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Parameters for exporting

Mitko Nikov edited this page Oct 20, 2020 · 1 revision

Exporting Parameters

  • -p, --preview - Automatically open the saved file once it's done
  • -w, --write_to_movie - Render the scene as a movie file
  • -s, --save_last_frame - Save the last frame
  • -l, --low_quality - Render at a low quality (for faster rendering)
  • -m, --medium_quality - Render at a medium quality
  • --high_quality - Render at a high quality
  • -g, --save_pngs - Save each frame as a png
  • -i, --save_as_gif - Save the video as gif
  • -f, --show_file_in_finder - Show the output file in finder
  • -t, --transparent - Render to a movie file with an alpha channel
  • -q, --quiet
  • -a, --write_all - Write all the scenes from a file
  • -o, --file_name - Specify the name of the output file if it should be different from the scene class name
  • -n, --start_at_animation_number - Start rendering not from the first animation, but from another, specified by its index. If you pass in two comma-separated values, e.g. "3,6" , it will end the rendering at the second value
  • -r, --resolution - Resolution, passed as "height,width"
  • -c, --color - Background color
  • --sound - Play a success/failure sound
  • --leave_progress_bars - Leave progress bars displayed in terminal
  • --media_dir - directory to write media

Directory parameters

  • --video_dir - directory to write file tree for video
  • --video_output_dir - directory to write video
  • --tex_dir - directory to write tex

Manim is an engine for precise programmatic animations, designed for creating explanatory math videos.

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