Zerene Stacker

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:

  • macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2024-11-18-1210-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 49,000,398 bytes
    MD5 checksum 154cc9fae174f9a7a1ec706273123ac1
    SHA-1 checksum 4b5d3f0f68a077367f15d25661e2a7d347649be6
  • macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2024-11-18-1210-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 an “Apple silicon” M-series cpu (ARM architecture). 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 47,802,494 bytes
    MD5 checksum ec597dc8c6be5be3d147a3f8b8c9eb32
    SHA-1 checksum 04fd1cd8e1d15f1cb4ea48c03d44e1ca600b33b6
  • macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2024-11-18-1210-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 53,141,913 bytes
    MD5 checksum 6498d30e9dc6d2d2aa64e8296acecf72
    SHA-1 checksum 7776d741c470df89dcba17a51134b4fec40e19d6
  • Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2024-11-18-1210-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 9,263,520 bytes
    MD5 checksum 1be0c1b7817829df4cc2d0741cd1f6ee
    SHA-1 checksum 150722b9330be5b8a6daed9988c8b61835b24c4c

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 immediately previous beta release T2024-11-07-1430-beta, this new T2024-11-18-1210-beta incorporates the following improvements:

  • Bug fixes
    • Output naming template: backward compatibility for {mininp:N}, handle empty source list.

Compared to the current full release T2023-06-11-1120 and corresponding beta release T2023-06-11-1120-beta, this new T2024-11-18-1210-beta incorporates the following improvements:

  • User interface
    • Allow retouching of shifted outputs from source images that contributed to them.
    • Provide screen display color management at all license levels, not just Pro-only.
  • Image saving
    • Copy metadata updated to ExifTool 13.02
    • Output naming template: provide {mininp:+N} to mean retain at least N characters, {mininp:-N} to mean delete no more than N characters, allow same options for maxinp as mininp, and allow arbitrary number of such tags with possibly different modifiers.
    • Added {CTPCT} and {CTLEV} tags in output image naming template.
    • Auto-retry if metadata copy fails due to access conflict preventing file replacement.
  • Re-order > Sort by Scale
    • Put largest scale last to minimize edge streaking even if auto order is not selected.
  • Project saving
    • Output image descriptions now includes list of contributing source images and corresponding registration and stereo/rocking shift values.
    • Creation method (e.g. PMax versus DMap) is recorded for each image in saved project.
  • License validation
    • Relax requirements for inclusion of header and trailer lines.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Avoid failure of retouching due to delivery error of shifted mousepress event.
    • Always save project after output image Rename, to avoid file name confusions.
    • Correctly sort filename sequences like foo.jpg, foo 2.jpg, foo 3.jpg, which are sometimes generated by image managers like Lightroom and Capture One.
    • Make all timestamp formats default to 24-hour clock. (Some were 12-hour.)
    • Align against 1st frame now works for Align & Stack All, not just Align All Frames.
    • Added build number to console log window title, so it appears in screen captures.


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:

stacker/softwaredownloads/currentbeta.txt · Last modified: 2024/11/21 15:31 by rjlittlefield
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