Can I drop a character into a frame with @?
Yes, on these three. Boords names cast, locations and props once and places them with @, Toonkit has characters generated first and mentioned with @, and ImagineArt pins characters, locations and props from reference images and reuses them with @. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Board tool | Reading | What the vendor page says |
|---|---|---|
| Boords | Assets called by name | Cast, locations and props are named once and placed in any frame with @ |
| ImagineArt | Assets called by name | Characters, locations and props are pinned from reference images and reused with @ |
| Toonkit | Assets called by name | Characters are generated first and then mentioned with @ in the scenes |
Inclusion rule. Board tools whose own pages say something that answers the question. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
1Straight from the vendor pages
Name your cast, locations and props once, then type @ to put them in every frame your client signs off.
Boords, AI storyboard generator page
Generate your character first, then mention it with @
Toonkit, AI storyboard page
Pin characters, locations, and props from any reference image. Reuse them across every scene in your AI film production
ImagineArt, Film Studio overview
2For the planner
An @ mention makes the planner, not the model, decide who is in the frame. It also makes a mistake easy to see: the wrong name is written in the prompt.
How all 24 board tools read on how the cast stays the same: assets called by name 7; reference images 6; defined cast 4; held by the tool 6; none given 1.
Silent on how the cast stays the same: Frameo.
- OverviewCast, locations and props are named once and placed in any frame with @
- Tips for making an AI storyboardCharacters are generated first and then mentioned with @ in the scenes
- Character and location captureCharacters, locations and props are pinned from reference images and reused with @
3From board to moving shots
Between the script and the video in “Can I drop a character into a frame with @”, SceneMixer hands back the following, in its own words:
That is SceneMixer's core design: characters live in a persistent asset library with locked reference art, and every segment that features a character is generated against those references — same face in episode 1 and episode 50.
SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline — “Can AI keep the same actors across 50 episodes?” (read 2026-10-13)
SceneMixer separates the script language from the production language: the output (episode outlines, storyboards, on-screen text) follows your interface language, and target-region localization adapts character names, casting, and scenery for Western, East Asian, Southeast Asian, or Latin American audiences.
SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI — “Can I turn a Chinese web novel into an English-language drama?” (read 2026-10-13)