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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-T2022-03-19-1717-beta.exe
Length 34005528 bytes
MD5 checksum 7ff81888238dab24428d407ff263caf4
SHA-1 checksum 59fad02d715a64faf9c13ab962dfb9f496d5c0bd
- 32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2022-03-19-1717-beta.exe
Length 49585736 bytes
MD5 checksum 60219d74132880d0d8a2bb9146bd7a23
SHA-1 checksum ec99e38f5a1600c3fdb1387ced1c377c3565413a
- macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2022-03-19-1717-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 48,402,607 bytes
MD5 checksum 98e3cabc6a5c3f115794aa66e322ae34
SHA-1 checksum 8bce9ef7b47adb937e7c3c713236668a17652bb9
- macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2022-03-19-1717-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 47,204,761 bytes
MD5 checksum 457738e5e95c6a3260cc6601ba5cd4aa
SHA-1 checksum 3b87257b16788fcc6198d3a99f9fa3d41b31f3bb
- macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2022-03-19-1717-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 52,548,028 bytes
MD5 checksum d24e10548b9543c4e0d8d3bfc304467e
SHA-1 checksum 800c9f2df62a61576e76c7d61d569b45af580828
- Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2022-03-19-1717-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 8,668,791 bytes
MD5 checksum 791ace1e3f7461346dfe76e3e0663ee5
SHA-1 checksum a4a045197614a5d5e56d10409bd64e597fd0c463
- 64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2022-03-19-1717-beta.zip
See Linux Installation Instructions for details.
Length 52,494,704 bytes
MD5 checksum 5126371a134fbaf7da80a2cf7882d925
SHA-1 checksum 41d1ef3cdf984a4c50eb574e7b11f69b1e1c43ad
- 32-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2022-03-19-1717-beta.zip
See Linux Installation Instructions for details.
Length 47,750,805 bytes
MD5 checksum 6010342b574807c61a628e55b219cd76
SHA-1 checksum 237d0cac23ea80da3dcfbb7901988bb51df9ea4e
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 current full release T2022-03-12-1935, this T2022-03-19-1717-beta incorporates the following improvements:
- Performance:
- Faster reading and writing .zsy files (Output Images).
- Faster save output image immediately after stacking.
- Bug fixes:
- Added diagnostic printout, “Developer.TracebackImageDisposes=true”.
- Avoid unnecessary re-reading of .zsy file caused by pre-sizing.
- Avoid hanging the GUI on certain file reading errors.
- Avoid resetting modification date of project folder when opening old projects.
Compared to the previous full release T2021-10-12-2040, this T2022-03-19-1717-beta also includes:
- 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 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
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
Length 47,201,747 bytes
MD5 checksum 64bd29baa2e1888b4729428a56d051a5
SHA-1 checksum 775ca350929f108416d41aaef66766cccc075fbd
- macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2022-03-12-1935-beta.zip
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
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
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
Length 47,747,702 bytes
MD5 checksum b0324507eebb9ee75bd03340139d9d1a
SHA-1 checksum fa7360109159ee8d46ac83b28f74903384d0c4b7