How generation works

Every episode moves through the same creative beats. You can lean on Demi end-to-end or step in wherever you like — the point is that each stage knows what came before, so characters and tone do not drift into strangers.

characters → script → storyboard → motion → voices → sound design → clip review → export

Think of it as casting, a writers' room, a storyboard wall, an animation pass, a dub stage, a final mix, and an approval room — compressed into a workflow you can run from a browser.

Characters first

Before any episode generates, Demi loads your character board — the locked visual and voice identity for every recurring person. You set these up once (or refine them over time), and the pipeline treats them as law for every shot, every line, every episode. Characters carry forward by default; you only touch them when something genuinely needs to change (recasting, age-up, outfit swap).

1. Script

You start from your series bible (the rules of your world) and the episode slot you are filling. Demi drafts a structured episode plan: cold open through tag, with room for you to steer beats, jokes, and cliffhangers.

Describe mode means you are the director: you give beats, references, or "do not do X" notes, and Demi treats that as law for the pass. Surprise mode is for momentum — Demi proposes the natural next chapter while still respecting what you have already locked in.

2. Storyboard

Once the script feels right, Demi lays out a keyframe grid — a consistent set of panels that establish who is on screen, how they are framed, and what the color and lighting language is doing. That grid is the anchor for everything that moves afterward. Without that anchor, generative video tends to "forget" faces and costumes between shots; with it, the same characters stay readable shot to shot.

3. Motion

Storyboard panels feed the motion pass — short animated clips that carry the energy of the scene. This is where composition and timing start to feel like a real episode instead of a slideshow.

4. Voices

Dialogue is cast against your character board so lines sound like they belong to those people, not a generic narrator. Each character has a voice profile — language, accent, emotion range, and casting notes — that persists across every episode. You can bias emotion and pacing so performances match the board, not fight it.

5. Sound design

Sound effects sell impact and space; background music carries mood without stepping on dialogue. Both are generated to match the scene you are in, not pulled from a random stock library.

6. Clip review

Each generated scene appears as its own clip with status, preview, and controls. You can approve a clip, reject it for regeneration, or mark it as needing attention — all before the final episode comes together. Failed clips refund credits automatically.

7. Export

Once every clip is approved (or you choose to auto-approve), the final episode assembles from the approved sequence of clips, voice lines, effects, and music. You download or publish the finished result.

Full episode automation (Studio)

You can also trigger a full episode run from the workspace: Demi generates the script, storyboard sheets, and motion clips for the tier you pick, in one billed job. Today the handoff you should expect is every motion clip as its own MP4 (plus boards on the episode). A single stitched master file is an optional server add-on when you wire an assemble worker; the product is still complete without it because the clips are the editorial building blocks.

Episode length and credits

Longer episodes cost more because they touch every stage above more deeply. Exact numbers live on the Pricing page and in Credits & pricing — the headline is: fixed tiers, so you always know the bill before you press go.

When something goes wrong

If a generation step fails on our side, you should see a clear message and your credits for that step come back. Finished clips you are happy with stay yours; the refund path is for failed or broken generation, not buyer's remorse.

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If you already have static pages you love, Animate From Manga is how those pages enter the same continuity mindset — upload the actual panel images, confirm rights, and let Demi treat them as first-class source material for motion down the line.