# 2htdp save-movie analog of save-image?

**URL:** https://racket.discourse.group/t/2htdp-save-movie-analog-of-save-image/1352
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**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/2htdp-save-movie-analog-of-save-image/1352 "2022-10-05T18:47:54Z")
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### Author: ![jasonhemann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/jasonhemann/32/611_2.png) [@jasonhemann](https://racket.discourse.group/u/jasonhemann)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/2htdp-save-movie-analog-of-save-image/1352/1 "2022-10-05T18:47:54Z")

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2htdp/image includes save-image, a built-in way to easily export an image to disk. Is there a comparably easy way to save a movie that you'd produce with the run-movie function?

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### Author: ![samth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/samth/32/3_2.png) [@samth](https://racket.discourse.group/u/samth)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/2htdp-save-movie-analog-of-save-image/1352/2 "2022-10-05T19:47:48Z")

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You probably want to rewrite your animation using `big-bang` and use the `record?` clause.

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### Author: ![EmEf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@EmEf](https://racket.discourse.group/u/EmEf)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/2htdp-save-movie-analog-of-save-image/1352/3 "2022-10-05T19:48:37Z")

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Not a movie but `big-bang` has a clause called `record?`, which generates an animated gif (and all scenes) of an animation in a directory.