blenderproc.python.writer.GifWriterUtility module

class blenderproc.python.writer.GifWriterUtility.GifWriterUtility

Bases: object

static _cache_png(keys_to_use, output_data_dict)

Builds temporary folders with .png collections and returns the locations as dictionary.

Return type:Dict[str, str]

static _look_for_existing_output(output_dir_path, append_to_existing_output, name_ending)

Looks for the highest existing #.gif number and adapts respectivly

Return type:int

static _provide_directory(output_dir_path)

Generates subdirectory for .gif files if not existent

Return type:str

static _select_keys(output_data_dict)

Sorts out keys which are just metadata and not plottable

Return type:List[str]

static _write_to_gif(to_animate, output_dir_path, append_to_existing_output, frame_duration_in_ms, reverse_animation)

loads all .png files from each specific temporary folder and concatenates them to a single gif file respectively

Return type:None

blenderproc.python.writer.GifWriterUtility.write_gif_animation(output_dir_path, output_data_dict, append_to_existing_output=False, frame_duration_in_ms=50, reverse_animation=False)

Generates a .gif file animation out of rendered frames

Parameters:

• output_dir_path (str) – The directory path in which the gif animation folder will be saved
• output_data_dict (Dict[str, List[Union[ndarray, list, dict]]]) – The data dictionary which was produced by the render method.
• append_to_existing_output (bool) – If this is True, the output_dir_path folder will be scanned for pre-existing files of the name #_animation.gif and the number of newly added files will start right where the last run left off.
• frame_duration_in_ms (int) – Duration of each frame in the animation in milliseconds.
• reverse_animation (bool) – If this is True, the order of the frames will be reversed.