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I think we've veered away from this threads subject. I havent processed yet with the latest PI update but its changelog is impressive and interesting to read. APP I'm still wrestling with and found some unannounced limits with large amounts of data. So it seems was written expecting people to work a particular way but unlike the author of PI they seem open to adjusting so people can be more adventerous or creative with how they work.
I still havent done stretching tweaks in APP but getting a clean integration file is still showing to be better than PI, way better than PIs BPP and since the steps (calibration, normalise, register etc ) I don't need to adjust for each set (i make master flat/dark/bias first then load in those plus lights) then i just need to press "integrate" and it runs through the batch steps with the settings I previously used so it can become a one step process for the mechanical stuff.
I still think today APP is not worth the money, was released as a full price product way too early. It does have the agorithms to do awesome stuff with your data, its not a dumbed down quick program, it can be faster than PI at some things but can also be slower, I havent done a direct comparison yet but dont think its really necessary either. But will see.
I think maybe for existing PI owners APP could replace the BPP script and I see that at least is how I'll be using it for a while. The best thing about APP though is it is pretty strong and a good competitor to PI, so its existence may encourage features and improvements in both products which will be good for all.
For people thinking to step up from DSS and particularly who just want a pretty picture APP will give you that easily right now. Its display does an autostretch that works well, better than PI usually does so you can save out a nice jpg pretty quick and its default processing settings do a good job so you can dump in light, flats, dark and jump to the integrate button and thats pretty much it.
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