manner similar to how ISO is handled for matching darks, lights etc..   Please note this is not the same as EGAIN (e-/ADU).  It refers to the camera's scaling of EGAIN.
6. Update help files and add a new Dutch version of the help.
7. Issue #83: Provide the option to perform NO White Balance processing at all (requested by Ivo Jager for StarTools).
8. Fix for issue #42 - the stacking method "Average" wasn't always reported in the recap html file.
9. Common control library 6 now used so some cosmetic changes such as filled progress bars.
10.  Make the progress dialogs non-modal so that DeepSkyStacker can be minimised while processing.
11. Update the DeepSkyStacker taskbar icon with a progress bar that matches the main progress bar.
12. Saving of final TIFF file is now faster, and a number of other performance enhancements have been made.
13. Ctrl-A will select all images in the file list (not the same as "Check All").
14. Del key will delete an image from the file list so you don't need right click and select "Remove from list"
15. Bug fix - if you change the type of an image from the file list "Properties" dialogue, the icon was changed, but the text wasn't.

Clear skies
David

Edited October 2, 2019 by perdrix

[Atreta]

thanks for the hard work. 

where in github is the installer? must be somewhere obvious, but i couldn't find it.

 

[perdrix]

2 hours ago, Atreta said:

thanks for the hard work. 

where in github is the installer? must be somewhere obvious, but i couldn't find it.

 

The first line of my post had the URL: https://github.com/deepskystacker/DSS/releases 

David

[happy-kat]

Thank you for the new version.

[Atreta]

13 hours ago, perdrix said:

The first line of my post had the URL: https://github.com/deepskystacker/DSS/releases 

David

Yeah, i was looking in there, but i overlooked the assets part. Just downloaded it.

Thanks again 

[Stickfarm8]

Thanks David for letting us know about the Beta - and for your hard work on this product. 

Rich