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| If you have other security concerns about the beta installers, please see **[[stacker:softwaredownloads:howtovalidateadownload|How To Validate A Download]]**. | If you have other security concerns about the beta installers, please see **[[stacker:softwaredownloads:howtovalidateadownload|How To Validate A Download]]**. | ||
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| + | **Windows users:** The current beta is built using a new code signing certificate that has not yet seen enough usage to be trusted by Microsoft. When you run the installer, you will probably be shown a dialog that says "Windows protected your PC", and the only button says "Don't run". But notice there is also a link in the upper left corner, saying "More info". Click on **"More info"**, and you'll see "Publisher: Zerene Systems LLC", and at the bottom of the dialog there's a new button "Run anyway". Click on **"Run anyway"** to install the Zerene Stacker beta. (After enough uses, Microsoft will learn to trust this certificate and not require the workaround. Thank you for your assistance!) | ||
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| Current beta is: | Current beta is: | ||
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.exe|64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 33,979,080 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 1f86d1a65340062ba7db17bc858be76a \\ SHA-1 checksum b2fc86587b153a3ed54ce5e96fd8d8dca23cd29a// | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.exe|64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 33,993,616 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 1c28d84e574975b1ce4f87fba2b01d4a \\ SHA-1 checksum 6761f43c13e2527e67bbb4589a3b4b228b686456// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.exe|32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 49,557,960 bytes \\ MD5 checksum acd9860e95014a564ec379daeb505803 \\ SHA-1 checksum c52bf106cb4fce9870884ec9a8b7898148aad2db// | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.exe|32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 49,559,520 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 08b0a159c17f9de8cfb06f4e837a1582 \\ SHA-1 checksum 934b406c7e0f688db61fdd81baa670069720eb96// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip|macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-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 11 runtime environment. \\ //Length 45,909,045 bytes \\ MD5 checksum a353b70c9c1331b19ea3e4a321b8caab \\ SHA-1 checksum 0fbb459b2cc56e34e89b9bcc35b7b4e2579bca10// | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip|macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-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 11 runtime environment. \\ //Length 45,919,638 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 85aa130b4baeefb76aa31e82b78e317f \\ SHA-1 checksum 275510bf09c39d3ecb6bf410c9dca10d592301e9// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip|macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-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 Java 11 runtime environment. \\ //Length 45,017,193 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 305f7834f39615877d8c2c909fa31c8c \\ SHA-1 checksum 86d288bf10bd263dbd89088b73bc906cd81a45dc// | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip|macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-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 11 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 45,025,983 bytes \\ MD5 checksum fe26b192930116b98cbef85e45ce5968 \\ SHA-1 checksum bb3022bbef3a5f9686d86feb5b45820cee3f7184// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip|macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-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 52,526,673 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 6aa361b5cf56c65ff8c8a31b24fde2f2 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip|macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-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 52,537,604 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 7956f7f0bc0d64fe2c6183a4da87a837 \\ SHA-1 checksum e25427a5b171b15500288ea76c6fe59bd4200001// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip|Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-02-06-2026-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 8,647,434 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 31b55cae6a6941fea07a16270c5d7d46 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip|Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-06-06-1947-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 8,658,420 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 36b41efa0bd6ca2802786f50d7f4223a \\ SHA-1 checksum 50a95457b31eed2a7d3071a5ae670c3693ef5c0c// |
