Dear list, I am trying to use saveGIF() from library animation. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/animation/animation.pdf saveGIF() has dependency on package ImageMagick. I got the following,> install.packages("ImageMagick")Warning in install.packages : package ?ImageMagick? is not available (for R version 3.3.2) Does that mean I can't use saveGIF() anymore? It seems that this is the only package capable in R. Thank you in advance! [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Hi, ImageMagick is an external software that you need to install on your system. It's not an *R* package so trying to install it with install.packages() won't work. Note the difference between things listed in the SystemRequirements field (the animation package has many of these system requirements) vs things listed in the Depends or Imports field. The former are external softwares (typically standalone programs or system libraries). The latter are R packages that can be found with available.packages() and installed with install.packages(). H. On 03/14/2017 10:21 PM, C W wrote:> Dear list, > > I am trying to use saveGIF() from library animation. > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cran.r-2Dproject.org_web_packages_animation_animation.pdf&d=DwIGaQ&c=eRAMFD45gAfqt84VtBcfhQ&r=BK7q3XeAvimeWdGbWY_wJYbW0WYiZvSXAJJKaaPhzWA&m=sLEnaUtX6fn9Y_qSSEHFl-W9OaFf4_3oSFFTpbvjAd4&s=4BYi2BW4av2AKvz57RFr0v7j-zxc2Z7AzHvutypbh_s&e> > saveGIF() has dependency on package ImageMagick. > > I got the following, >> install.packages("ImageMagick") > Warning in install.packages : > package ?ImageMagick? is not available (for R version 3.3.2) > > Does that mean I can't use saveGIF() anymore? It seems that this is the > only package capable in R. > > Thank you in advance! > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__stat.ethz.ch_mailman_listinfo_r-2Dhelp&d=DwIGaQ&c=eRAMFD45gAfqt84VtBcfhQ&r=BK7q3XeAvimeWdGbWY_wJYbW0WYiZvSXAJJKaaPhzWA&m=sLEnaUtX6fn9Y_qSSEHFl-W9OaFf4_3oSFFTpbvjAd4&s=_h7qcvAynH-5nBWCTLad-rzILkVVQe8Ymt5a0-DOGXY&e> PLEASE do read the posting guide https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.R-2Dproject.org_posting-2Dguide.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=eRAMFD45gAfqt84VtBcfhQ&r=BK7q3XeAvimeWdGbWY_wJYbW0WYiZvSXAJJKaaPhzWA&m=sLEnaUtX6fn9Y_qSSEHFl-W9OaFf4_3oSFFTpbvjAd4&s=PliR-mnRNhRqRnpIX6OFVtcpBlOR2rBkBKtemPQ-NMw&e> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >-- Herv? Pag?s Program in Computational Biology Division of Public Health Sciences Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 1100 Fairview Ave. N, M1-B514 P.O. Box 19024 Seattle, WA 98109-1024 E-mail: hpages at fredhutch.org Phone: (206) 667-5791 Fax: (206) 667-1319
A google search on "ImageMagick Package R" brought this up, which seems relevant: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/magick/vignettes/intro.html -- Bert Bert Gunter "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and sticking things into it." -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 10:21 PM, C W <tmrsg11 at gmail.com> wrote:> Dear list, > > I am trying to use saveGIF() from library animation. > https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/animation/animation.pdf > > saveGIF() has dependency on package ImageMagick. > > I got the following, >> install.packages("ImageMagick") > Warning in install.packages : > package ?ImageMagick? is not available (for R version 3.3.2) > > Does that mean I can't use saveGIF() anymore? It seems that this is the > only package capable in R. > > Thank you in advance! > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
I'm the author of the animation package, and I do plan to switch to the magick package in the future instead of using ImageMagick as a system dependency. Regards, Yihui -- https://yihui.name On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:32 AM, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 at gmail.com> wrote:> A google search on "ImageMagick Package R" brought this up, which > seems relevant: > > https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/magick/vignettes/intro.html > > -- Bert > > > Bert Gunter > > "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along > and sticking things into it." > -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) > > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 10:21 PM, C W <tmrsg11 at gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear list, >> >> I am trying to use saveGIF() from library animation. >> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/animation/animation.pdf >> >> saveGIF() has dependency on package ImageMagick. >> >> I got the following, >>> install.packages("ImageMagick") >> Warning in install.packages : >> package ?ImageMagick? is not available (for R version 3.3.2) >> >> Does that mean I can't use saveGIF() anymore? It seems that this is the >> only package capable in R. >> >> Thank you in advance! >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.