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vx and vy not being calculated
Edson Valle
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Hello
I'm using tracker to track a point particle in a video. The software tracks well the "y" and "x" positions, however does not display the velocities and accelerations (vx, vy, ax and ay).
Other files that I created in the past worked ok, however in this new video they are not displayed.
If I start any other video it also does not display properly.
I'm using tracker 5.0.6 in a linux 32 bits (ubunto 14.04)
Attached is a screenshot of my table data.

Attached File: Seleo_012.png


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Douglas Brown
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It looks like you have skipped steps when marking. Velocities and accelerations cannot be determined when steps are skipped. See "1. Marking and editing the steps" in Tracker Help/Point Mass.  Doug



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