Manim AI Animation Generator 🎬

AI-powered web application that generates mathematical animations from natural language descriptions using Manim and Google Gemini AI.

✨ Features

• 🤖 AI-Powered Code Generation: Uses Google Gemini to convert text descriptions into Manim code
• 🎥 Video Rendering: Generates smooth MP4 animations using Manim
• ⚡ Simple Setup: Minimal dependencies and easy installation
• 🎨 Clean Web UI: Intuitive interface for creating animations
• 🔄 Real-time Processing: Get your animations in 30-60 seconds

📋 Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• FFmpeg (for video encoding)
• Google Gemini API Key (free at https://ai.google.dev/)

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the Repository

2. Install FFmpeg

FFmpeg is required for video rendering. Choose your platform:

Windows

1. Download: Visit https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
2. Download ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip (~88 MB)
3. Extract the zip file to C:\ffmpeg
   • After extraction, you should have: C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe
4. Add to PATH:
   • Press Windows key
   • Type: environment variables
   • Click: "Edit the system environment variables"
   • Click: "Environment Variables" button
   • In User variables, find and select "Path"
   • Click: "Edit" → "New"
   • Add: C:\ffmpeg\bin
   • Click OK on all windows
5. Verify Installation:
   • Open a NEW terminal
   • Run: ffmpeg -version
   • You should see version information

macOS

brew install ffmpeg

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt update sudo apt install ffmpeg

3. Set Up Python Environment

create virtual environment

Install Python dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Make .env file

enter GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

5. Running the program

cd backend python main.py

cd frontend python -m http.server 3000