# M Studio — Complete Reference

> AI-powered filmmaking and video production platform for creators and production teams.

M Studio is a browser-based AI storyboard generator and video production workspace. It combines AI image generation, AI video generation, voice synthesis, sound design, timeline editing, and export into a single production workflow.

## Company

- Product: M Studio (mstudio.ai)
- Category: AI Filmmaking Software / Multimedia Application
- Operating System: Web Browser (SaaS)
- Pricing: subscription, from $27/month
- Target Users: Filmmakers, agencies, advertisers, social creators, VFX studios, production teams
- Geographic Reach: users in 130+ countries

## AI Providers

Providers currently enabled in production. The default for each type is used
when a request does not name a provider.

### AI Image Generation
- Nano Banana 2
- Grok Image (Aurora)
- Seedream 5.0 (ByteDance)
- Flux Klien
- OpenAI GPT Image — default

### AI Video Generation
- MiniMax H3 (self-hosted) — default
- Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash
- WAN 3.0

### Voice Generation
- ElevenLabs Voice
- GPULab Voice — default
- OpenAI Voice

### Sound Effects
- ModelsLab SoundEffect(SFX) — default
- ElevenLabs Sound Effects

### AI Script Generation
- Gemini Script
- OpenAI GPT-4
- AI Script — default

### Music Generation
- ModelsLab Song Generator — default

### AI Video Editing (VFX)
- Gemini Omni Video Edit
- MiniMax H3 edit (self-hosted) — default

## Core Capabilities

- AI Storyboard Generator: Generate visual storyboards from scripts and ideas
- Script to Storyboard: Convert screenplays and PDF scripts into shot-by-shot boards
- Character Consistency: Reuse character reference faces across every frame
- Timeline Editor: Multi-track audio and video timeline with non-destructive trim
- Asset Library: Every generated and uploaded asset reusable across a project
- Team Collaboration: Role-based access for production teams
- After Effects Plugin: Bidirectional sync with AE compositions
- Video Export: MP4 rendering with Remotion
- AI Image Generation: Nano Banana 2, Grok Image (Aurora), Seedream 5.0 (ByteDance), Flux Klien and OpenAI GPT Image
- AI Video Generation: MiniMax H3 (self-hosted), Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and WAN 3.0
- Voice Generation: ElevenLabs Voice, GPULab Voice and OpenAI Voice
- Sound Effects: ModelsLab SoundEffect(SFX) and ElevenLabs Sound Effects
- AI Script Generation: Gemini Script, OpenAI GPT-4 and AI Script
- Music Generation: ModelsLab Song Generator
- AI Video Editing (VFX): Gemini Omni Video Edit and MiniMax H3 edit (self-hosted)

## Markdown and Text Access for AI Agents

Every page on mstudio.ai can be retrieved as clean markdown for LLM consumption:

- **Preferred**: append `.md` to any page URL (example: `/pricing.md`, `/features/ai-storyboard-generator.md`)
- Accept header: `curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://mstudio.ai/pricing`
- Plain-text header: `curl -H "Accept: text/plain" https://mstudio.ai/pricing`
- Query param: append `?format=markdown` to any page URL (301 redirects to `.md`)
- Pagination: append `?page=N` to paginated pages (example: `/blog.md?page=2`, `/glossary.md?page=3`)
- Responses include YAML frontmatter and pagination navigation links

## Pricing

Subscription plans billed monthly or yearly, starting at $27/month. A free account is required to generate.

- Starter: $27/month
- Professional: $99/month ($986/year billed annually)
- Studio: $199/month ($1982/year billed annually)
- Enterprise: custom pricing — contact sales

Refunds: full refund within 24 hours of the first subscription purchase.
Monthly renewals and top-ups spent on completed generations are
non-refundable.
Full policy: /refund

## Trust and Policies

- Content ownership: you retain ownership of everything you create, upload, or
  generate. Generated content may be used commercially, subject to the terms of
  the underlying third-party AI providers. See /terms.
- Refund policy: published at /refund (24-hour window on the first purchase).
- Privacy policy: published at /privacy.
- Reach: users in 130+ countries.
- Voice: generated with ElevenLabs Voice, GPULab Voice and OpenAI Voice; GPULab Voice is the default.
- Provider transparency: the model behind every generation is named in-product
  and listed above; providers can be selected per generation.
- No lock-in: projects export to MP4; assets are downloadable at any time.

