manim

Zero-Click, Old Tricks - Manim deck for SCSS 2026

Manim Community Edition 0.19 + manim-slides 5.6. Mirror of the conventions used in ..\..\mate\proiect\.

Setup

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

Dev loop (VS Code)

Install the Manim Sideview extension. Open any src/slides/s##_*.py and save: the file renders to media/ and previews in the side panel.

Full deck render

Preferred (same workflow as mate/proiect):

python -m src.slides              # HQ render + export ../web/static/generated/write-primitive-exploits-2026.html
python -m src.slides --preview    # LQ render + export write-primitive-exploits-2026-dev.html
python -m src.slides 01 08 14     # render only specific keys
python -m src.slides --present    # interactive presenter (manim-slides present)
python -m src.slides --force      # force re-render unchanged scenes
python -m src.slides --no-export  # render only, skip HTML

Alternative batch script (no incremental detection, no HTML export):

build.bat              REM medium quality
build.bat hq           REM high quality
build.bat hq concat    REM HQ + ffmpeg concat into one MP4
build.bat present      REM generate reveal.js HTML manually

Serve the deck from the Flask app

The deck is wired to two hidden routes (not linked from any nav):

• /slides - HQ bundle (built by python -m src.slides)
• /slides-dev - LQ bundle (built by python -m src.slides --preview)

Both serve web/static/generated/write-primitive-exploits-2026*.html (a single self-contained reveal.js bundle produced by manim-slides convert --one-file). The route returns a flash + redirect to / if the bundle has not been built yet.

Build flow:

cd manim
python -m src.slides --preview     # iterate fast at /slides-dev
python -m src.slides               # final HQ render at /slides

Structure

19 scenes, ~10:00 total:

• ACT 1 (1:00) - Hook: s01, s02, s03
• ACT 2 (1:30) - Memory vulns primer: s04, s05, s06
• ACT 3 (2:30) - Stack lab centerpiece: s07, s08, s09
• ACT 4 (2:30) - 2025 chain: s10, s11, s12, s13
• ACT 5 (2:00) - 2026 narrative + solutions: s14, s15, s16
• Closing (0:30) - References + Thanks: s17, s18, s19