Manim Slides
Tool for live presentations using either Manim (community edition) or ManimGL. Manim Slides will automatically detect the one you are using!
NOTE: This project extends the work of
manim-presentation, with a lot more features!
Installation
Manim Slides requires either Manim or ManimGL to be installed, along with their dependencies. Please checkout the documentation for detailed install instructions.
Usage
Using Manim Slides is a two-step process:
- Render animations using
Slide(resp.ThreeDSlide) as a base class instead ofScene(resp.ThreeDScene), and add calls toself.next_slide()every time you want to create a new slide. - Run
manim-slideson rendered animations and display them like a PowerPoint presentation.
The documentation is available online.
Basic Example
Call self.next_slide() every time you want to create a pause between
animations, and self.next_slide(loop=True) if you want the next slide to loop
over animations until the user presses continue:
from manim import * # or: from manimlib import *
from manim_slides import Slide
class BasicExample(Slide):
def construct(self):
circle = Circle(radius=3, color=BLUE)
dot = Dot()
self.play(GrowFromCenter(circle))
self.next_slide() # Waits user to press continue to go to the next slide
self.next_slide(loop=True) # Start loop
self.play(MoveAlongPath(dot, circle), run_time=2, rate_func=linear)
self.next_slide() # This will start a new non-looping slide
self.play(dot.animate.move_to(ORIGIN))
First, render the animation files:
manim-slides render example.py BasicExample
# or use ManimGL
manim-slides render --GL example.py BasicExample
NOTE: Using
manim-slides rendermakes sure to use themanim(ormanimlib) library that was installed in the same Python environment. Put simply, this is a wrapper aroundmanim render [ARGS]...(ormanimgl [ARGS]...).
To start the presentation using Scene1, Scene2 and so on, run:
manim-slides [OPTIONS] Scene1 Scene2...
In our example:
manim-slides BasicExample
For detailed usage documentation, run manim-slides --help, or go to the
documentation.
Interactive Tutorial
Click on the image to watch a slides presentation that explains to you how to use Manim Slides.
More Examples
More examples are available in the
example.py
file, if you downloaded the git repository.
Comparison with Similar Tools
There exists a variety of tools that allows to create slides presentations containing Manim animations.
Below is a comparison of the most used ones with Manim Slides:
| Project name | Manim Slides | Manim Presentation | Manim Editor | Jupyter Notebooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link |  |
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| Activity |  |
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| Usage | Command-line | Command-line | Web Browser | Notebook |
| Note | Requires minimal modif. in scenes files | Requires minimal modif. in scenes files | Requires the usage of sections, and configuration through graphical interface | Relies on nbconvert to create slides from a Notebook |
| Support for ManimGL | Yes | No | No | No |
| Web Browser presentations | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Offline presentations | Yes, with Qt, RevealJS (any web browser), or PowerPoint | Yes, with OpenCV | No | No |
Citing
If you use this software, please cite it using as:
@article{Jerome_Eertmans_Manim_Slides_A_2023,
title = {{Manim Slides: A Python package for presenting Manim content anywhere}},
author = {{Jérome Eertmans}},
year = 2023,
month = aug,
journal = {Journal of Open Source Education},
volume = 6,
doi = {10.21105/jose.00206}
}
or by linking this GitHub repository at the end of your presentation.
Other citation formats can be obtained by clicking on the Cite this repository button on this page.
Contributing
Contributions are more than welcome! Please read through our contributing section.
Reporting an Issue
If you think you found a bug, an error in the documentation, or wish there was some feature that is currently missing, we would love to hear from you!
The best way to reach us is via the GitHub issues. If your problem is not covered by an already existing (closed or open) issue, then we suggest you create a new issue. You can choose from a list of templates, or open a blank issue if your issue does not fit one of the proposed topics.
The more precise you are in the description of your problem, the faster we will be able to help you!
Seeking for help
Sometimes, you may have a question about Manim Slides, not necessarily an issue.
First, make sure to read the F.A.Q to see if your question has already been answered. If not, please follow the recommendation (from that page) to reach us for questions.
Contact
Finally, if you do not have any GitHub account, or just wish to contact the author of Manim Slides, you can do so at: jeertmans@icloud.com.
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