python - How can I make a video from array of images in matplotlib?

Question

I have a couple of images that show how something changes in time. I visualize them as many images on the same plot with the following code:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.cm as cm

img = [] # some array of images
fig = plt.figure()
for i in xrange(6):
    fig.add_subplot(2, 3, i + 1)
    plt.imshow(img[i], cmap=cm.Greys_r)

plt.show()

and get something like:

Which is ok, but I would rather animate them to get something like this video. How can I achieve this with python and preferably (not necessarily) with matplotlib

Answer 1

For a future myself, here is what I ended up with:

def generate_video(img):
    for i in xrange(len(img)):
        plt.imshow(img[i], cmap=cm.Greys_r)
        plt.savefig(folder + "/file%02d.png" % i)

    os.chdir("your_folder")
    subprocess.call([
        'ffmpeg', '-framerate', '8', '-i', 'file%02d.png', '-r', '30', '-pix_fmt', 'yuv420p',
        'video_name.mp4'
    ])
    for file_name in glob.glob("*.png"):
        os.remove(file_name)