Manim Animations

Photography/optics explainer animations built with Manim Community Edition v0.20.1.

Scenes

File	Scene class	Description
light_cone_aperture.py	LightConeAperture	Light cone, aperture, and why same f-stop = same intensity per mm² across sensor sizes
sensor_comparison.py	SensorSizeComparison	Full Frame vs MFT sensor size comparison
depth_of_field.py	DepthOfFieldZone	Depth of field zone visualization

Rendering

Quick preview (low quality — fast iteration)

manim -pql <file>.py <SceneName>

480p, 15 fps. Use this while developing — renders in seconds.

Standard quality (720p)

manim -pqm <file>.py <SceneName>

720p, 30 fps. Good middle ground for checking layout and motion.

Full HD (1080p) — recommended for final export

manim -pqh <file>.py <SceneName>

1080p, 60 fps. Use this for the final render you'll actually share.

Production / 2K

manim -pqp <file>.py <SceneName>

1440p, 60 fps. Noticeably slower; worth it if you plan to pan/zoom in a video editor.

4K

manim -pqk <file>.py <SceneName>

2160p, 60 fps. Slow. Only needed if the final delivery target is 4K.

Render without auto-opening the preview

Drop the -p flag from any command above:

manim -qh <file>.py <SceneName>

Quality flag reference

Flag	Resolution	FPS
-ql	480p	15
-qm	720p	30
-qh	1080p	60
-qp	1440p (2K)	60
-qk	2160p (4K)	60

Output lands in media/videos/<file>/<resolution>/.