gganimate: file_renderer failed to copy frames to the destination directory

[Marcell]

Hi guys!

My issue is connecting to gganimate, the goal is to create a gif file. I use R studio and Windows 10.
used the following code:

library(ggplot2)
library(gganimate)
theme_set(theme_bw())

library(gapminder)
head(gapminder)

p <- ggplot(
gapminder,
aes(x = gdpPercap, y=lifeExp, size = pop, colour = country)
) +
geom_point(show.legend = FALSE, alpha = 0.7) +
scale_color_viridis_d() +
scale_size(range = c(2, 12)) +
scale_x_log10() +
labs(x = "GDP per capita", y = "Life expectancy")
p

Myplot <- p + transition_time(year) +
labs(title = "Year: {frame_time}")

The error message is the following:
Warning message:
file_renderer failed to copy frames to the destination directory

Interesting is that, it creates jpg files, but it is really far from the goal.
Thank you for help in advance

[mishabalyasin]

Do you have gifski package installed on your computer? I think, you are coming across the same issue I've came across - https://github.com/thomasp85/gganimate/issues/363

[kiers]

Hello Marcell, mr mishabalyasin is correct: the source code for gganimate is on github
https://github.com/thomasp85/gganimate/blob/master/R/renderers.R

and in the comments of the source code it says:

" ' @details The gifski_renderer() is used unless otherwise specified in
#' [animate()] or in options('gganimate.renderer'). This renderer requires
#' both the gifski and png packages to be installed."

PROBLEM IS: it's not in the Xubuntu repository (synaptic) anymore? where is a good safe download for gifski?

[diremouse]

From looking at the help for gifski_renderer(), it seems to be part of gganimate...I also installed & loaded the PNG and gifski libraries, but still get the OP's error.

[mishabalyasin]

Do you get any errors/warnings when you load gifski (library(gifski))?

[diremouse]

No, no errors thrown.

[kiers]

"no errors thrown", meaning you HAVE gifski installed via Rstudio environment? (i.e. Rstudio downloaded Rust compiler framework and compiled and "make" gifski)?