matplotlib.animation.FFMpegFileWriter

class matplotlib.animation.FFMpegFileWriter(*args, **kwargs)

File-based ffmpeg writer.

Frames are written to temporary files on disk and then stitched together at the end.

__init__(*args, **kwargs)

Methods

__init__(*args, **kwargs)
bin_path()	Returns the binary path to the commandline tool used by a specific subclass.
cleanup()
finish()
grab_frame(**savefig_kwargs)	Grab the image information from the figure and save as a movie frame.
isAvailable()	Check to see if a MovieWriter subclass is actually available by running the commandline tool.
saving(*args, **kw)	Context manager to facilitate writing the movie file.
setup(fig, outfile, dpi[, frame_prefix, ...])	Perform setup for writing the movie file.

Attributes

args_key
exec_key
frame_format	Format (png, jpeg, etc.) to use for saving the frames, which can be decided by the individual subclasses.
frame_size	A tuple (width,height) in pixels of a movie frame.
output_args
supported_formats