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| + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip|64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip]]** \\ See [[:stacker:docs:Linux Installation Instructions|Linux Installation Instructions]] for details. \\ //Length 52,484,284 bytes \\ MD5 checksum ee822cd0c9ca34a205e7bd16039e2073 \\ SHA-1 checksum cbf7ea3ed204e250875eefc21463afecf8eec836// | ||
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| + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip|32-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-06-06-1947-beta.zip]]** \\ See [[:stacker:docs:Linux Installation Instructions|Linux Installation Instructions]] for details. \\ //Length 47,740,385 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 95db6547d49658458726266e7fee8e78 \\ SHA-1 checksum 7773259b38fd5f1c313927fb86122084b12c199b// | ||
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip|64-bit Linux (Intel): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip]]** \\ See [[:stacker:docs:Linux Installation Instructions|Linux Installation Instructions]] for details. \\ //Length 52,473,362 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 128f80202d41ac2cd2b0099a91309e80 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | ||
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip|32-bit Linux (Intel): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2021-02-06-2026-beta.zip]]** \\ See [[:stacker:docs:Linux Installation Instructions|Linux Installation Instructions]] for details. \\ //Length 47,729,463 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 706eaa5b8a74a5580adb1473cb0dc3cf \\ SHA-1 checksum // | ||
| **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 **[[stacker:docs:faqlist|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. | **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 **[[stacker:docs:faqlist|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. | ||
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| **Improvements** | **Improvements** | ||
| - | Compared to the previous beta T2020-10-25-1049-beta, this T2021-02-06-2026-beta contains the following improvements: | + | Compared to the previously announced T2021-05-31-1607-beta, this T2021-06-06-1947-beta incorporates several bug fixes and minor improvements: |
| - | * Added native build for Apple Silicon cpu (ARM cpu) on macOS. | ||
| - | * Bug fixes | ||
| - | * "File > Remove from list" now removes cached copy of converted TIFF. | ||
| - | * StackShot controller now saves 6 digits for step size in predefined setups. | ||
| - | * StackShot controller, allow skipping shortcut in ramp parameter settings, to work around a controller box glitch. | ||
| - | * DOF calculator clarifies the meaning of "Step overlap". | ||
| - | * User Interface: | ||
| - | * Include File > Exit menu item in all Mac configurations. | ||
| - | * Stereo calculator panel, use "P" instead of Unicode checkmark which may be absent from installed fonts. | ||
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| - | Compared to the current production T2020-05-22-1330, this T2021-02-06-2026-beta also contains the following improvements: | ||
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| - | * Added macro/micro DOF Calculator. | ||
| - | * Added Stereo Shift Calculator. | ||
| - | * Improvements to capability for finding missing source files: | ||
| - | * Can now tolerate loss of leading/trailing spaces in names. | ||
| - | * Can tolerate references to recognized but inaccessible devices. | ||
| - | * Works cleanly when launched by double-click on the project file. | ||
| * User interface: | * User interface: | ||
| - | * Added estimators for wall clock time to completion: | + | * Improved progress bar handling when DMap caching. |
| - | * Main progress bar -- time to complete current task. | + | * Preferences dialog, added button in DMap Settings to set threshold mask color. |
| - | * StackShot controller panel -- time to shoot stack. | + | |
| - | * User interface: | + | |
| - | * Added a Dark Mode option (at Options > Preferences > Look & Feel). | + | |
| - | * Stereo preview: | + | |
| - | * Added control buttons to swap sides and stop preview. | + | |
| - | * Added Look & Feel option to allow controlling pan/zoom with just the mouse, no spacebar needed. | + | |
| - | * Added keyboard shortcut for Save Project. | + | |
| * Bug fix: | * Bug fix: | ||
| - | * Batch > Slabbing default output naming template now reflects PMax vs DMap. | + | * Set color mask button did not work. (Bug introduced in T2021-05-31-1607-beta.) |
| - | * Image saving: | + | * Other: |
| - | * Expose all TIFF compression modes provided by underlying javax.imageio libraries. | + | * Reduced access to Windows registry, may speed opening of Preferences dialog. |
| + | \\ | ||
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| + | Compared to current full release T2021-05-05-1700, this beta adds one major new feature and several other improvements: | ||
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| + | * DMap speedup: | ||
