create a gif in matlab

Creating a GIF animation in MATLAB involves three main steps:

  1. Create the frames
  2. Compile the frames into an array
  3. Write the array as a GIF file

Here is an example code snippet that creates a simple animation of a growing circle and saves it as a GIF file:

main.m
% Set up parameters
numFrames = 20; % number of animation frames
radius = 10;   % starting radius of circle
delayTime = 0.2; % delay between frames in seconds

% Initialize figure
figure;

% Loop through frames
for i = 1:numFrames
    % Generate image for this frame
    img = zeros(100,100); % start with a blank image
    img = insertShape(img, 'circle', [50 50 radius], 'LineWidth', 2, 'Color', 'red'); % add circle
    imshow(img); % show image
    
    % Add frame to array
    if i == 1
        [A,map] = rgb2ind(frame2im(getframe(gcf)),256,'nodither'); % initialize array
        A(1,1,1,numFrames) = 0;
    else
        A(:,:,1,i) = rgb2ind(frame2im(getframe(gcf)),map); % add frame
    end
    
    % Update parameters for next frame
    radius = radius + 5; % increase circle radius for next frame
    
    % Pause for specified time
    pause(delayTime);
end

% Write array to GIF file
imwrite(A,map,'animation.gif','DelayTime',delayTime,'LoopCount',inf);
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This code snippet generates an animation of a growing circle with 20 frames, starting with a radius of 10 and increasing by 5 for each subsequent frame. It uses the insertShape function to generate the circle and the imshow function to display each frame. The rgb2ind, frame2im, and getframe functions are used to compile the frames into an array, which is then written to a GIF file using the imwrite function. The DelayTime and LoopCount properties are used to control the delay between frames and the number of times the animation should loop.

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