## Feature Details

### AI Storyboard Generator
Generate visual storyboards from scripts, scene ideas, or client briefs. AI breaks scenes into frames with shot descriptions, visual direction, and motion prompts. Supports fast shot iteration — regenerate angles, lighting, and art direction without redrawing.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-storyboard-generator

### Script to Storyboard
Convert screenplay pages or an uploaded PDF script into structured scenes with visual intent, dialogue context, and shot prompts. Every scene becomes a working storyboard frame with image and motion prompts scaffolded automatically.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-storyboard-generator

### AI Video Generation
Turn any storyboard frame into video using image-to-video AI. Providers (MiniMax H3 (self-hosted), Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and WAN 3.0) are switchable per frame. Supports video extension on the models that offer it, and motion prompts.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-video

### AI Image Generation
Generate cinematic stills from text prompts with multiple AI providers (Nano Banana 2, Grok Image (Aurora), Seedream 5.0 (ByteDance), Flux Klien and OpenAI GPT Image). Style-consistent generation across frames. Built-in Fabric.js image editor for inpainting and adjustments.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-image

### AI Script Generator
Generate scripts from ideas with AI, then automatically convert them into visual storyboards. Supports screenplay pages, campaign briefs, and narrative outlines.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-script-generator

### Text to Video
Convert text descriptions into video through a multi-step pipeline: text to storyboard frames, frames to AI images, images to AI video. Scene-level control with voice and sound.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-video

### Voice Generation
Generate voiceovers with ElevenLabs Voice, GPULab Voice and OpenAI Voice. Voice cloning support. Audio syncs to timeline automatically.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/voice

### Sound Design
AI-generated sound effects matched to scenes. Upload custom music. Multi-track audio mixing with volume, mute, and solo controls.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/sound-design

### Timeline Editor
Three-tier horizontal timeline: Time Ruler, Frames Track, Audio Tracks (voiceover/music/sfx). Red playhead syncs across tracks. Ripple editing shifts following frames automatically.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/timeline

### Character Consistency
Create character profiles with reference images. AI maintains visual consistency (face, wardrobe, style) across every generated frame. Works across all AI image providers.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/consistent-characters

### Storyboard Templates
Pre-built storyboard templates for films, ads, social content, and pitch decks. Or generate custom boards from scripts with AI.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/storyboard-template

### AI Music Video Generator
Generate music videos from tracks with AI-generated scenes, character consistency, and timeline sync.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-music-video-generator

### Corporate Video Production
Produce corporate videos, training content, and brand stories with AI storyboarding and video generation.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/corporate-video-production

### AI Short Film Maker
Create short films with AI from script to final cut — storyboard, generate video, add voice and sound, edit timeline, and export.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-short-film-maker

### AI Animation Maker
Create animated sequences with AI — generate illustrated frames, bring them to motion with AI video, add voiceover and sound.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-animation-maker

### After Effects Plugin
Bidirectional UXP plugin syncs projects between M Studio and After Effects. Frames become layers, audio tracks map to timeline, project structure preserved.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/ae-plugin

### Team Collaboration
Role-based access (owner, editor, viewer). Email invites, shared projects, activity tracking for production teams.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/teams

### Export & Rendering
Export storyboards as MP4 video with Remotion. Configurable resolution and quality. Shareable public links for client review. Full audio mix included.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/features/export

## Storyboard Software Positioning

### vs Boords
M Studio adds AI-assisted frame generation, motion planning, audio, and export. Boords is focused on static board construction.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/compare/boords-alternative

### vs Storyboard Pro
M Studio is browser-based with AI generation. Storyboard Pro is desktop-only with a manual drawing focus.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/compare/storyboard-pro-alternative

### vs LTX Studio
M Studio offers multi-model video generation and broader production workflow coverage.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/compare/ltx-studio-alternative

