Sunday, 21 June 2026

Feature release of AstroDMx Capture Version: Version: 2.18.1 ( All platforms )

Nicola has released a Feature release version (2.18.1) of AstroDMx Capture
For Linux x86-64 • Linux ARM • macOS x-86 • Apple silicon • Windows 

Mutatis mutandis

  • Added: Full support for the SVBONY SC571CC (true 16-bit camera).
  • Added: CPU core count warning. A warning is now shown if a computer has fewer than 4 cores (this warning can be switched off).
  • Added: Low memory warning. A warning is now shown if a computer has less than 4GiB of RAM (this warning can be switched off).
  • Added: IMAGETYP FITS keyword. See release notes for more information.
  • Added: Ability to add a manual filter name which will be applied to the capture log and the FITS metadata. This can be set in the main Capture dialog.
  • Added: MAD/MTF 16-bit stretch transform (this is now the default 16-bit transform).
  • Changed: Most of the preview renderer has been completely rewritten to improve performance.
  • Changed: The Preview performance setting has been renamed “Preview Quality”
  • Fixed: PlayerOne exposure problem.
  • Fixed: ZWO Offset control issue.
  • Fixed: Touptek binning issue.
  • Fixed: Issue where SVBONY cameras would fail to connect due to being locked into long exposure.
  • Updated: QHY SDK.
  • Updated: SVBONY SDK.
  • Updated: Altair SDK.
  • Updated: Toupcam SDK.
  • Updated: OmegonPro SDK.
  • Updated: Starshoot SDK.
  • Updated: OGMA SDK.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.
Nicola will be implementing Windows ARM shortly. We are just waiting for some manufacturers to produce appropriate SDKs. Meanwhile work on the version 3 code base carries on apace.