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Basic Usage

manimvtk [OPTIONS] FILE [SCENES]

Quality Options

OptionDescription
-qlLow quality (480p, 15fps)
-qmMedium quality (720p, 30fps)
-qhHigh quality (1080p, 60fps)
-qk4K quality (2160p, 60fps)

Output Options

OptionDescription
-pPreview after rendering
-sSave last frame as image
-aRender all scenes in file
-o FILENAMEOutput filename

Renderer Options

OptionDescription
--renderer {cairo,opengl,vtk}Select renderer

VTK Export Options

OptionDescription
--vtk-exportExport final scene to VTK
--vtk-time-seriesExport frame-by-frame VTK

Examples

# High quality with preview
manimvtk -pqh scene.py MyScene

# VTK export
manimvtk -pqh scene.py MyScene --renderer vtk --vtk-export

# Time series for ParaView
manimvtk -pqm scene.py MyScene --vtk-time-series

# All scenes, low quality
manimvtk -aql scene.py

See Also