pyview_test_data/HS_Till/progs/export_movies.py

import view

# this tells view all settings including the folder structure of your project
ymlfile = r"/home/aj/SharedWithWindows/HS_Till/usage_till.yml"

# any  manual changes to flags, add to dictionary as required
flags_to_update = {
    # <flag name> : flag value
    # CTV_scalebar: True
    # .....
}

# list of animals for which movies are to generated
animals = [
    "HS_bee_PELM_180424b",
    "HS_bee_PELM_180416b"
]

if __name__ == '__main__':

    # create a view object
    view_obj = view.VIEW()

    # load flags from yml file
    view_obj.update_flags_from_ymlfile(ymlfile)

    # update flags specified locally
    view_obj.update_flags(flags_to_update)

    # iterate over animals
    for animal in animals:

        # initialize view object with animal
        view_obj.initialize_animal(animal=animal)

        # iterate over measurements of the animal
        for measu in view_obj.get_measus_by_analyze_for_current_animal(1):

            # load a measurement for the animal
            view_obj.load_measurement_data_from_current_animal(measu)

            # save movie for the loaded data
            view_obj.export_movie_for_current_measurement()

        # backup this script and the yml file used next to the created GDMs
        view_obj.backup_script_flags_configs_for_movies(files=[__file__, ymlfile])