Lexicon: outlines and treatments
An outline is a story told in summary, scene by scene or beat by beat; a treatment is the same thing written as prose, the way a film is pitched before it is scripted. Both are shorter than a script and leave more for a tool to invent. From 7 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Eight tools on the register name an outline or a treatment as a source. One takes a treatment by upload; the rest take an outline by paste or import.
An outline gives a breakdown less to extract, so the cast and places that come back owe more to the tool than to the writer.
1On the vendors' pages
| Tool | What the vendor says | Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|
| AI Drama Generator | Story ideas, scripts, novel chapters or outlines go into a story box | Formats |
| Novi AI | A story idea or script is pasted; scripts, novels and story outlines are named as sources | Formats |
| Pexo | Any text: rough outlines, bulleted lists or formal screenplays | Formats |
| Pixmax | A script, a prompt or a creative outline is imported | Formats |
| Topview Drama Studio | A one-line idea, a plot outline, a full script, a novel chapter or a serialized concept | Formats |
| TrendShort | An existing script, an AI draft or a plot outline is pasted; a video can also be uploaded to recreate | Formats |
| Vivideo | A logline, an outline or a full script, written or pasted | Formats |
Inclusion rule. Tools on the register whose recorded wording uses the term or a plain equivalent; one line per tool. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
Start with a story idea, script, novel chapter, or plot outline.
AI Drama Generator, home page
Create serialized mini-dramas from scripts, novels, or story outlines.
Novi AI, AI Short Drama Generator page
- Formats, step 1: import your storyStory ideas, scripts, novel chapters or outlines go into a story box
- Formats, step 1: share your storyA story idea or script is pasted; scripts, novels and story outlines are named as sources
- Formats, FAQ: what script formatsAny text: rough outlines, bulleted lists or formal screenplays
- Formats, step 01: upload scriptA script, a prompt or a creative outline is imported
- Formats, scripts, novels and story ideasA one-line idea, a plot outline, a full script, a novel chapter or a serialized concept
- Formats, 01 scriptAn existing script, an AI draft or a plot outline is pasted; a video can also be uploaded to recreate
- Formats, step 1: pitch the storyA logline, an outline or a full script, written or pasted
2From source text to episodes
After the intake question in “Outline and treatment”, SceneMixer describes what it does with the text:
The same three-step project and editor a drama uses, with ad wording: Ad script, Cast & set, Shots.
SceneMixer, One-Click Generate or Expert Mode — “What is the ad workbench?” (read 2026-10-13)
An AI short drama is a serialized show of 60–120 second vertical episodes whose cast, sets and footage are generated by AI. Making one takes six steps: analyze the script into episodes, lock a consistent cast with reference art, localize for your market, write and edit storyboards, generate each 4–15 second shot, then composite and publish.
SceneMixer, How to Make an AI Short Drama, Step by Step (read 2026-10-13)