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Compound Animations

Generate coordinated keyframes for multiple elements

Python Code

from vood import animations
from vood.transitions import easing
from vood.components import TextRenderer, TextState
from vood.converter.converter_type import ConverterType
from vood.tat.logger import configure_logging
from vood.velements import VElement
from vood.vscene import VScene
from vood.vscene.vscene_exporter import VSceneExporter

configure_logging(level="INFO")

START_COLOR = "#FDBE02"
END_COLOR = "#AA0000"


def main():

    # Create the scene
    scene = VScene(width=256, height=256, background="#000017")

    # Create text states for each number with consistent styling
    # These states will be the starting point of the animation
    states = [
        TextState(
            text=text,
            font_family="Courier",
            font_size=42,
        )
        for text in ["Empty", "Mirror"]
    ]

    fade_keyframes = animations.compound.slide_replace(
        state1=states[0],
        state2=states[1],
        at_time=0.5,
        duration=0.4,
        distance=100,
        direction=animations.compound.SlideDirection.UP,
        extend_timeline=True,
    )

    renderer = TextRenderer()

    opacity_easing = (easing.in_cubic, easing.out_cubic)

    elements = [
        VElement(
            renderer=renderer,
            keyframes=keyframes,
            global_transitions={"color": (START_COLOR, END_COLOR)},
            easing={"opacity": opacity_easing[i]},
        )
        for i, keyframes in enumerate(fade_keyframes)
    ]

    scene.add_elements(elements)

    # Create the exporter
    exporter = VSceneExporter(
        scene=scene,
        converter=ConverterType.PLAYWRIGHT,
        output_dir="output/",
    )

    # Export to mp4
    exporter.to_mp4(
        filename="compound_animation",
        total_frames=150,
        framerate=30,
        width_px=512,
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()



Remarks

  • Compound animations generate keyframes for multiple elements to orchestrate more complex animations.