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Add Trackastra linker to documentation
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* [Numerical Features added to Mastodon](#numerical-features-added-to-mastodon)
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* [Spot Features](#spot-features)
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* [Branch Features](#branch-features)
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* [Detectors added to Mastodon](#detectors-added-to-mastodon)
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* [Detectors and Linkers added to Mastodon](#detectors-and-linkers-added-to-mastodon)
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* [StarDist Detector](#stardist-detector)
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* [Cellpose3 Detector](#cellpose3-detector)
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* [Cellpose4 Detector](#cellpose4-detector)
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'*' The relative movement features cannot be called from the FeatureComputer directly. Instead, they can be accessed via
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the plugin menu: `Plugins > Compute Features > Movement of spots relative to nearest neighbors`
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## Detectors added to Mastodon
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## Detectors and Linkers added to Mastodon
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**It is highly recommended to use all detectors, added by Mastodon Deep Lineage, only on machines with a GPU (ideally
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NVIDIA). The detectors are very slow on machines without a GPU. Moreover, consider running these detectors on a
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**It is highly recommended to use all detectors/linkers, added by Mastodon Deep Lineage, only on machines with a GPU (
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ideally
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NVIDIA). The detectors/linkers are very slow on machines without a GPU. Moreover, consider running these detectors on a
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workstation and not on a typical consumer machine for better performance.**
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* The detectors added to Mastodon are actually implemented in Python. They can be used in Fiji via
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* The detectors/linkers added to Mastodon are actually implemented in Python. They can be used in Fiji via
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the [Appose](https://apposed.org/) bridge between Java and Python.
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* Each detector needs a specific Python runtime environment with specific dependencies. These environments are
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* Each detector/linker needs a specific Python runtime environment with specific dependencies. These environments are
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automatically created and managed by Appose.
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* There is a User Interface in Mastodon to install / update / delete these environments. The UI can be opened via
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`Plugins > Tracking > Python Environments for Detection/Linking`.
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![python-environment-ui.png](doc/detectors/python-environment-manager-menu.png)
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* The dialog for managing the environments looks like
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this: ![python-environment-manager-dialog.png](doc/detectors/python-environment-manager-dialog.png)
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* It is recommended to use this dialog before using the detectors. However, the environments will also be installed
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automatically when using the detectors for the first time.
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automatically when using the detectors/linkers for the first time.
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* In both case the installation process can be monitored using the Window `Console` in Fiji which can be accessed via
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`Window > Console` to monitor the progress of the installation.
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![console.png](doc/detectors/console.png)
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![console.png](doc/detectors/console.png)
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* **Be aware that this installation processes may take some time and requires an internet connection. Depending on the
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detector, several gigabytes of data may be downloaded and installed to your system.**
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