matplotlib.animation.PillowWriter#

class matplotlib.animation.PillowWriter(fps=5, metadata=None, codec=None, bitrate=None)[source]#
__init__(fps=5, metadata=None, codec=None, bitrate=None)[source]#

Methods

__init__([fps, metadata, codec, bitrate])

finish()

Finish any processing for writing the movie.

grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)

Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.

isAvailable()

saving(fig, outfile, dpi, *args, **kwargs)

Context manager to facilitate writing the movie file.

setup(fig, outfile[, dpi])

Setup for writing the movie file.

Attributes

frame_size

A tuple (width, height) in pixels of a movie frame.
finish()[source]#

Finish any processing for writing the movie.

grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)[source]#

Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.

All keyword arguments in savefig_kwargs are passed on to the savefig call that saves the figure.

classmethod isAvailable()[source]#
setup(fig, outfile, dpi=None)[source]#

Setup for writing the movie file.

Parameters:
figFigure

The figure object that contains the information for frames.

outfilestr

The filename of the resulting movie file.

dpifloat, default: fig.dpi

The DPI (or resolution) for the file. This controls the size in pixels of the resulting movie file.