convert.exe is not found in the new version of ImageMagick

[smalaichami]

Getting the following error while executing gg_animate function...

I cannot find ImageMagick with convert = "convert" but I can find it from the Registry Hive: C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-7.0.3-Q16 "C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-7.0.3-Q16\convert.exe" -loop 0 -delay 10 Rplot1.png Rplot2.png Rplot3.png Rplot4.png Rplot5.png Rplot6.png Rplot7.png Rplot8.png Rplot9.png Rplot10.png Rplot11.png Rplot12.png Rplot13.png

[Tmana]

Workaround:

Install ImageMagick and point R path to its folder with the executables:

Sys.setenv(PATH = paste("C:/Program Files/ImageMagick/bin", Sys.getenv("PATH"), sep = ";"))

[josie-hughes]

The workaround suggested above does not work for me. convert.exe seems to be missing entirely from new versions of ImageMagick. This discussion seems relevant: http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?t=29582. But I can't find a "Install legacy components" tickbox in installation. Help?

[tyokota]

The convert.exe binary file is in the portable zip version, which can be found on the download page: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php

[josie-hughes]

Good. Thanks

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[stephenbfroehlich]

There is also a checkbox in the DLL installer that is for "legacy" support that will install "convert". That plus the above PATH edit works for me in Windows 7.

[yutannihilation]

It seems that we no longer need the desperate try with the old version of ImageMagick, as this PR is merged:

Using magick as default gif converter https://github.com/yihui/animation/pull/98

Try the dev version of animation with devtools::install_github("yihui/animation"). Everything works fine (, at least for me).

[JohnsonBrent]

I'm late to the party but in case someone comes across this error (like I just did)... I found that using installr from within R to create the imagemagick installation did the trick of connecting gganimate to imagemagick: library(installr); install.ImageMagick(URL = "http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php")

[danklotz]

@JohnsonBrent This tels me that the URL cannot be opened, i.e. "HTTP status was '404 Not Found'"

[JoeAmmar]

@danklotz That link is outdated. Try this instead: install.imagemagick("https://www.imagemagick.org/script/download.php")

[dgrtwo]

We are finishing a complete rewrite of gganimate undertaken by Thomas Pedersen, with massive breaking changes to the API (this will come with a version bump to 1.0.0; currently 0.9.9.9999). This fixes many existing bugs and installation difficulties, and offers a more intuitive grammar of graphics.

As a result I'm closing almost all open issues, since they aren't relevant to the new version (bug reports in particular no longer apply). I apologize for any inconvenience in updating your existing code, but the new version of gganimate will be well worth the effort.

• If you are still interested in this issue and believe it is relevant to the new version of gganimate, you can reopen it!

• If you'd like to continue using the old gganimate version (which we do not recommend, as it will not be maintained), you can install from this release using the following code:

  devtools::install_github("dgrtwo/gganimate", ref = "v0.1.1”)

[kumarkundan]

Workaround:

Install ImageMagick and point R path to its folder with the executables:

Sys.setenv(PATH = paste("C:/Program Files/ImageMagick/bin", Sys.getenv("PATH"), sep = ";"))

How we can do for windows...plz explain

[yutannihilation]

@kumarkundan This issue is too old, now you don't need the executable to use ImageMagick since there's magick package :)

[kumarkundan]

@kumarkundan This issue is too old, now you don't need the executable to use ImageMagick since there's magick package :)

yes i followed @tyokota solution , it worked. THANKS for prompt response.