Once your storyboard is ready, the editor shows it as a row of shot cards. Each shot is a single prompt that describes what happens on screen, and you can add, remove, and reword shots. Your changes save automatically.
For a newly created storyboard, the editor opens while its shots are still generating. The Voice model selector is already available during this state; a selection made before the shots finish is preserved and saved after the completion refresh.
How is a shot built?
Each shot card is one prompt — a single text box where you describe that shot in plain language. Inside that prompt you can drop in references to your storyboard Elements (characters, backgrounds, products) and the voice model, which appear as inline @-pills. There are no separate boxes for voice-over text or a video prompt; first-frame images are handled by the shot preview controls instead of by a manual upload field.
How do I add a reference to an Element or the voice model?
Two ways:
Click an Element chip or the voice pill in the palette beside the prompt (landscape desktop) or above it (portrait, square, and mobile) — it inserts that reference at your cursor.
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@in the prompt to bring up the mention list and pick the Element (or voice model) from there.
Each reference becomes a pill in the text, so the app knows exactly which character, product, or voice you mean for that shot.
Is there a length limit on a shot's prompt?
Yes — each shot's prompt is limited to 20,000 characters. The desktop card shows a live "current / 20000" counter in the corner so you can see how much room is left.
What is "Shot preview (first frame)"?
Some shots show a Shot preview (first frame) area beside or above the prompt. On desktop, the latest storyboard layout places landscape previews such as 16:9 and 4:3 above the prompt in a full-width, 180px-high frame, with the available Element and voice pills in a column to the left of the prompt; portrait and square storyboards keep the side-by-side preview and horizontal pill row. If no preview exists yet, the editable card shows Generate preview; after a frame exists, it changes to Regenerate preview. The button also shows the preview-generation credit cost in the form "-{{credits}} Credits" (for example, "-20 Credits" while the fallback cost is shown). While the key frame is processing, the preview reads "Generating shot preview"; if it fails, the preview shows an error state and you can try again.
How do I add a shot?
Scroll to the end of the row and click the Add shot card (labeled "Add a new shot to the storyboard"). A new shot is appended and saved; you'll see "Adding shot…" briefly. New shots start empty so you can write their prompt.
How do I delete a shot?
Open the … menu in the top-right of a shot card and choose Delete. The shot is removed and the storyboard re-saves; you'll see the toast "Clip deleted." (the app still says "clip" in this message even though the storyboard is built from shots). Deleting a shot is permanent.
How long is each shot, and where do I see the total?
Each shot's duration is computed by the app, not typed in — there's no per-shot duration box. The single Duration shown in the bottom bar is the storyboard's total (in whole seconds), and it refreshes every time your changes save. That total is what the final video cost is based on.
How do I reorder shots?
Shots appear in order from left to right, and that's the order they'll play in the final video. New shots are added at the end and shots are removed in place — there isn't a drag-to-reorder control, so plan the sequence as you build it. Use the left/right scroll buttons in the bottom bar (or scroll the row) to move along a long storyboard.
Do I have to save my changes?
No — the editor auto-saves. Edits are written to the server a couple of seconds after you stop typing, and there's a periodic safety save as well. Closing the editor or pressing Generate also flushes any pending edits. You may briefly see "Saving changes…".
What's the warning icon next to the title?
If your latest edits couldn't be saved, an info icon appears next to the storyboard brief. Hovering it explains that your changes can't be saved right now and that closing the editor would lose unsaved changes. If you close while out of sync, you'll be asked to confirm before losing them.
Why can't I edit my shots?
Generating a final video does not lock the live storyboard. The editor closes after the render request is accepted, and you can reopen the storyboard, continue editing it, and press Generate again. Each finished video keeps a read-only historical snapshot of the shots, Elements, and voice model used for that render.
On mobile
Editing opens a full-screen page. Shots are shown as cards you scroll through, with the Elements section and voice model laid out alongside them; the prompt, @-mentions, character counter, and add/delete behavior all work the same as on desktop. A shot-navigation control helps you jump between shots.