manim-video

manim-video

Manim Video

Use Manim for technical explainers where motion, structure, and clarity matter more than photorealism.

When to Activate

• the user wants a technical explainer animation

• the concept is a graph, workflow, architecture, metric progression, or system diagram

• the user wants a short product or launch explainer for X or a landing page

• the visual should feel precise instead of generically cinematic

Tool Requirements

• manim CLI for scene rendering

• ffmpeg for post-processing if needed

• video-editing for final assembly or polish

• remotion-video-creation when the final package needs composited UI, captions, or additional motion layers

Default Output

• short 16:9 MP4

• one thumbnail or poster frame

• storyboard plus scene plan

Workflow

• Define the core visual thesis in one sentence.

• Break the concept into 3 to 6 scenes.

• Decide what each scene proves.

• Write the scene outline before writing Manim code.

• Render the smallest working version first.

• Tighten typography, spacing, color, and pacing after the render works.

• Hand off to the wider video stack only if it adds value.

Scene Planning Rules

• each scene should prove one thing

• avoid overstuffed diagrams

• prefer progressive reveal over full-screen clutter

• use motion to explain state change, not just to keep the screen busy

• title cards should be short and loaded with meaning

Network Graph Default

For social-graph and network-optimization explainers:

• show the current graph before showing the optimized graph

• distinguish low-signal follow clutter from high-signal bridges

• highlight warm-path nodes and target clusters

• if useful, add a final scene showing the self-improvement lineage that informed the skill

Render Conventions

• default to 16:9 landscape unless the user asks for vertical

• start with a low-quality smoke test render

• only push to higher quality after composition and timing are stable

• export one clean thumbnail frame that reads at social size

Reusable Starter

Use assets/network_graph_scene.py as a starting point for network-graph explainers.

Example smoke test:

manim -ql assets/network_graph_scene.py NetworkGraphExplainer

Output Format

Return:

• core visual thesis

• storyboard

• scene outline

• render plan

• any follow-on polish recommendations

Related Skills

• video-editing for final polish

• remotion-video-creation for motion-heavy post-processing or compositing

• content-engine when the animation is part of a broader launch

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