It’s actual title “Javis v0.2 and the Future” seems to more accurately describe its contents.
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To be honest, the main github repository root, as it appears to me, does a better job of showing off the package and explaining what it is. "Javis: Julia Animations and Visualizations" with that link would be both clear and interesting (to me - opinions may vary!).
Whereas the blog post is exactly what I'd expect from it's actual title - "Javis 0.2 and the future" - discussing new changes and plans for future features.
In manim, one could do something like this:
from manimlib.imports import *
class ReplacementTransformExhibit(Scene):
def construct(self):
square = Square().shift(LEFT)
circle = Circle().shift(RIGHT)
self.play(ReplacementTransform(square, circle))
To have a square morph to a circle. Currently in Javis, one could do something like this: using Javis
astar(args...) = star(O, 50)
acirc(args...) = circle(Point(100,100), 50)
function ground(args...)
background("white")
sethue("black")
end
video = Video(500, 500)
javis(video, [
Action(1:100, ground),
Action(1:50, morph(astar, acirc)),
Action(51:100, morph(acirc, astar))
], creategif=true, tempdirectory="images",
pathname="star2circle.gif", deletetemp=true)
As you can see, Javis is, at this stage, a little more verbose. However, for v0.3.0 we are moving away from Action syntax to something more generic and user friendly (this shift based on user feedback).i started trying to build up a racket animation library to reproduce that gallery, but i didn't get very far.
Our goal is to rather become a generic package people can use to make whatever animation or visualization in whichever domain they see fit. We are slowly building out our own showcase of animations based on tutorials we provide the user (see link here for tutorials: https://wikunia.github.io/Javis.jl/stable/tutorials/)
We are also currently seeking contributions to our examples section here: https://wikunia.github.io/Javis.jl/stable/examples/ If you want to contribute, happy to support!