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Build and refine your video scenes

The Storyboard is where your generated video starts taking shape scene by scene. After you click Let’s Go during story creation, your project opens in the Storyboard. From here, you can review scenes, edit text, generate prompts and visuals, add assets, adjust the scene order, and preview your video before moving into Videfy Studio.

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What you can do in the Storyboard

Use the Storyboard to:
  • Review your generated scenes
  • Edit scene text
  • Create or update scene prompts
  • Generate images or videos for scenes
  • Add visuals from the Gallery or My Items
  • Reorder, add, duplicate, or remove scenes
  • Preview your video with the mini-player
  • Adjust clips in the Storyboard timeline
  • Continue to Videfy Studio when your scenes are ready

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Open the Storyboard

You’ll usually arrive in the Storyboard after creating a new video and clicking Let’s Go. If you selected Yes for options like Create Prompts for All Scenes or Create Illustrations for All Scenes, Videfy begins creating those elements from the Storyboard. You can review the results, make changes, and continue editing before moving to the next stage.

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Understand the Storyboard layout

The Storyboard is designed around your scenes. Depending on your view and project state, you may see:
  • A scene list
  • Scene text
  • Scene visuals or placeholders
  • Prompt and visual generation tools
  • A mini-player for previewing
  • A timeline for scene-level editing
  • Buttons for switching views or continuing to Videfy Studio
The Storyboard helps you refine the structure of your video before entering the full editing workspace.

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Use Compact and Extended modes

The Storyboard has two main views: Compact Mode and Extended Mode.

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Compact Mode

Use Compact Mode when you want to quickly review your scene list and organize the overall flow of your video. Compact Mode is useful for:
  • Reviewing scene order
  • Checking scene text
  • Moving quickly through your project
  • Keeping the workspace focused

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Extended Mode

Use Extended Mode when you want more control over scene visuals and generation tools. In Extended Mode, you can access additional options such as:
  • Gen AI
  • Gallery
  • My Items
Use Extended Mode when you want to generate visuals, browse existing assets, or assign media to scenes.

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Edit visuals for a scene

You can open a scene’s visual editing area when you want to create, replace, or refine the media connected to that scene. From the Storyboard, click Edit Visuals on a scene to access visual tools such as Gen AI, Gallery, and My Items. Use this area to:
  • Generate a new visual for the scene
  • Replace the current image or video
  • Browse Gallery assets
  • Reuse visuals from My Items
  • Review and adjust the prompt connected to the scene
This workflow is tied to the current scene, so any visual you apply is connected to that scene in your project.

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Use Gen AI for scene visuals

Use Gen AI inside the Storyboard when you want to create a visual for a specific scene. This is different from Gen AI Standalone, which is used to generate visuals separately from a story, scene, or timeline. Use Storyboard Gen AI when:
  • A specific scene needs a new image or video
  • You want the visual to match the scene text
  • You want to regenerate a scene visual
  • You want to test a different prompt, style, model, or format for that scene
After generating a visual, review it in the context of the surrounding scenes to make sure the video feels consistent. The Gallery helps you find and add existing visuals to your scenes. You can use it to:
  • Search for images or videos
  • Browse My Creations
  • Explore the Public Gallery
  • Add selected visuals directly to a scene
The Gallery is available from the Storyboard when you’re using Extended Mode or working inside the scene visual editing area.

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Use My Items

My Items gives you access to your own saved or uploaded assets. Use it when you want to reuse content you already created or uploaded, instead of generating something new. This is helpful for:
  • Keeping a consistent visual style
  • Reusing brand assets
  • Adding previously generated visuals
  • Working faster with assets you already approved

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Edit scene text

Scene text helps define what happens in each part of your video. To update a scene:
  1. Open the scene in the Storyboard.
  2. Edit the scene text.
  3. Review the updated text in the context of nearby scenes.
  4. Update the prompt or visual if the scene meaning changes.
Keep scene text focused so each scene has a clear purpose.

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Split a scene

You can split a scene directly from the scene text.
  1. Click inside the scene text where you want the split to happen.
  2. Press Enter.
The text after your cursor will move into a new scene. Use this when one scene contains too much text or covers more than one idea.

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Merge scenes

You can also merge scenes using the keyboard.
  1. Click at the beginning of a scene’s text.
  2. Press Backspace.
The scene will merge with the previous scene. Use this when two scenes feel too short or should flow together as one moment.

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Reorder scenes

You can change the order of scenes to improve the pacing and structure of your video. Use this when you want to:
  • Move an intro scene earlier
  • Place stronger visuals at key moments
  • Improve the story flow
  • Group related scenes together
  • Remove unnecessary pauses in the narrative
After reordering scenes, preview the video to make sure the flow still feels natural.

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Add, duplicate, or remove scenes

As your video develops, you may want to adjust the scene structure. You can:
  • Add a new scene when the video needs more detail
  • Duplicate a scene to reuse a similar structure
  • Remove scenes that no longer fit the story
Before deleting a scene, make sure you no longer need its text, prompt, or visual.

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Use the Storyboard timeline

The Storyboard includes a timeline for reviewing and adjusting your video at the scene stage. Use the timeline to:
  • Review clip order
  • Adjust scene timing
  • Move clips
  • Upload or place assets
  • Check how scenes flow together
This timeline is part of the Storyboard workflow. It helps you shape the video before moving into Videfy Studio for more detailed canvas and timeline editing.

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Preview with the mini-player

The Storyboard includes a mini-player so you can preview your video while you’re still working scene by scene. Use the mini-player to check:
  • Scene flow
  • Visual consistency
  • Timing
  • Pacing
  • How the video feels before final editing
The mini-player is unique to the Storyboard stage. In Videfy Studio, you’ll work with a larger canvas and more advanced editing controls.

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Storyboard vs. Videfy Studio

The Storyboard is best for building and refining your video scene by scene. Use the Storyboard to:
  • Review generated scenes
  • Edit scene text
  • Generate or replace visuals
  • Add assets from Gallery or My Items
  • Organize the scene order
  • Preview the video with the mini-player
Videfy Studio is the next editing stage. Use Videfy Studio when you’re ready to:
  • Edit on the canvas
  • Work with the full timeline
  • Adjust layout and placement
  • Add or refine subtitles, audio, transitions, and effects
  • Prepare your video for export

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Tips for working in the Storyboard

  • Keep each scene focused on one clear idea.
  • Use Extended Mode when you need access to Gen AI, Gallery, or My Items.
  • Review visuals next to the scene text to make sure they match the story.
  • Use the mini-player often to check pacing before moving into Videfy Studio.
  • Move to Videfy Studio once your scene structure, visuals, and overall flow are ready.

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What’s next

After reviewing and refining your scenes in the Storyboard, click Go to Videfy Studio. In Videfy Studio, you can continue editing with the canvas, full timeline, subtitles, audio tools, transitions, effects, and export controls.