1.6.2.8. make_movie.py – Write an animation

Usage:

make_movie.py [options] <pattern or files>

Description:

Make a .gif or .mpg animation from image files. You need programs ‘convert’ to create a .gif and ‘ffmpeg’ to create a .mpg.

Options:

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

-o OUTPUT, --output=OUTPUT

output file name [default: anim.gif or anim.mpg]

-d DELAY, --delay=DELAY

delay in seconds between two images [default: 1.0]

-w, --windows

use the windows codec [default: True]

-c, --clean

remove image files once the animation is created [default: False]

-v, --verbose

be verbose with system calls [default: False]

Example:

$> make_movie.py --delay=.5 *.png

See also:

make_movie().