NovelToVideo AI

What novel and script to video tools accept as source text

Intake pair: Drawstory and Storyboarder.ai

Drawstory and Storyboarder.ai read differently at five of the six checkpoints: formats, languages, extraction, editing and billing. They read the same on length. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Which checkpoints each vendor answersFilled: the vendor's pages answer the checkpoint. Hollow: nothing stated, or not read.Which checkpoints each vendor answersDrawstoryStoryboarder.aiAccepted formatsAccepted formats — Drawstory: Upload, types unnamedAccepted formats — Storyboarder.ai: File types namedLength ceilingLength ceiling — Drawstory: Pages statedLength ceiling — Storyboarder.ai: Pages statedInput languagesInput languages — Drawstory: Not statedInput languages — Storyboarder.ai: Any languageAutomatic extractionAutomatic extraction — Drawstory: Cast and scenesAutomatic extraction — Storyboarder.ai: Scenes or shotsEditable before generationEditable before generation — Drawstory: Not stated which comes firstEditable before generation — Storyboarder.ai: Before generationRe-parse billingRe-parse billing — Drawstory: Not statedRe-parse billing — Storyboarder.ai: Parsing not charged
Fig. 1 Filled: the vendor's pages answer the checkpoint. Hollow: nothing stated, or not read.
Drawstory and Storyboarder.ai, reading by checkpoint, checked 2026-09-25.
CheckpointDrawstoryStoryboarder.ai
Accepted formatsUpload, types unnamedFile types named
Length ceilingPages statedPages stated
Input languagesNot statedAny language
Automatic extractionCast and scenesScenes or shots
Editable before generationNot stated which comes firstBefore generation
Re-parse billingNot statedParsing not charged

Inclusion rule. The six checkpoints every intake record is read on. Order. The order the checkpoints appear on every record.

1Where the two intakes part

The two storyboard tools that count length in pages. Drawstory takes up to 100 pages; Storyboarder.ai caps stories at 10 or 30 pages by plan and PDF concepts at 75k words. Storyboarder.ai names five script formats and any language; Drawstory names neither.

Accepted formats

Upload or paste your script, let Drawstory.ai process it in seconds

Drawstory, home page

Upload your script (PDF, FDX, Fountain, Word, or TXT), import a shot list via Excel, or just type your idea.

Storyboarder.ai, home page FAQ

Input languages

Drawstory: not stated.

Import any script language

Storyboarder.ai, pricing

Automatic extraction

The AI assistant director analyzes your script to identify shots, characters, locations, and camera angles.

Drawstory, home page

Our AI generates a scene breakdown, shot list, and storyboard automatically.

Storyboarder.ai, home page FAQ

Editable before generation

The AI assistant director will create the characters described in your script, while also giving you the ability to choose and customize them.

Drawstory, home page

Edit and refine at every stage with full creative control

Storyboarder.ai, home page FAQ

Re-parse billing

Drawstory: not stated.

No credit system. No pay-per-image.

Storyboarder.ai, home page FAQ

2The lines on file

  • Formats, script into storyboards
    Screenplays are uploaded or pasted; a shot list can be importedDrawstory, home page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Formats, FAQ: how does it work
    PDF, FDX, Fountain, Word or TXT scripts, or a shot list imported from ExcelStoryboarder.ai, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Languages, plan features
    Scripts in any languageStoryboarder.ai, pricing / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Extraction, AI assistant director
    Shots, characters, locations and camera angles are identifiedDrawstory, home page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Extraction, FAQ
    A scene breakdown, shot list and storyboardStoryboarder.ai, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Editing, upload characters
    Characters created from the script can be chosen and customizedDrawstory, home page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Editing, features
    Everything is editable at each stage, before frames become animaticsStoryboarder.ai, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Billing, unlimited iterations
    Plans count projects and pages; the home page says there is no credit systemStoryboarder.ai, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Length, upload your script
    Scripts of up to 100 pagesDrawstory, home page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Length, plan limits
    Stories up to 10 pages on the lower plan and 30 pages on the nextStoryboarder.ai, pricing / recorded 2026-09-25

3A novel-to-episodes intake beside Drawstory and Storyboarder.ai

SceneMixer's intake on the checkpoints where Drawstory and Storyboarder.ai differ, read 2026-09-25.
CheckpointSceneMixerSource
Accepted formatsPasted text, or .txt, .docx and .md filesSceneMixer, novel to video guide
Input languagesChinese and English sourcesSceneMixer, novel to video guide
Automatic extractionOne pass extracts characters, scenes, props and an episode structureSceneMixer, novel to video guide

Inclusion rule. Checkpoints on which the two intakes differ and SceneMixer's pages state its own. Order. The order checkpoints take on every tool page.

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