.. note::
    :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

    Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_auto_examples_save_movie.py>` to download the full example code
.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

.. _sphx_glr_auto_examples_save_movie.py:


=============================
Saving an animation
=============================

To save an animation, simply add the `save_path` kwarg and specify the path
where you want to save the movie, including the extension.  NOTE: this
depends on having ffmpeg installed on your computer.


.. code-block:: default


    # Code source: Andrew Heusser
    # License: MIT

    import hypertools as hyp
    import numpy as np

    data, labels = hyp.tools.load('weights', align=True)

    group1 = np.mean(data[:17], 0)
    group2 = np.mean(data[18:], 0)

    hyp.plot([group1, group2], animate=True, save_path='animation.mp4')


.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-timing

   **Total running time of the script:** ( 0 minutes  0.000 seconds)


.. _sphx_glr_download_auto_examples_save_movie.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Python source code: save_movie.py <save_movie.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: save_movie.ipynb <save_movie.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery <https://sphinx-gallery.github.io>`_