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Starting in MATLAB R2022a, use the append option in exportgraphics to create GIF files from animated axes, figures, or other visualizations.
This basic template contains just two steps:
% 1. Create the initial image file gifFile = 'myAnimation.gif'; exportgraphics(obj, gifFile);
% 2. Within a loop, append the gif image for i = 1:20
% % % % % % % % Update the figure/axes % % % % % % % %
exportgraphics(obj, gifFile, Append=true); end
Note, exportgraphics will not capture UI components such as buttons and knobs and requires constant axis limits.
To create animations of images or more elaborate graphics, learn how to use imwrite to create animated GIFs .
Share your MATLAB animated GIFs in the comments below!
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