[BUG] Invalid value for '--folder': Directory 'slides' does not exist.

[ManimLearn]

Hi, I have just download manim slides and try out a simple example, but I've run into this problem. How can I fix it? Thank you.

[jeertmans]

Hello! This error, while not clear, indicates that you did not render the animations first, as rendering the animations should create that missing folder. Can you confirm?

[jeertmans]

See #98.

[ManimLearn]

See #98.

Hi, I have seen the post, but I still couldn't get it to work. How do I remove those 3 lines that you mentioned in post #98? This is the output after rendering my scene. (Sorry, I'm not good with coding :( )

[jeertmans]

@ManimLearn looks like the rendering process did not end very well (despite the code=0).

Can you include the full command and terminal output here? Not just the end.

[ManimLearn]

@jeertmans
Here is the full terminal output. To rendered the scene I use Manim Slideview so I just Ctrl + S.

Manim Extension XTerm
Serves as a terminal for logging purpose.

Extension Version 0.2.13

MSV c:\Users\Admin>"manim" "c:\Users\Admin\Thuyết minh nckh.py" thuyetminhNCKH
Manim Community v0.18.1

[08/07/24 16:57:25] INFO Animation 0 : Using cached cairo_renderer.py:88
data (hash :
3977891868_2543504905_2231324
57)
[08/07/24 16:57:26] INFO Animation 1 : Using cached cairo_renderer.py:88 it/s]
data (hash :
2852726489_1653248266_2105569
795)
INFO Combining to Movie file. scene_file_writer.py:617 it/s]
INFO scene_file_writer.py:737
File ready at
'C:\Users\Admin\media\vid
--- Logging error ---
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\logging.py", line 170, in emit
self.console.print(log_renderable)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 1673, in print
with self:
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 865, in exit
self._exit_buffer()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 823, in _exit_buffer
self._check_buffer()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 2027, in _check_buffer
legacy_windows_render(buffer, LegacyWindowsTerm(self.file))
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich_windows_renderer.py", line 17, in legacy_windows_render
term.write_styled(text, style)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich_win32_console.py", line 442, in write_styled
self.write_text(text)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich_win32_console.py", line 403, in write_text
self.write(text)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 19, in encode
return codecs.charmap_encode(input,self.errors,encoding_table)[0]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u1ebf' in position 8: character maps to
Call stack:
File "", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in run_code
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Scripts\manim.exe_main.py", line 7, in
sys.exit(main())
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1157, in call
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1078, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1688, in invoke
return process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\cli\render\commands.py", line 120, in render
scene.render()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\scene\scene.py", line 239, in render
self.renderer.scene_finished(self)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\renderer\cairo_renderer.py", line 269, in scene_finished
self.file_writer.finish()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\scene\scene_file_writer.py", line 457, in finish
self.combine_to_movie()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\scene\scene_file_writer.py", line 667, in combine_to_movie
self.print_file_ready_message(str(movie_file_path))
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\scene\scene_file_writer.py", line 737, in print_file_ready_message
logger.info("\nFile ready at %(file_path)s\n", {"file_path": f"'{file_path}'"})
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1539, in info
self.log(INFO, msg, args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1684, in log
self.handle(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1700, in handle
self.callHandlers(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1762, in callHandlers
hdlr.handle(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1028, in handle
self.emit(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\logging.py", line 172, in emit
self.handleError(record)
Message: '\nFile ready at %(file_path)s\n'
Arguments: {'file_path': "'C:\Users\Admin\media\videos\Thuy\u1ebft minh nckh\1080p60\thuyetminhNCKH.mp4'"}
INFO scene_file_writer.py:737
File ready at
'C:\Users\Admin\media\vid
--- Logging error ---
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\logging.py", line 170, in emit
self.console.print(log_renderable)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 1673, in print
with self:
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 865, in exit
self._exit_buffer()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 823, in _exit_buffer
self._check_buffer()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\console.py", line 2027, in _check_buffer
legacy_windows_render(buffer, LegacyWindowsTerm(self.file))
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich_windows_renderer.py", line 17, in legacy_windows_render
term.write_styled(text, style)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich_win32_console.py", line 442, in write_styled
self.write_text(text)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich_win32_console.py", line 403, in write_text
self.write(text)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 19, in encode
return codecs.charmap_encode(input,self.errors,encoding_table)[0]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u1ebf' in position 8: character maps to
Call stack:
File "", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in run_code
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Scripts\manim.exe_main.py", line 7, in
sys.exit(main())
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1157, in call
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1078, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1688, in invoke
return process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\cli\render\commands.py", line 120, in render
scene.render()
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\manim\scene\scene.py", line 247, in render
logger.info(
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1539, in info
self.log(INFO, msg, args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1684, in log
self.handle(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1700, in handle
self.callHandlers(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1762, in callHandlers
hdlr.handle(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\logging_init.py", line 1028, in handle
self.emit(record)
File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\rich\logging.py", line 172, in emit
self.handleError(record)
Message: 'Rendered thuyetminhNCKH\nPlayed 2 animations'
Arguments: ()

[jeertmans]

As you can read in the terminal output, you have an error rendering the animations, that starts at:

File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 19, in encode
return codecs.charmap_encode(input,self.errors,encoding_table)[0]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u1ebf' in position 8: character maps to
Call stack:

This is very likely caused by your string, as it contains non utf-8 characters.
Maybe you can try to wrap your strings with "my_string".encode("utf-8")?

I will close this issue as this is more related to Manim, or even Rich (which is used to print to the console), rather than Manim Slides.