SharpCap 3.2 Downloads

• Updated Altair SDK to support 115M
• Remove frame rate drops on QHY174MGPS

• SDK Updates from Altair and QHY
• Fix crash on startup caused by bad saved plate solver location setting

• Updated SDKs from Altair, QHY and ZWO
• Improved QHY GPS autocalibration algorithms added

• Fix for compatibility with ASCOM Platform 6.5SP1
• Updated Altair SDK to support new models and fix bugs
• Bug fixes

• Updated QHY SDK – Bug fixes and new models
• Updated SVBony SDK – Bug fixes and new models
• Updated ZWO SDK – Bug fixes and new models

• Updated Altair SDK – support for new models

• Updated Altair SDK
• Updated Moravian SDK
• Fix for unable to move ROI on Celestron cameras
• Improved logging of PHD2 dithering issues

• Updated Altair SDK – includes new models, bug fixes, control of window heater
• Updated ZWO SDK – includes bug fixes
• Bug fixes
• 3.2.6442 replaces 3.2.6441 – fixes Altair camera license claim issue. Otherwise identical.

• Updated SDKs from QHY and SVBony – bug fixes and new model support
• Fix timeouts with long exposures on Atik cameras
• Improved detection of plate solving applications
• Fix bug reading some FITS files into Test/Folder Monitor camera
• Bug fixes

• Updated SVBony SDK – bug fixes
• Better detection of disconnected devices, particularly webcams
• QHY cameras – prevent still mode when in RGB and lock out short exposure values that don’t work correctly
• QHY GPS related tweaks

• Updated SVBony support for SV305 Pro
• Bug fixes

• Updated Altair SDK
• Updated QHY SDK

• Updated Altair SDK
• Bug fixes

• Updated ZWO SDK – new models and bug fixes
• Updated QHY SDK – new models and bug fixes
• Updated Moravian SDK – new models and bug fixes

• Fix some file naming issues
• Bug fixes
• Fix dark images on some Atik cameras

• Fix failure to start cameras on Windows ‘N’ editions
• Fix misidentification of some StarlightXpress colour cameras as mono
• Fix crash if the folder monitor camera is pointed at read-only files
• Fix incorrect behaviour with tracking rates when usign EQMOD mount
• Fix SharpCap incorrectly disabling tracking while PEC is active on EQMOD mount
• Other bug fixes

• Fix crash in sensor analysis
• Fix intermittent crash when closing camera
• Unpause automatically when starting capture if previously paused
• Fix intermittent crash on finishing capture to AVI

• Updated ZWO SDK – bug fixes
• Updated QHY SDK – bug fixes
• Fix issue with 2×2 binning on Altair AA1600

• Fix missing luminosity trace in mini histogram
• Fix capture settings file not written under some circumstances
• Fix not spotting renamed files in the folder monitor camera

• Fix to show individual colour gains where appropriate on QHY cameras
• Fix intermittent failure writing certain FITS headers
• Sensor Analysis improvements
• Allow ‘low rotation’ mode in Polar Alignment – may allow alignment at rotations of as little as 15 degrees, but with reduced accuracy

• Fix target name sometimes changing back after being updated
• Fix missing DLL stopping Point Grey cameras working
• Avoid shutting down fan when changing mode on Altair Cameras
• Improvements to license entry – automatically fix any line break errors in new license pasted in

• Fix Celestron/Imaging Source cameras in 64 bit version
• Fix camera settings files sometimes saved to wrong folder
• Fix crash on switching away with live stacking large drift/rotation graph showing
• Bug fixes

• Fix stuttering of UI when connected to certain ASCOM mounts
• Fix short frames saved as raw frames sometimes during dither operations
• Altair Cameras – new SDK – new models and bug fixes
• QHY Cameras – new SDK – new models and bug fixes
• Updated sensor analysis library including new camera models

• Improve options for choosing which raw frames to save during live stacking
• Folder monitor camera improvements
• Bug fixes