| + | * Options > Preferences > DMap Settings: "Cache DMap pass 1 info for faster work with multiple thresholds" | ||
| + | * User interface | ||
| + | * Allow copying text of labels, buttons, checkboxes, etc. to clipboard, using right-click context menu. | ||
| + | * Provide concise diagnostic instead of generic "Uh-oh" when image files cannot be read. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Other changes include: | ||
| + | * Code signing: use new certificate for beta builds on Windows. | ||
| + | * Bug fixes in license management. | ||
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| A complete list of modifications can be read in the **[[:stacker:docs:modificationhistory|Modification History]]**. | A complete list of modifications can be read in the **[[:stacker:docs:modificationhistory|Modification History]]**. | ||
| - | Previous beta was: | + | Immediately previous beta was: |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.exe|64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, or XP: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 33,978,520 bytes \\ MD5 checksum c4efcd467bf07eedcd37677b1b4d2735 \\ SHA-1 checksum 8b6302f7dc1f5912261ceb2749c3d388c60c06df// | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.exe|64-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win64-fullsetup-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 33,988,960 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 419588473d117544c40129ddcaabdcb8 \\ SHA-1 checksum 7180965489a8ee8fd26a0049a2be49b60ff169b2// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.exe|32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, or XP: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 30,943,272 bytes \\ MD5 checksum f9092d36cc8a0e77c5625f62db2adeb1 \\ SHA-1 checksum d189816c0202ffaca8584d4df9eba2cff01ce025// | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.exe|32-bit Windows 10, 8, 7: ZS-Win32-fullsetup-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.exe]]** \\ //Length 49,568,928 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 7bb6e1e48692ec9dccfda8285be0acb9 \\ SHA-1 checksum 5ec6bb388c6dfc84321014580afce4f67c14f516// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip|Mac OS X (newest): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip]]** \\ //Length 52,930,303 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 3e104e764a5a73edb75c2da35437c6b9 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip|macOS (Intel cpu): ZS-MacOSX-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip]]** //Length 45,915,914 bytes \\ MD5 checksum edc3bc2988729d98965bde86946383a5 \\ SHA-1 checksum 691a8f217547edaeaadd3105c6914fb108d25767// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip|Mac OS X (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip]]** \\ //Length 52,373,121 bytes \\ MD5 checksum eb79dc1496eca0525ea076ab8cf7322b \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip|macOS (M-series ARM cpu): ZS-MacOSX-ARM-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip]]** //Length 45,026,584 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 2344660a66b0145031af8fd3bedb7d7c \\ SHA-1 checksum f3bbe50d83bac359917a153aea2c358e3a17da50// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip|Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip]]** \\ //Length 8,645,579 bytes \\ MD5 checksum dc99cf3cb383f180711ca05a648910d0 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip|macOS (interim): ZS-MacOSXinterim-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip]]** //Length 52,534,247 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 7a743ab9f2a966bffe88a2c3bfda2fa6 \\ SHA-1 checksum d84ac947737dd15da32fad2cf2c606e424426ab9// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip|64-bit Linux (Intel): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip]]** \\ //Length 56,344,118 bytes \\ MD5 checksum d2899c9cf0fb600488683f39b7145693 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip|Mac OS X (old): ZS-MacOSXold-SA-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip]]** //Length 8,655,041 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 5a9240158467f599cb3352b4d8027402 \\ SHA-1 checksum 872c718ec0f9accc9c1fb932f9bf7b704fdceb4d// |
| - | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip|32-bit Linux (Intel): ZS-Linux-i386-32bit-T2020-10-25-1049-beta.zip]]** \\ //Length 87,651,644 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 1fe8b674beb336b927b8554940317157 \\ SHA-1 checksum // | + | * **[[https://zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/betas/ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip|64-bit Linux (Intel compatible): ZS-Linux-Intel-64bit-T2021-05-31-1607-beta.zip]]** //Length 52,480,916 bytes \\ MD5 checksum 42b910138393947e1d0585ca8079c298 \\ SHA-1 checksum 8ec28450e36a69a662c20bd06d94ca7a3a044f29// |
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