What can an AI story tool start from?
Most pages ask for an idea or premise. CrePal, HeyGen, invideo, Kapwing and Revid take a topic or brief; Topview media and ideas; StoryShort answers to its questions; AI Drama Generator, Frameo and Novi a draft, story or idea of yours; ScreenWeaver and Showrunner writing or scenes you make yourself. From 12 source pages, read 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Tool | Reading | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| AI Drama Generator | A draft, a story or an idea | A story idea, a script, a novel chapter or a plot outline |
| CrePal | A topic or brief | The video's goal, audience, platform and length |
| Frameo | A draft, a story or an idea | A script, a scene or a story idea |
| HeyGen | A topic or brief | A topic, concept or a few key points |
| invideo | A topic or brief | A topic, with the audience, intended length and tone |
| Kapwing | A topic or brief | An idea, a video topic or a message |
| Novi AI | A draft, a story or an idea | A full script, a short story or a rough idea |
| Revid | A topic or brief | A topic and a chosen script style |
| ScreenWeaver | You write, it assists | You write; an AI researcher supports the writing |
| Showrunner | You write, it assists | You create a scene, under the heading “Tell your story” |
| StoryShort | Answers to its questions | A rough idea, then answers to the writer's questions |
| Topview | Links, files or media | Media assets plus the video idea |
Inclusion rule. Tools whose own page says what the question asks about. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
The starting point decides how much of the story is the tool's. A topic or brief, the usual input for marketing video, leaves the whole story to the writer. A premise hands over the plot but keeps the idea. A draft, a novel chapter or a scene you wrote keeps most of it with you.
Two pages turn the relationship around. ScreenWeaver says its AI supports the writing rather than replacing it, and Showrunner has you create a scene. StoryShort sits between: it asks questions about audience and point of view before it writes anything.
1In the makers' words
AI Drama Generator
Start with a story idea, script, novel chapter, or plot outline.
AI Drama Generator, home page
CrePal
Describe the video goal, audience, platform, and length
CrePal, AI script generator page
Frameo
Add any script, scene, or story idea.
Frameo, story to video page
HeyGen
Simply enter your topic or concept, and our AI video script generator crafts clear, natural, and ready-to-shoot scripts tailored to your needs.
HeyGen, AI Video Script Generator page
invideo
Share the topic, audience, intended length and tone. Include the points your script needs to cover.
invideo, script generator page
Kapwing
Open Kapwing's AI Assistant and describe your idea, video topic, or message.
Kapwing, AI video script generator page
Novi AI
Start with a full script, a short story, or just a rough idea.
Novi AI, story video generator page
Revid
Choose a style, describe your topic, and let AI write your script.
Revid, AI script generator page
ScreenWeaver
an AI researcher to support your writing, not replace it
ScreenWeaver, product page
Showrunner
Create Scene Tell your story
Showrunner, home page
StoryShort
AI script writer that asks the right questions before writing.
StoryShort, AI script generator page
Topview
Upload your media assets and tell us your video ideas directly on our website.
Topview, AI script generator page
- Step 1A story idea, a script, a novel chapter or a plot outline
- How to createThe video's goal, audience, platform and length
- Step 1A script, a scene or a story idea
- Page introductionA topic, concept or a few key points
- How to generate a video scriptA topic, with the audience, intended length and tone
- Step 1An idea, a video topic or a message
- Step 1A full script, a short story or a rough idea
- GeneratorA topic and a chosen script style
- The screenplay, enrichedYou write; an AI researcher supports the writing
- CreateYou create a scene, under the heading “Tell your story”
- Page introductionA rough idea, then answers to the writer's questions
- How to createMedia assets plus the video idea
What the writing starts from, all tools · Which AI story tools write a whole series? · Which AI tools write a story rather than a script?
2Writing, then shooting
Writing help like “What can an AI story tool start from?” continues into shots in SceneMixer; its guides say:
SceneMixer turns a novel into a watchable short-drama series in one pipeline: upload the novel (Chinese or English) → AI extracts characters, scenes, and an episode-by-episode structure → generates consistent character and scene art → writes storyboard scripts → renders video segment by segment (16:9 by default, 9:16 in one setting) → composites full episodes.
SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI (read 2026-10-13)
SceneMixer writes dialogue into the script analysis, assigns each line to a shot with a speaker and a short delivery note, and the video model performs it — picture and audio generated together, so the mouth forms that sentence in the language you chose.
SceneMixer, AI Dialogue Generator (read 2026-10-13)