• Added support for Astap Plate solving
• Added option for plate solve to use offset goto instead of resync/re-goto
• Added notes control (saves to capture settings file)
• Add temperature as a possible substitution into filename templates
• Bug fixes

• Increase manual filter wheel to 15 filters
• Menu option to cancel running script
• Add verbose logging to Altair Cameras

• Celestron/Imaging Source camera stability improvements
• Bug fixes

• New Feature – WMV video output format added – good compression, but will lose quality
• Altair Cameras – Improved auto exposure and new auto gain options
• Selection area improvements – arrows point to the area if it is too small to see
• ZWO Cameras – Updated SDK – Bug fixes
• QHYCameras – Updated SDK – Bug fixes
• Bug Fixes

• Altair Cameras – Updated SDK for new models
• QHY GPS Cameras – auto approximate calibration – only needs fine adjustment manually.
• Fix freeze on startup if camera scan hangs on one type of camera
• Improved sensor analysis – pre-measures gain range to avoid getting stuck.
• Bug fixes

• Atik CMOS cameras – improved support
• Updated QHY SDK – bug fixes and new model support
• QHY GPS calibration improvements
• Bug fixes

• Add checkbox to turn focuser temperature compensation on/off
• Updated library of sensor analysis results
• Performance improvements for deconvolution sharpening in Live Stacking
• Fix missing GPS data on QHY GPS camera
• Fix bug with Atik Infinity camera

• Increase number of decimal places shown in exposure values
• Live stack histogram now reflects colour balance adjustments
• Fix crash on startup if PHD guiding integration enabled
• Bug fixes

• Sensor linearity test added to sensor analysis
• Atik Camera support added (Experimental)
• ZWO Cameras – updated SDK to support new models
• Bug fixes

• Updated QHY SDK
• Updated Altair SDK
• Fix DATE-OBS header to correspond to exposure start time
• Add option (general settings) to prevent sleep/screensaver while running
• Bug fixes

• Fix crash with latest iOptron Commander
• Fix auto white balance not working when live stacking paused
• Update QHY SDK to 6.0.4
• Bug fixes

• Updated QHY SDK
• Fix for latest iOptron Mount Ascom driver
• Fix for ASCOM mounts that cannot report elevation
• Improvements to Live Stack auto-reset

• Improve user notification during PHD2 dithering with reduced exposure
• QHY Cameras – updated SDK to v6.0.1
• Bug fixes

• Add option to reduce exposure during PHD2 dithering
• Change ZWO video/still mode threshold to 2s
• Moravian Cameras – updated SDK with higher FPS support
• Night mode – fix to make highlighted radio buttons more obvious
• Fix application not always remembering last window location on startup
• Improve low level verbose logging for ASCOM mounts
• QHY GPS cameras – wider range for LED start/end controls (fine/coarse adjustments)

• Bug fixes

• Updated Altair SDK
• Fix install directory for 64 bit version
• Improvements to QHY GPS data extraction

• Improve Alt/Az mount detection for ASCOM mounts
• Fix wrong filenames when using manual templates
• Improved verbose logging around ASCOM hardware

• Fix labelling of South Celestial Pole
• Fix QHY ROI bug
• Improvements to robustness of Point Grey camera support
• QHY Cameras – updated SDK
• Bug fixes

• Updated QHY SDK
• Warning when live stack alignment turned off or disabled
• Fix for Moravian Instruments CCD cameras

• Updated Altair SDK to fix high CPU usage on some camera models
• Fix for QHY still mode

• Moravian Cameras – Updated SDK and control of camera gain
• QHY Cameras – updated SDK with bug fixes
• ZWO Cameras – updated SDK with bug fixes

• Add custom ROI support for Altair, Basler, INova cameras
• Improved support for binning across Altair range of cameras
• Updated QHY SDK
• Improved support for longer exposures on Moravian Instruments cameras

• Initial experimental support for Moravian Instruments CMOS Cameras
• Disable autorestore of camera settings if a camera crashes during attempt to autorestore settings
• Add reset settings button to the live stacking Log tab
• Add SubExposure filename template tag for live stacking
• Bug fixes

