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Tracker vers 6.3.5 released
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Douglas Brown
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Hello Tracker users, version 6.3.5 is now available. This release adds two new features, both suggested by users :-)

1. Raw point mass positions can now be smoothed and displayed in a "filtered clone". Filter choices include Moving Average, Butterworth Low-Pass, and Savitzky-Golay filters.

2. Length, mass, time and angle units can now be set and saved for individual tabs. Default units for new tabs can also be set and saved in Tracker preferences. SI units are used when no preferences are set.

To upgrade, click the green "Now available" button on the toolbar and choose Upgrade Now. This will take you to the Tracker home page where you can download the full installer or upgrade installer for your platform. If you don't see the green button choose Help|Check For Upgrades. You can also download installers directly from ComPADRE at http://www.opensourcephysics.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7365.

Happy summer! Doug


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Re: Tracker vers 6.3.5 released -
nikolasal willsom
1 Posts

Thank you for the update, Doug! The new filtering options for raw point mass positions, especially the Savitzky-Golay and Butterworth filters, sound incredibly useful for smoothing out noisy data. Saving custom units for individual tabs will also save a lot of time during repetitive setups. Appreciate all the hard work on this tool!



Re: Tracker vers 6.3.5 released -
Bernard Marcheterre
2 Posts

Hello Doug !

I hope you are well ?

I just installed version 6.3.5 on my M2 Silicon Mac and it seems there is a problem accessing any files in Desktop, Documents or Downloads. I made sure I gave access to Tracker for those folders but it still does work.

I can see the video files in any folder, only if it is not placed in those three just mentioned. Am I the first to report this problem ?

Thanks for any help !



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