Introducing the New Animatic and Image to Video Feature! 🎥✨
We're going to show you the new animatic and image to video feature. Let's dive in! 🌊
🧠 Storyboarder.ai Tutorial: Creating Animatics with Image-to-Video
In this guide, I’ll walk you through our powerful new Image-to-Video feature, which lets you turn storyboard stills into dynamic animatic videos — using one of the highest quality AI video models available.
Whether you're developing a pitch, visualizing scenes, or creating production-ready animatics, this tool gives you an incredibly fast, flexible way to bring ideas to life.
🟩 Step 1: Start in Storyboard View
Once you're logged in and working on a project:
Navigate to the Storyboard View.
Hover over any storyboard image — you'll see a small camera icon in the top left corner.
Click this icon to begin generating a video from that still.
🛠 Step 2: Set Video Options
When the video generation panel opens, you’ll have two choices:
Quick Generation: Simply click the “Generate Video” button to let the AI animate the frame automatically.
Custom Generation:
Type a short description of what you want the animation to depict.
Choose from a range of camera movements like tracking shots, crane moves, zooms, or orbiting.
Small previews are provided so you can see what each movement will look like.
Then click Generate Video — your animation will begin processing.
⏱ Note: Since we’re using a high-end AI model, rendering typically takes a few minutes.
🧩 Step 3: Generate Multiple Videos in Parallel
While one video is generating, you can continue working:
Click on other stills to start generating new videos.
Add custom prompts or just use camera movement presets.
All videos will render in parallel — you don’t need to wait for one to finish before starting the next.
You’ll see a loading spinner on each storyboard frame that’s currently rendering.
Even if you leave the page, the system continues generating in the background.
▶️ Step 4: Preview Your Videos
Once a video is ready, a play icon appears on the image in your storyboard.
You can:
Click the play icon to preview the video loop.
Pause playback or switch back to the original still anytime.
Regenerate videos if needed by clicking the camera icon again.
🎞 Step 5: Use Animatic View for Timeline Control
Switch to the Animatic View (top menu) for a full timeline-based layout.
Here, you can:
Preview all your assets (videos and stills) in larger format.
See a timeline at the bottom for precise control of shot durations.
Click on a shot to adjust its ERT (Estimated Running Time).
Rearrange scenes by dragging and dropping them in the timeline.
Select whether each asset displays as a still or video.
This view helps you preview pacing, rhythm, and continuity before export.
⚠️ Important: The maximum video length is 6 seconds. If your timeline duration exceeds that, the video will automatically pause on a still frame at the end.
📤 Step 6: Export Your Animatic
Once you're satisfied with your animatic:
Click Export at the top right.
Choose to export as an MP4 video, with or without embedded shot descriptions.
Or export as an XML file for editing in software like Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
✅ Final Notes
This feature empowers you to:
Create cinematic storyboards that move
Previsualize ideas without filming anything
Pitch projects or scenes with clarity and style
Storyboarder.ai continues to evolve with tools designed by filmmakers, for filmmakers — giving you everything you need to go from idea to impact.
So jump in, explore, and most of all — have fun bringing your vision to life.