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Zerene Stacker Beta Testing Downloads
Looking for an explanation of how our “beta channel” works? See HERE for an explanation.
Note: Because these beta versions are downloaded relatively few times, they are sometimes not recognized as known good software by anti-malware packages. You may have to override your anti-malware's behavior of refusing to run unrecognized software.
If you have other security concerns about the beta installers, please see How To Validate A Download.
Current beta is:
- 64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.exe
Length 34001056 bytes
MD5 checksum 346dbe21de717b457ca196ab503ab7e8
SHA-1 checksum 16a3fbc0950c563b9e9f70d25e446453ce50db31
- 32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.exe
Length 49579376 bytes
MD5 checksum f85d7533cf405b152f14b874a34a68b2
SHA-1 checksum 720de2ce8c594beff24678610f10e472d7aad6e4
- macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip, downloads as a .zip file that automatically expands into an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This is the recommended bundle for modern Intel Macs running macOS 10.14 or above. It is self-contained and includes its own Java 17 runtime environment.
Length 48,399,647 bytes
MD5 checksum 4d1bf6e4e08ff3c7a99759728f5a4970
SHA-1 checksum 7256ad4acfc13d8f88e4236ec16d77f781e9c5b1
- macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip, downloads as a .zip file that automatically expands into an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This is the recommended bundle for modern Macs with ARM cpu (“Apple silicon”). It is self-contained and includes its own ARM-native Java 17 runtime environment. Rosetta is required for the launch program and a few helper programs – so macOS will report the package as “Intel” – but all the heavy computation runs ARM-native.
Length 47,201,747 bytes
MD5 checksum 64bd29baa2e1888b4729428a56d051a5
SHA-1 checksum 775ca350929f108416d41aaef66766cccc075fbd
- macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip, downloads as a .zip file that automatically expands into an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This bundle is suitable for Macs running macOS 10.9 through 10.14. It is self-contained and includes its own Java runtime environment.
Length 52,544,933 bytes
MD5 checksum 3af3b5941999b26ce338230a55bc3cd0
SHA-1 checksum 6cf9d3f78c8c8d9fda230580bca63274711eba68
- Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip, downloads as an application bundle named ZereneStacker (.app).
This bundle is not self-contained. It requires a Java runtime environment installed by Apple, and will prompt for installation of Java if one is not already installed. It runs as 64-bit where the processor and operating system support it, and as 32-bit otherwise.
Length 8,665,735 bytes
MD5 checksum 273da22cdebc4aad4ba14babba5e904d
SHA-1 checksum 0479cd963082159ff5b4df6c94adc053078940aa
- 64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip
See Linux Installation Instructions for details.
Length 52,491,601 bytes
MD5 checksum 040c5965d667a25b27278090a9f12211
SHA-1 checksum 7f3fcd9ca7777d8b3f7e275258141df8ea38fa56
- 32-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip
See Linux Installation Instructions for details.
Length 47,747,702 bytes
MD5 checksum b0324507eebb9ee75bd03340139d9d1a
SHA-1 checksum fa7360109159ee8d46ac83b28f74903384d0c4b7
Note: On Macintosh and Linux, if you already have Zerene Stacker installed and are downloading a new version to update it, then you need to manually move the old version to trash, and move or rename the new version to replace it. Otherwise both versions will continue to be available, and you will run whichever one you happen to click on. For further information, see the FAQS on “Installing and Updating”. On Mac, when trashing out the old version, do NOT allow any third party uninstaller or cleanup applications like “AppCleaner” to run. In their enthusiasm to eliminate files that they think are not used, they're likely to also delete files you really do need, like your license key and Zerene Stacker configuration files.
Improvements
Compared to the previously announced T2021-10-12-2040-beta, this T2022-03-12-1935-beta incorporates the following improvements:
- New function: view existing stereo pair
- New feature: Options > Preferences > Preprocessing > “Sort new files in reverse order”.
- New option for {datetime:format} to image naming template.
- StackShot: avoid exceeding firmware limit for maximum rail speed steps/second.
- User interface:
- Stereo calculator, added more precision in display values.
- Changed initial setting: Default to hand cursor (pan/zoom tool) when stereo previewing.
- Relabeled button: “Stop Preview” –> “Stop Stereo View”.
- Bug fixes:
- Avoid out-of-memory error caused by badly formatted Exif data.
- Avoid rare crash due to race condition in retouching.
Please immediately inform support@zerenesystems.com if you encounter any difficulties or odd behavior with this beta version. Be sure to send a console log if appropriate – instructions for that are provided HERE.
A complete list of modifications can be read in the Modification History.
Immediately previous beta was:
- 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.exe
Length 33999376 bytes
MD5 checksum 893d0083ceb3324f00294ae6b858e7f1
SHA-1 checksum 40a9bf8cfbf3198d08368612a9d9cd1b0e9db26f
- 32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.exe
Length 49572248 bytes
MD5 checksum 57514b61a343f1cd5088583b3c3b259d
SHA-1 checksum 82f0ffeed9ee29d08b87cb024bf8111c836fdbe9
- macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.zip
Length 48,394,901 bytes
MD5 checksum db495a6ed34872704a9ea27ee55f7895
SHA-1 checksum 3df3b34b22a79143d7c68d24807615e0c5ae0ec2
- macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.zip
Length 47,197,015 bytes
MD5 checksum 43d890f0e0d3c91cd53572785cec13bd
SHA-1 checksum 5f4bb97bd094a0614e0d8d097929b132b259e124
- macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.zip
Length 52,540,180 bytes
MD5 checksum 45f7f13bd5bae2ec997a57d2487c5b99
SHA-1 checksum f60eb60aa38db50fe394a613ebb687430e80e516
- Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.zip
Length 8,660,971 bytes
MD5 checksum c8ef426a60438af7864b723ccf0d4005
SHA-1 checksum ee4401f89252f4ae71dda04a3572c7b8c9717ec0
- 64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.zip
Length 52,486,837 bytes
MD5 checksum 836362b9488089263eba4c5c332bb4e3
SHA-1 checksum 1a2d91beecb0c4fbd6c509dc0995f1bd16a8a2c5
- 32-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-10-12-2040-beta.zip
Length 47,742,938 bytes
MD5 checksum f97b6d71f4967b16dbdd95b1b7b82031
SHA-1 checksum e3752b1a4b905ae08428ccf7429c1df389a26e8b