### vs Runway ML
M Studio provides a full storyboard-to-video pipeline, not just clip generation.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/compare/runway-alternative

### vs OpenAI Sora
M Studio offers a complete production workflow around video generation, not just a generation endpoint.
URL: https://mstudio.ai/compare/sora-alternative

## Resources

- Buyer guides: https://mstudio.ai/insights
- Glossary of filmmaking terms: https://mstudio.ai/glossary
- Blog — AI filmmaking tutorials, workflow guides, tool comparisons: https://mstudio.ai/blog
- Learning centre — step-by-step product guides: https://mstudio.ai/learn
- API — REST at /api/v1/ with Sanctum token auth: https://mstudio.ai/docs

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://mstudio.ai/
- About M Studio (company facts, founder, FAQ): https://mstudio.ai/about
- Pricing: https://mstudio.ai/pricing
- Features: https://mstudio.ai/features
- Compare: https://mstudio.ai/compare
- Head-to-Head (X vs Y): https://mstudio.ai/vs
- Buyer Guides: https://mstudio.ai/insights
- Blog: https://mstudio.ai/blog
- Learn: https://mstudio.ai/learn
- Glossary: https://mstudio.ai/glossary
- Templates: https://mstudio.ai/templates
- Support: https://mstudio.ai/support

### Feature Pages
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-storyboard-generator
- https://mstudio.ai/features/previs-software
- https://mstudio.ai/features/animatic-maker
- https://mstudio.ai/features/video-editor-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ae-plugin
- https://mstudio.ai/features/consistent-characters
- https://mstudio.ai/features/export
- https://mstudio.ai/features/teams
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-video
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-image
- https://mstudio.ai/features/voice
- https://mstudio.ai/features/sound-design
- https://mstudio.ai/features/script
- https://mstudio.ai/features/timeline
- https://mstudio.ai/features/api
- https://mstudio.ai/features/film-production
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-video-editor
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-music-video-generator
- https://mstudio.ai/features/corporate-video-production
- https://mstudio.ai/features/storyboard-template
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-script-generator
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-short-film-maker
- https://mstudio.ai/features/pitch-trailer-maker
- https://mstudio.ai/features/ai-animation-maker
- https://mstudio.ai/features/shot-list-template
- https://mstudio.ai/features/screenplay-template
- https://mstudio.ai/features/call-sheet-template

### Comparison Pages
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/boords-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/storyboard-pro-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/katalist-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/fliki-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/ltx-studio-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/runway-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/kling-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/heygen-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/kapwing-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/invideo-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/capcut-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/canva-video-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/sora-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/pika-alternative
- https://mstudio.ai/compare/domo-ai-alternative

### Head-to-Head Pages
- https://mstudio.ai/vs/kling-vs-runway
- https://mstudio.ai/vs/kling-vs-luma-dream-machine
- https://mstudio.ai/vs/veo-3-vs-kling
- https://mstudio.ai/vs/veo-3-vs-sora
- https://mstudio.ai/vs/grok-imagine-vs-kling
- https://mstudio.ai/vs/boords-vs-storyboard-pro

### Buyer Guides
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-storyboard-software-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-storyboard-app-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-ai-movie-maker-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-ai-video-generator-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-script-to-video-tools-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-previs-software-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-ai-filmmaking-tools-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-animatic-maker-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-image-to-video-ai-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-free-ai-video-generators-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-ai-storyboard-generators-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/best-script-to-storyboard-ai-tools-2026
- https://mstudio.ai/insights/ai-storyboard-generator-vs-previs-software

### Glossary Terms
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/what-is-a-storyboard
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/shot-types-in-film
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/camera-angles
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/film-composition
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/aspect-ratios
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/film-noir
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/spaghetti-western
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/movie-genres
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/three-act-structure
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/mise-en-scene
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/continuity-editing
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/color-grading
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/pre-production
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/post-production
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/animatic
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/previs
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/screenplay-format
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/directors-vision
- https://mstudio.ai/glossary/visual-storytelling

## Contact

- Website: https://mstudio.ai
- Support: https://mstudio.ai/support
- Discord: https://discord.gg/4NPUExFwDa
- X: https://x.com/M_Studio_AI