Figure to animated gif

animation.py

import imageio.v2 as imageio
import os
import cv2

# Load and sort PNG files
image_folder = "path/to/image/folder"
images = sorted([os.path.join(image_folder, file) for file in os.listdir(image_folder) if file.endswith(".png")])

# Read the first image to get dimensions
first_image = cv2.imread(images[0])
height, width, _ = first_image.shape

# Read images and resize if necessary
frames = []
for img_path in images:
    img = cv2.imread(img_path)
    img = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)  # Convert OpenCV's BGR to RGB
    img_resized = cv2.resize(img, (width, height))  # Ensure same size
    frames.append(img_resized)

# Save as animated PNG
output_path = "/path/to/output"
imageio.mimsave(output_path, frames, format="GIF", duration=900, loop=0)  # duration in ms

print(f"Animated PNG saved as {output_path}")