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

Reference images on a storyboard

A reference image is a picture given to the tool so a character, place or style comes out the same each time it is drawn. From 8 source pages, read 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Reference image across the catalogueA reference image is a picture given to the tool so a character, place or style comes out the same each time it is drawn. Board tools whose wording uses it: AI Drama Generator, Frameo, Higgsfield, ImagineArt, M Studio, OiiOii, Pippit and SceneMixer.TermReference imageA reference image is a picture given to the tool so a character,place or style comes out…Found inAI Drama Generator, Frameo, Higgsfield, ImagineArt and 4 othersRead2026-09-25
Fig. 1 The definition is the catalogue's; the vendor wording is quoted in the table.

Some tools attach one per character, some accept any image as a style or content guide, and some turn references into named assets.

A reference passes on whatever is in it: a picture with strong lighting hands that lighting to every panel drawn from it.

1The term in vendor wording

Reference image in the vendors' words, one line per board tool, read 2026-09-25.
Board toolWhat the vendor page saysField
AI Drama GeneratorCharacters are kept consistent with reference images or reusable character profilesCast
FrameoScene-by-scene storyboard frames with composition, visual references and captionsBoard output
HiggsfieldUp to 50 references, images, video or audio, keep the same character, product or visual style in every sceneCast
ImagineArtSix production controls per shot: camera body, lens, motion, timing, depth of field and reference elementsCamera
M StudioStoryboard pictures, blocking references and previs clips for every sceneBoard output
OiiOiiAny image can be fed in as a style or content reference for consistent resultsCast
PippitCharacter references and scene details are kept consistent across shotsCast
SceneMixerCharacter sheet crops and the location plate travel with each segment as image referencesCast

Inclusion rule. Board tools whose copied lines use the term or its usual equivalent; one line each. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.

Create consistent AI characters using reference images or reusable character profiles.

AI Drama Generator, front page

Watch your words transform into scene-by-scene storyboard frames with camera angles, composition, visual references, captions

Frameo.AI, AI storyboard generator page
  • Step 2
    Characters are kept consistent with reference images or reusable character profilesbuild charactersAI Drama Generator, front page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Step 2
    Scene-by-scene storyboard frames with composition, visual references and captionsgenerate visual story panelsFrameo.AI, AI storyboard generator page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Keep your cast consistent
    Up to 50 references, images, video or audio, keep the same character, product or visual style in every sceneHiggsfield, movie generator tool / recorded 2026-10-25
  • Production controls
    Six production controls per shot: camera body, lens, motion, timing, depth of field and reference elementsImagineArt, Film Studio overview / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Film pre-production
    Storyboard pictures, blocking references and previs clips for every sceneM Studio, front page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • First/last frame and universal reference
    Any image can be fed in as a style or content reference for consistent resultsOiiOii, Canvas features / recorded 2026-09-25
  • FAQ
    Character references and scene details are kept consistent across shotsmaking a moviePippit, Story Studio for short dramas / recorded 2026-09-25
  • From storyboard to video
    Character sheet crops and the location plate travel with each segment as image referencesSceneMixer, AI storyboard generator page / since 2026-09-20 / checked 2026-09-25

2Neighbouring terms