Asked: questions about getting a manuscript in
Each page takes one question a writer has before uploading, which tools take a .docx, can a chapter be pasted whole, is re-running the analysis charged, and answers it from the vendors' own wording. As of 2026-09-25.
The answer on each page is a list of tools and their words, never a recommendation. A tool that is silent on a question is counted as silent, not as a yes or a no.
Each page links to the checkpoint it draws on, so a question can be followed back to the full column.
1Pages filed here
- Can a link or URL be the source — Can a link or URL be the source? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can a video be the source instead of text — Can a video be the source instead of text? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can a whole novel go in at once — Can a whole novel go in at once? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can I approve scenes before paying for video — Can I approve scenes before paying for video? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can I change a character before images are made — Can I change a character before images are made? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can I fix a scene after the video is made — Can I fix a scene after the video is made? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can I paste a whole chapter — Can I paste a whole chapter? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can I start from a one-line idea — Can I start from a one-line idea? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can I upload a PDF screenplay — Can I upload a PDF screenplay? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can notes or a chat log be the source — Can notes or a chat log be the source? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Can the source text be in another language — Can the source text be in another language? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does running the analysis again cost credits — Does running the analysis again cost credits? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does screenplay formatting matter — Does screenplay formatting matter? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does the analysis plan hooks and cliffhangers — Does the analysis plan hooks and cliffhangers? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does the breakdown go down to single shots — Does the breakdown go down to single shots? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does the breakdown name locations — Does the breakdown name locations? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does the length limit change with the plan — Does the length limit change with the plan? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does the tool accept a treatment or an outline — Does the tool accept a treatment or an outline? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Does the tool work out who says each line — Does the tool work out who says each line? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- How many characters fit in one paste box — How many characters fit in one paste box? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Is a non-English script translated to English — Is a non-English script translated to English? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Is analysis billed by the length of the text — Is analysis billed by the length of the text? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Is plain text enough — Is plain text enough? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words
- Is script import on every plan — Is script import on every plan? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Is the extracted outline editable — Is the extracted outline editable? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which length limits are counted in pages — Which length limits are counted in pages? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which length limits are counted in words — Which length limits are counted in words? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which tools keep my dialogue word for word — Which tools keep my dialogue word for word? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which tools list characters, scenes and props — Which tools list characters, scenes and props? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which tools read FDX or Fountain files — Which tools read FDX or Fountain files? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which tools return an episode list — Which tools return an episode list? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
- Which tools take a .docx file — Which tools take a .docx file? The answer from the register of 29 novel and script to video tools, in each vendor's own words.
2From source text to episodes
After the intake question in “Asked”, SceneMixer describes what it does with the text:
Doubao Seed 2.1 Turbo is the tier every account uses for text work until you change it: it reads the script, writes with AI when you ask, and generates each episode’s storyboard, at 50% of the base text rate.
SceneMixer, Doubao Seed 2.1 Turbo: the default text tier (read 2026-10-13)
SceneMixer turns a novel into a watchable short-drama series in one pipeline: upload the novel (Chinese or English) → AI extracts characters, scenes, and an episode-by-episode structure → generates consistent character and scene art → writes storyboard scripts → renders video segment by segment (16:9 by default, 9:16 in one setting) → composites full episodes.
SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI (read 2026-10-13)