anagram-animator

This is a cleaned-up version of a Python script I've been using internally to render animated videos of anagrams. This is my first project with Pygame (even though it's not technically a game).

Input format

Anagrams will be read from a file called anagrams.txt in the same directory as the Python script. Anagrams are expected to be separated by an equals sign (=). Punctuation and numbers are removed, and capitalization doesn't matter.

This is only an example = Oh, explains main style!

Multiple anagrams can be specified with multiple equals signs.

Multiple anagrams of a phrase
=
Is part of a large human sample
=
Animate some full paragraphs

Placing a linebreak in the middle of a phrase will force a linebreak to appear in that place in the rendered anagram.

Linebreaks are not only allowed,
but sometimes,
they're encouraged
=
The well made
enormous beauty
broken into large layered sections

Multiple sets of anagrams can be specified with single empty lines in between them.

first one = fine sort =
of insert = I sent for

The second one
= Oh, do sentence!

The third anagram on the list = I am short,
and then real tight

Usage guide

Once the GUI starts up, there will be a section on the left with letter tiles, and a section on the right with various options and information. Pressing UP and DOWN will cycle through the options, and pressing LEFT and RIGHT will change their value.

Option name	Meaning
Anagram	The index of the current anagram set.
Tiles per line	Number of characters (including spaces) allowed in a single line.
Padding	Padding on sides, in tile space gaps.
Animation length (seconds)	Length of animation.
Animation pause (seconds)	Length of pause between animations (for single-video renders).
Aspect ratio	Aspect ratio of animation (any of 1:1, 9:16, or 16:9).
Render mode	Mode of video render ("Keyframes + video", "Single video (start to end)", or "Single video (loop)").

Pressing SPACE will preview the animation to the next phrase in the current anagram set, and pressing ENTER will render the anagram as a series of videos with keyframes in between them. The videos will be in a folder called videos, and the keyframes will be in a folder called keyframes. (Each animation frame will also be temporarily stored in a folder called frames.)

Property name	Meaning
Rendered	Whether a video for this anagram has been rendered.
Rendering	Whether a video for this anagram is being rendered.
FPS	Current FPS of the application.