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Between the script and the video: what AI storyboard tools hand back

StoryShort: cast

Catalogued reading for StoryShort on how the cast stays the same: “Held by the tool”. Along with DirectStudio AI, Katalist, Story.com, Storyboarder.ai and StoryboardHero, that makes 6 of the 24 with this reading. From 1 source page, read 2026-10-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Each character keeps one face and one outfit from the first shot to the last. Save your characters to use them again in the next episode.

StoryShort, AI short drama generator page
  • What you get in every episode
    Each character keeps one face and one outfit from the first shot to the last, and saved characters carry over to the next episodeStoryShort, AI short drama generator page / recorded 2026-10-25

1Reading the vendor's line

StoryShort says each character keeps one face and one outfit from the first shot to the last, and that saved characters can be picked again for the next episode; voices are made again for each episode.

It rests on the vendor's wording alone; the tool was not run.

Cast, this tool markedEmpty squares are fields the vendor pages pass over.Cast, this tool markedReadingAI Drama Generator — Reading: Reference imagesAI Drama GeneratorBoords — Reading: Assets called by nameBoordsDirectStudio AI — Reading: Held by the toolDirectStudio AIDrawstory — Reading: Defined castDrawstoryElser AI — Reading: Defined castElser AIFrameo — Reading: None givenFrameoHeyGen — Reading: Defined castHeyGenHiggsfield — Reading: Reference imagesHiggsfieldImagineArt — Reading: Assets called by nameImagineArtKatalist — Reading: Held by the toolKatalistLTX Studio — Reading: Assets called by nameLTX StudioM Studio — Reading: Reference imagesM StudioMagicLight — Reading: Defined castMagicLightOiiOii — Reading: Reference imagesOiiOiiPippit — Reading: Reference imagesPippitSceneMixer — Reading: Reference imagesSceneMixerScreenWeaver — Reading: Assets called by nameScreenWeaverStory.com — Reading: Held by the toolStory.comStoryboarder.ai — Reading: Held by the toolStoryboarder.aiStoryboardHero — Reading: Held by the toolStoryboardHeroStoryShort — Reading: Held by the toolStoryShortToonkit — Reading: Assets called by nameToonkitTopview Drama Studio — Reading: Assets called by nameTopview Drama StudioTrendShort — Reading: Assets called by nameTrendShort
Fig. 1 Empty squares are fields the vendor pages pass over.
How the cast stays the same, all 24 board tools, read 2026-09-25.
Board toolReading
AI Drama GeneratorReference images
BoordsAssets called by name
DirectStudio AIHeld by the tool
DrawstoryDefined cast
Elser AIDefined cast
FrameoNone given
HeyGenDefined cast
HiggsfieldReference images
ImagineArtAssets called by name
KatalistHeld by the tool
LTX StudioAssets called by name
M StudioReference images
MagicLightDefined cast
OiiOiiReference images
PippitReference images
SceneMixerReference images
ScreenWeaverAssets called by name
Story.comHeld by the tool
Storyboarder.aiHeld by the tool
StoryboardHeroHeld by the tool
StoryShortHeld by the tool
ToonkitAssets called by name
Topview Drama StudioAssets called by name
TrendShortAssets called by name

Inclusion rule. Every board tool on the register, whether or not it has a page of its own on this field. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.

2Further along the board