Board fields: what the storyboard comes back as
22 of the 24 board tools describe what the storyboard comes back as. Of those, the commonest reading is “Image panels”, carried by 14. Each row shows the first line copied from the vendor; the full wording sits on each tool's sheet. As of 2026-09-25.
| Board tool | Reading | What the vendor page says |
|---|---|---|
| AI Drama Generator | Image panels | Multi-panel storyboards are generated for every scene |
| Boords | Panels plus lists | A script or brief becomes a structured storyboard of frames, with shot lists and scripts alongside |
| DirectStudio AI | Image panels | An interactive storyboard of scenes and numbered shots, drafted from a chat brief |
| Drawstory | Panels plus lists | A shot list and storyboard scenes are created from an uploaded script |
| Elser AI | Image panels | Storyboards are made automatically, manually from the script, or shot by shot in Storyboard Studio |
| Frameo | Image panels | Scene-by-scene storyboard frames with composition, visual references and captions |
| HeyGen | Written shot plan | A scene-by-scene blueprint with characters and a shot list, approved before anything renders |
| Higgsfield | None given | None given |
| ImagineArt | Image panels | AI storyboards from a text prompt; Scene Jump turns one shot into four connected frames |
| Katalist | Image panels | The script is broken into shots and a storyboard generated |
| LTX Studio | Image panels | Scripts become shot-by-shot visuals divided into scenes and shots; projects also hold a Pitch Deck |
| M Studio | Image panels | Storyboard pictures, blocking references and previs clips for every scene |
| MagicLight | Image panels | Every scene is reviewed in a Storyboard editor before the video renders |
| OiiOii | Image panels | A single prompt runs through script, characters, scenes and storyboard to video and music |
| Pippit | Image panels | A script in Story Studio is organised into scenes or episodes with visuals for each part |
| SceneMixer | Written shot plan | A written storyboard of segments and numbered shots; no image grid comes before the video |
| ScreenWeaver | Panels plus lists | A written screenplay is turned into a shot breakdown and a storyboard |
| Story.com | Image panels | The script is broken into scenes and a storyboard frame is generated for each |
| Storyboarder.ai | Panels plus lists | An uploaded script returns a storyboard, a shot list, a screenplay and an animatic |
| StoryboardHero | Panels plus lists | A structured script is organised into a storyboard, with an AI image for each scene |
| StoryShort | None given | None given |
| Toonkit | Image panels | A script becomes cut-by-cut panels that record framing, character placement and mood |
| Topview Drama Studio | Image panels | Scene ideas become multi-panel storyboard images, and the shot flow is reviewed |
| TrendShort | Panels plus lists | One storyboard page holds shot order, duration, characters, action and prompts, with frame status |
Inclusion rule. All 24 board tools on the register; a tool whose pages pass over this field reads as silent. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
1What this field covers
Every tool on the catalogue says what its board is made of, since a board step is the condition for being listed. 14 return image panels, 6 return panels with a shot list or script beside them, and 2 return a written shot plan with no drawn panel before the video.
The split follows where a tool comes from. Most of the tools that pair panels with lists come from pre-production, where a crew or a client reads both; drama and film generators tend to draw panels and move straight on; the written plans belong to tools that treat the board as a set of instructions for the video model.
2Readings and how many carry each
- Image panels: 14 board tools
- Panels plus lists: 6 board tools
- Written shot plan: 2 board tools
- None given: 2 board tools
3Single-tool pages on this field
- AI Drama Generator — Image panels
- Boords — Panels plus lists
- Elser AI — Image panels
- Frameo — Image panels
- HeyGen — Written shot plan
- Higgsfield — None given
- ImagineArt — Image panels
- Katalist — Image panels
- LTX Studio — Image panels
- M Studio — Image panels
- Pippit — Image panels
- Storyboarder.ai — Panels plus lists
- Toonkit — Image panels
- TrendShort — Panels plus lists
4The other five fields
How the camera angle is set · How the cast stays the same · How one panel is changed · How the board turns into video · Whether the board leaves as a file