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I think the current answer just creates a GIF but doesn't explain why LocalizeVariables -> False would cause an abnormal GIF to be exported. And I don't see any explanation about this phenomenon in the documentation. I don't sure this is a bug or not. So I hope to reopen this post.

Code:

g1 = Manipulate[Plot[{Log[x], (x^(1-a)-1)/(1-a)}, {x, 0, 5}, PlotLegends->"Expressions"], 
{a, 0, 0.99}, LocalizeVariables->False];

Export["isoelastic.gif",g1]

Output (GIF):

enter image description here

As you can see, the .gif is just a static image. Any ideas?

EDIT:

But this code worked perfectly fine:

a1 = Manipulate[Plot[{(1-t)*x - t*((E^(-t*x)) - 1)}, {x, -100, 100}], {t, 0, 1}]

Export["graph.gif", a1]

Output:

enter image description here

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  • $\begingroup$ How to export without the nasty panel and controls $\endgroup$
    – user5601
    Commented Jan 19, 2022 at 17:43

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That's because when exporting to a gif, it actually takes a list of images. So what you actually want is 

g1 = Table[
      Plot[{Log[x], (x^(1 - a) - 1)/(1 - a)}, {x, 0, 5}, PlotLegends -> "Expressions"],
      {a, 0, 0.99, .99/100}
     ]
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    $\begingroup$ Makes sense! I've edited my question - do you know why the code snippet below worked? (I've already accepted your answer even if you don't know). $\endgroup$
    – Thev
    Commented Oct 20, 2018 at 20:09
  • $\begingroup$ You do output the animation, but you don't explain why the op's code doesn't output the animation. I don't see anything official stating that LocalizeVariables prevents outputting animations $\endgroup$
    – yode
    Commented Jan 18, 2022 at 9:43

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