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Calculations for >1 step?

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Calculations for >1 step
Justin Markel
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I'm fairly new to using Tracker and notice the velocity and acceleration calculations rely on having data from 1-step intervals. For example if I mark a point mass in a frame then skip ahead 5 steps Tracker does not calculate velocity because it doesn't have the required position data.

I am wondering if there is a way to adjust the algorithm based on a specified number of steps? I have not been able to find anything in the documentation.

Thanks in advance.


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