• Fix filter name only included in filenames with manual file templating option selected
• Store all GPS info to FITS headers for GPS enabled cameras

• Update QHY SDK to version 5.0.5
• Fix ROI problems with QHY5LIIM/C
• Make focus score best/latest values available to scripting
• Bug fixes

• Update QHY SDK to version 5.0.3
• Bug fixes

• Update QHY SDK
• Update ZWO SDK
• Update Altair SDK
• Update sensor analysis library installed with SharpCap
• Fix rare issue where camera values from saved profiles were not loaded correctly

• Fully fix wrong resolution selected on some QHY cameras
• Improvements to sensor analysis

• QHY SDK Update

• Updated QHY SDK
• Bug fixes

• Fix memory issues in 64 bit version

• Updated QHY SDK
• Improve tracking of memory usage on 64 bit version
• Allow ‘snapshot’ button to save the frame currently visible on long exposures if no camera settings changed
• Bug fixes

• 64 bit version of SharpCap available.
• Improvements to QHY cooled camera handling
• Stop sky brightness measurement from exceeding maximum camera exposure
• Bug fixes

• Fix open capture folder menu item not being enabled
• Fix ASCOM hardware issue with duplicated ASCOM device
• Fix issues with ASCOM mounts that only support fixed movement speeds
• Finer adjustment available on live stacking colour balance controls
• Altair 294C – switch from LCG to HCG at 900 gain not 450

• Option for logarithmic horizontal axis on Live Stack Histogram
• Stronger/Weaker auto-stretch when control/shift clicking the button
• Bug fixes

• Improvements to flat frame capture and correction
• Allow focuser moves while temperature compensation active (requires ASCOM 6.4 and updated ASCOM drivers)
• Bug fixes

• Bug fixes

• Updated Altair SDK – fixes problems with 294C camera on USB2

• Add live stacking status to the status bar
• Add configuration option to make SharpCap prompt for confirmation of shutdown
• Bug fixes

• Fixes to flat correction in live stacking
• Fix cameras menu not opening properly via shortcut key

• Fix cooler turning off on exposure change on some high resolution Altair cameras on USB2

• Fix problem with Python scripting standard library
• Fix smart Histogram Brain black level calculation
• Improve Altair auto exposure and extend to a max of 60 seconds

• Updated Altair SDK for new camera models

• ZWO Cameras – updated SDK
• Celestron/Imaging Source Cameras – updated SDK
• Bug fixes

• Fix missing intellisense on code suggestions in script console
• Fix failure to log stack traces of secondary threads in bug reports in some circumstances
• Display camera serial number if 2 or more QHY cameras of same type connected

• Fix crash when trying to use the virtual folder monitor camera without a license
• Fix issue with repeated mount and filter wheel errors after failure to initially connect

• Fix capture speed issue on high speed cameras
• Fix vertical stripes when using flat with bias value in Live Stacking
• Multi Star FWHM reports value of 20 if less than 10 stars detected
• Fix naming of FITS files in regions where dates are DD/MM/YY
• Fix folder naming for live stack raw and processed files to match live stack manually saved files
• Prevent a flat frame being seleced via the create flat window if the CPU does not suppor flat frames (no SSE4 support)
• Various bug fixes

• Show status updates when waiting for connection to ASCOM hardware
• Fix no expousre, gain info in FITS headers saved from ASCOM camera
• Limit minimum bias frame exposure when capturing flat to 1ms
• Fix rare case of crash when applying flat frame correction
• Improve calculation of hot pixel threshold when capturing dark
• Other bug fixes

• Noise reduction and sharpening
• Saturation control
• PHD2 dithering support
• Option to save exactly as seen on screen
• Expanded control view when in two monitor mode

Other Changes:

• Folder monitor virtual camera (process existing image files)
• Much improved night mode
• Two monitor mode
• Filename template improvements
• Flat frame capture includes subtracting bias
• Horizontal Banding Suppression
• Many bug fixes