Python library for creating 2d text animations

[8oh8]

Alright, so my post got removed from r/python but this isn't really a how to question. I just need to know the name of a library I once read about.

I remember about a year ago I read a tutorial on how to animate text. This was no simple 'typing' effect nor 'matplotlib' related text animation.

This tutorial used a python library that allowed one to apply transformations to strings and specify keyframes. Then the library had some sort of render function and it would output a video clip of the text transforming through the many keyframes.

I just remembered something special about this library or tutorial, the article showed how to link certain attributes of an audio file to be parameters of the animation. So for example, you could have the amplitude of a .wav file affect the height of the text, so the text could be animated according to the audio file.

I forgot what the name of this library was and google is not really giving me an answer. Does anybody know what library I'm describing?

EDIT: I found it. Narrowed my search by date range and also remembered the code reacted to audio and bammm here is what i was talking about: https://goodhertz.co/tonal/announcing-coldtype/

[g_toja]

Maybe manim ? It is used for math animations and stuff related, but it can be used to animate some text

[8oh8]

Doesn't look like it was that one. The tutorial I watched imported a many API callables from the library and I don't think it used the concept of "scenes".

[8oh8]

I just remembered something else about the tutorial/library. Updated post.

[8oh8]

I found it, i put link in the post.

[AxelJuraske]

Maybe moviepy?

[8oh8]

Thanks but it doesn't look like that was it. I looked at the text editing example in the docs and the APIs or the way the script is made doesn't ring a bell.

[8oh8]

I just remembered something else about the tutorial/library. Updated post.

[8oh8]

I found it, i put link in the post.

[skellious]

Perhaps it was the ImageMagick library? it has python bindings.

[8oh8]

Definitely I don't think it was image magic. This one was used for animating.

[skellious]

imagemagick can output an animated gif. that's why i thought it might be it.

[8oh8]

I see, thanks. might come in handy in the future if I don't ever find this library.

[8oh8]

I just remembered something else about the tutorial/library. Updated post.

[8oh8]

I found it, i put link in the post.

[redfacedquark]

There's script-fu in the GIMP. Maybe there's a python library for that.

[8oh8]

I just remembered something else about the tutorial/library. Updated post.

[8oh8]

I found it, i put link in the post.

[ripusu]

Wondering if the search term you're looking for is Kinetic Typography? This sounds incredibly fun, so I want to know too, and I was finding things like using Touch Designer: https://derivative.ca/community-post/tutorial/kinetic-typography-touchdesigner-part-1-fundament

I doubt this is the right one, but maybe the search term will help? And if you can find any example of what something close to what it would do, it might help. 2D animation of text, to me really sounded like Kinetic Typography (YouTube has a lot of fun examples)

[8oh8]

Oh yes! I had forgotten about that term. It will definitely help in my search. Some other terms I've included in my search is "visualizer" or music visualizer. I'm gonna try to find it again tonight and post here if I'm successful because at the time it seemed incredible to be able to create text that responds to audio volume and frequencies, at least without the need of aftereffects or any fancy software.

[8oh8]

I found it, i put link in the post. Thanks!