sketch-a-day/2019/sketch_190926c/gif_animation_helper.py

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"""
Alexandre B A Villares http://abav.lugaralgum.com - GPL v3
A helper for the Processing gifAnimation library https://github.com/extrapixel/gif-animation/tree/3.0
Download from https://github.com/villares/processing-play/blob/master/export_GIF/unzip_and_move_to_libraries_GifAnimation.zip
This helper was inspired by an example by Art Simon https://github.com/APCSPrinciples/AnimatedGIF/
v2019_09_23
# add at the start of your sketch:
add_library('gifAnimation')
from gif_animation_helper import gif_export
# add at the end of draw():
gif_export(GifMaker, "filename")
"""
def gif_export(GifMaker, # gets a reference to the library
filename="exported", # .gif will be added
repeat=0, # 0 makes it an "endless" animation
quality=255, # quality range 0 - 255
delay=170, # this is quick
frames=0, # 0 will stop on keyPressed or frameCount >= 100000
finish=False): # force stop
global gifExporter
try:
gifExporter
except NameError:
gifExporter = GifMaker(this, filename + ".gif")
gifExporter.setRepeat(repeat)
gifExporter.setQuality(quality)
gifExporter.setDelay(delay)
print("gif recording started")
gifExporter.addFrame()
if (frames == 0 and keyPressed and key == "e" or
frames != 0 and frameCount >= frames):
finish = True
if finish:
gifExporter.finish()
print("gif saved, exit")
exit()