diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 483c61d2..314a263f 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,15 @@ void initConfig() {
   addsaver(irr::rearrange_less, "irregular-rearrangeless", 10);
   
   addsaver(vid.linequality, "line quality", 0);
+  
+  addsaver(anims::animfile, "animation file format");
+  addsaver(anims::period, "animation period");
+  addsaver(anims::noframes, "animation frames");
+  addsaver(anims::cycle_length, "animation cycle length");
+  addsaver(anims::parabolic_length, "animation parabolic length");
+  addsaver(anims::rug_angle, "animation rug angle");
+  addsaver(anims::circle_radius, "animation circle radius");
+  addsaver(anims::circle_spins, "animation circle spins");
 
 #if CAP_TEXTURE  
   addsaver(texture::texture_aura, "texture-aura", false);
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index c27d6b9e..5aa7829f 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -4096,6 +4096,11 @@ namespace anims {
   bool any_on();
   bool any_animation();
   bool center_music();
+  
+  extern string animfile;
+  
+  extern int noframes;
+  extern ld period, cycle_length, parabolic_length, rug_angle, circle_radius, circle_spins;
   }
 
 extern int animation_lcm;
diff --git a/screenshot.cpp b/screenshot.cpp
index 0545ee17..9f0b9e74 100644
--- a/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/screenshot.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ void rollback() {
   }
 
 #if CAP_FILES
-string animfile = "animations/animation-%04d.png";
+string animfile = "animation-%04d.png";
 
 bool record_animation() {
   for(int i=0; i<noframes; i++) {