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Github Action for manim rendering

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Github Action for manim rendering

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Github Action for manim rendering

GitHub Action to render manim videos

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Github Action for manim rendering

uses: manim-kindergarten/manim_action_renderer@v1.2

Learn more about this action in manim-kindergarten/manim_action_renderer

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A GitHub Action that uses manim to render video

It runs on a docker image with python3.7 and texlive-full environments.

Inputs

  • source_file

    Required, the source file with the scenes you want to render (relative to the current repo). E.g.:

    - uses: manim-kindergarten/manim_action_renderer@master
      with:
        source_file: path/to/your/file.py
  • scene_names

    The name of the scenes to be rendered in the source file, in the form of a string. The default is to render all (with a -a flag). Multiple scenes need to be separated by spaces in "" or write them in multiple lines, e.g.:

    - uses: manim-kindergarten/manim_action_renderer@master
      with:
        source_file: path/to/your/file.py
        scene_names: |
          SceneName1
          SceneName2
  • args

    The arguments passed to the manim command line. Usually controls the resolution of the exported video. The default is -w which is 1440@60.

  • manim_repo

    The manim repository that needs to be used when rendering the video, the default is https://github.com/manim-kindergarten/manim (recommended, because it can be used without changes)
    You can set it to any repo you want (make sure it can be used wihout changes and through command python manim.py ... ...)
    This can be changed to https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim now.
    But at present, this will throw an error when set to https://github.com/3b1b/manim .

  • community_ver

    Whether the manim repo is a community version (e.g. a fork of ManimCommunity/manim) or not. The default is false.

  • extra_packages

    Additional python modules that need to be used, use pip to install them. Use a space to separate every two or write them in multiple lines, e.g.: "packageA packageB" or :

    - uses: manim-kindergarten/manim_action_renderer@master
      with:
        extra_packages: |
          packageA
          packageB
  • extra_system_packages

    The system packages that need to be used, use the apk to install them.

  • extra_repos

    Extra repositories you want to clone to the current workspace. Use a space to separate every two repos, or write them in multiple lines.

  • pre_render

    The shell command to be executed before rendering.

  • post_render

    The shell command to be executed after rendering.

  • merge_assets

    Whether merge the two assets/ folder when both the current repo and manim repo have assets/. The default is true, notice, if it is set to false, it may cause error if there are two assets.

  • fonts_dir

    The extra font files dir relative to the current repo. They will be installed automatically.

Outputs

  • video_path

    The directory (./outputs/) where all videos are stored after rendering is used to upload the results to artifacts.

Example

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Rendering Scenes
        uses: manim-kindergarten/manim_action_renderer@master
        id: renderer
        with:
          source_file: example_scenes.py
          scene_names: |
            OpeningManimExample
            WriteStuff
        args: "--high_quality"
      - name: Save output as artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
        with:
          name: Videos
          path: ${{ steps.renderer.outputs.video_path }}

Due to pull image from DockerHub, install dependencies, etc., it takes about 4 minutes before starting to render the scenes
The final generated video file will be delivered to the artifacts part of the action running page.

License

MIT