Intake pair: Katalist and M Studio

Katalist and M Studio read differently at three of the six checkpoints: formats, extraction and billing. They read the same on length, languages and editing. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Fig. 1 Filled: the vendor's pages answer the checkpoint. Hollow: nothing stated, or not read.

Katalist and M Studio, reading by checkpoint, checked 2026-09-25.
Checkpoint	Katalist	M Studio
Accepted formats	Upload, types unnamed	File types named
Length ceiling	Not stated	Not stated
Input languages	Not stated	Not stated
Automatic extraction	Cast and scenes	Scenes or shots
Editable before generation	Before generation	Before generation
Re-parse billing	Not stated	Plan allowance

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

Both take an existing script in, Katalist by an import of unnamed type, M Studio as a screenplay PDF. Both put editing before video: Katalist refines each storyboard shot, M Studio edits the script line by line. M Studio's Starter plan counts breakdowns in films; Katalist names no charge for reading.

Accepted formats

Start with a script: write it in Katalist or import your own.
Katalist, home page FAQ

Start from a one-line brief, or import a screenplay PDF and build straight from the pages you already wrote.
M Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans)

Automatic extraction

Katalist breaks it into shots and generates a storyboard with consistent characters and scenes.
Katalist, home page FAQ

Scenes, action and dialogue laid out shot by shot
M Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans)

Re-parse billing

Katalist: not stated.

5 films AI Script & Shot Breakdown
M Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans)

2The lines on file

Formats, FAQ: how does Katalist work
A script is written in Katalist or importedKatalist, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
Formats, step 01: start a film
A one-line brief, or a screenplay imported as PDFM Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans) / recorded 2026-09-25
Extraction, FAQ
The script is broken into shots and a storyboard with consistent characters and scenesKatalist, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
Extraction, step 02: add your script
Scenes, action and dialogue laid out shot by shotM Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans) / recorded 2026-09-25
Billing, Starter plan
The Starter plan lists AI Script & Shot Breakdown for 5 filmsM Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans) / recorded 2026-09-25
Editing, FAQ
Each shot is refined and regenerated before shots are turned into videoKatalist, home page FAQ / recorded 2026-09-25
Editing, step 02
The script is editable line by line before anything rendersM Studio, pricing page (workflow and plans) / recorded 2026-09-25

3A novel-to-episodes intake beside Katalist and M Studio

SceneMixer's intake on the checkpoints where Katalist and M Studio differ, read 2026-09-25.
Checkpoint	SceneMixer	Source
Accepted formats	Pasted text, or .txt, .docx and .md files	SceneMixer, novel to video guide
Automatic extraction	One pass extracts characters, scenes, props and an episode structure	SceneMixer, 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.