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The AI Storyboard Generator

See your story before it exists.

Transform scripts into production-ready storyboards with character continuity, cinematic camera intelligence, and one-click animatic export.

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storyboardcanvas.ai — Project: "Nightfall" — Scene 3Scene 3 of 12Export ↓ShareAMSHOTS1 · WS Rooftop2 · MS Dialogue3 · CU Face4 · WS City5 · OTS Chase6 · MCU InteriorNOTESCamera pushes in slowlyas tension builds. Holdon close-up 3 beats.WSINT. ROOFTOPMSINT. ROOFTOPCUINT. ROOFTOPWSEXT. CITYOTSEXT. CITYMCUINT. CARDOLLY INFRAME 3Shot: CULens: 85mmMove: Dolly InDuration: 2.4sEditContinuity: 100%6 frames · 2 charactersCreative Fuel847 tokens75%

Core Features

Everything in five steps

AI Generation

Script to Storyboard

Paste your screenplay or shot descriptions. Our AI parses scenes into discrete shots with inferred framing, maintaining strict visual continuity across every frame.

  • Accepts Fountain, FDX, and plain text
  • Automatic scene-to-shot breakdown
  • Beat analysis with emotional tagging
  • Batch regeneration of selected frames
  • Reference images for style lock
SCREENPLAYINT. ROOFTOP — NIGHTSARAH stands at the edge,wind whipping her hair.She turns to face MARCUSwho emerges from thestairwell door.SARAHWhere have you been?MARCUS steps closer,his face half-lit bythe city glow below.AI ⟶3 tokensGENERATEDWSINT. ROOFTOPMSINT. ROOFTOPCUSARAHOTSMARCUS✓ Character continuity: 100%2 characters tracked · 4 framesArt style: Locked · Cinematic180° rule: MaintainedApprove
Edit & Arrange

Canvas Editor

A Google Slides-level editing canvas for storyboards. Drag-and-drop frames, smart alignment guides, snapping, templates, version history, and presentation mode.

  • Drag & drop frame arrangement
  • Smart guides and auto-snapping
  • Layer control with grouping
  • Storyboard & pitch deck templates
  • Full-screen presenter mode
WSMS — selectedCU — drag to reorderSNAPM"Looks great! ✓"
Professional Drawing Engine

Draw Suite

A GPU-accelerated drawing and painting engine built on Skia/CanvasKit-WASM. Full stylus pressure and tilt support, Web Worker off-thread rendering, 15+ blend modes, and a MyPaint-compatible brush engine — all running at 60fps in your browser.

  • GPU-accelerated Skia rendering with WebGL2 compositor
  • Full stylus pressure & tilt with 5 smoothing modes
  • MyPaint brush engine with .myb preset support
  • 15+ blend modes: Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Color Dodge & more
  • Non-destructive layers with adjustment controls
  • Wet blending, bristle simulation & smudge tools
Draw Suite — GPU Accelerated · Skia/CanvasKit-WASM60 FPSWebGL2BESLRTWCpressureBRUSHSize20pxHard80%Opacity100%Spacing0.15Pressure Gamma0.70SmoothingStabilizerMin size5%LAYERS+Brush strokesNormal · 100%Wet blendMultiply · 80%Adj: Brightness+12BackgroundNormal · 100%AI GeneratedNormal · 100%COLOR#E07850RGB HSLRENDERING PIPELINEPhase 1: WebGL2 GPU CompositorPhase 2: Worker · Phase 3: Dirty RectPressure: 0.72Tilt: 12° 8°
Direct & Plan

Camera & Action Arrows

Standardized camera movement arrows — pan, tilt, dolly, truck, crane, zoom, handheld — each carrying structured motion metadata for animatic generation.

  • 8 standardized camera move types
  • Structured JSON motion metadata
  • Start/end frame with easing curves
  • Duration and 3D path control
  • Subject action arrows
PAN R →DOLLY IN ↑CRANE ↗MOTION DATA{type: "dolly_in"start: frame 24end: frame 72easing: ease_in_outduration: 2000mspath: [{x:0, y:0, z:0}{x:0, y:0, z:-3}]}Animate →
Animate & Export

Animatic Export

One-click: approved frames + camera arrow metadata → video AI rendering. Your storyboard becomes an animated animatic with timing, easing, and motion.

  • Approve frames + lock art style
  • Automatic motion path extraction
  • Video AI API rendering pipeline
  • Timeline sequencing and re-render
  • MP4/MOV export with timing
00:02.4 / 00:12.8 — 24fpsANIMATICDuration: 12.8 secondsFrames: 6 shotsCamera moves: 4Art style: Locked ✓Resolution: 1920×1080Export MP4MOV20 tokens per renderAI never changes locked style0s2s4s6s8s10s12sShot 1Shot 2Shot 3Shot 4Shot 5Shot 6

Capabilities

Built for cinematic pre-production

Character Continuity

Identity embeddings keep every character's face, wardrobe, and pose consistent across all shots — automatically.

Cinematic Camera Intelligence

Focal length, shot types (CU, MS, WS, OTS), camera movement, lens presets, and lighting logic built in.

Real-Time Collaboration

Threaded comments, @mentions, per-frame approvals, version history, share links, and presence indicators.

GPU-Accelerated Rendering

4-phase rendering pipeline: WebGL2 compositor, Web Worker threading, dirty-region rendering, and OffscreenCanvas — zero main-thread cost at 60fps.

Art Style Lock

Lock your visual style — AI never deviates. Screen direction, scene geography, and the 180° rule are maintained.

Professional Stylus Support

Full pressure sensitivity and tilt detection with 5 smoothing modes: EMA, weighted average, stabilizer, pixel-perfect, and raw input.

Advanced Brush Engine

Hermite cubic curve dab generation, pressure gamma control, configurable hardness with cached gradient shaders, and MyPaint .myb preset compatibility.

Production-Ready Exports

PDF sheets (300 DPI), hi-res PNGs, CSV shot lists with metadata, and MP4/MOV animatics with timing.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions