# wonderunit/storyboarder

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/wonderunit/storyboarder
- Homepage: https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/wonderunit-storyboarder.md

## Topics

`drawing` `filmmaking` `fountain` `movies` `story` `storyboard` `storyboarding`

## Description

Storyboarder is digital storyboarding software and a film preproduction tool used to sketch visual sequences and time story beats for animation and film production. It functions as a drawing application for prototyping visual narratives, providing a sketching environment to convert written scripts into visual frames for organizing camera shots and production planning.

The project acts as a production pipeline bridge and digital asset pipeline, utilizing a real-time file-system watcher to sync drawing frames with external image editors. This allows the workspace to automatically update frames after changes are saved in outside tools.

The software includes capabilities for digital storyboard illustration and animation timing prototyping. It features a sequence playback engine to simulate cinematic pacing, alongside tools for importing screenplays and exporting visual sequences. Drawing utilities include composition guides, onion skinning, and hardware-accelerated canvas rendering.

## Tags

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Digital Storyboarding Software](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/digital-storyboarding-software.md) — Provides a comprehensive drawing and timing environment specifically for creating cinematic storyboards.
- [Visual Sketch Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/visual-sketch-environments.md) — Provides a visual sketching environment for rapid prototyping of conceptual story ideas. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/wonderunit/storyboarder@master/README.md))
- [Animatic Prototyping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/animatic-prototyping.md) — Plays back image sequences to evaluate the flow and duration of narrative sequences. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/wonderunit/storyboarder@master/README.md))
- [Image Sequence Playback](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/animation-motion/animated-image-rendering/image-sequence-playback.md) — Renders timed image sequences in a loop to simulate cinematic pacing and flow.
- [Animation Prototyping Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/animation-prototyping-tools.md) — Ships a sketching environment with onion skinning and guides for prototyping visual narratives.
- [Animation Timing Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/animation-timing-engines.md) — Uses a timing engine to simulate the pacing and flow of a cinematic story pitch.
- [Canvas Vector Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/canvas-vector-rendering.md) — Implements high-performance vector rendering using a hardware-accelerated canvas for smooth drawing.
- [Digital Illustration Suites](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/digital-illustration-suites.md) — Offers a digital illustration environment featuring composition guides and onion skinning.
- [Film Preproduction Planning](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/film-preproduction-planning.md) — Converts written scripts into visual frames to organize production and plan camera shots.
- [Film Production Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/film-production-workflows.md) — Implements a preproduction workflow that converts written scripts into organized visual frames and camera shots.
- [2D Hardware-Accelerated Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/opengl-canvas-rendering/2d-hardware-accelerated-rendering.md) — Utilizes GPU acceleration to ensure smooth brush strokes and real-time visual feedback on the canvas.
- [Vector Drawing Applications](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/vector-drawing-applications.md) — Provides a vector-based sketching tool with hardware-accelerated canvas rendering and composition guides.
- [Visual Storyboard Planning](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/visual-storyboard-planning.md) — Provides tools for arranging sequenced visual scenes to plan narratives and pacing.
- [Canvas Drawing Guides](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/canvas-drawing-guides.md) — Provides visual aids like grids and center marks for precise framing across project screens. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/wonderunit/storyboarder@master/README.md))
- [Digital Asset Pipelines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/digital-asset-pipelines.md) — Integrates a real-time file-system watcher to sync storyboard frames with external image editors.
- [Screenplay Importers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/screenplay-importers.md) — Loads text-based screenplays to automatically organize the workspace according to scene definitions. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/wonderunit/storyboarder@master/README.md))
- [Script-to-Storyboard Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/script-to-storyboard-mapping.md) — Parses written scripts to automatically generate a structured sequence of storyboard panels based on scene breaks.
- [Storyboard Production Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/storyboard-production-workflows.md) — Manages the transition between rough sketches and polished frames through external editor integration.
- [Composition Guides](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/visual-layer-composition/ui-overlay-layers/composition-guides.md) — Renders semi-transparent grids and center marks to assist with visual alignment and framing.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Image Asset Pipelines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/build-tooling/asset-file-management/asset-processing-pipelines/asset-transformation-pipelines/static-asset-pipelines/image-asset-pipelines.md) — Ships an image asset pipeline that syncs drawing frames with external editors via file watching.
- [File Watchers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/file-watchers.md) — Monitors file system changes in real-time to automatically sync and reload frames from external editors.
- [External Art Tool Sync](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/integrated-asset-editors/external-art-tool-sync.md) — Synchronizes visual frames with external image editing tools to update the project automatically. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/wonderunit/storyboarder@master/README.md))

### Artificial Intelligence & ML

- [Script-to-Frame Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/artificial-intelligence-ml/script-visual-synchronization/script-to-frame-mapping.md) — Imports screenplays to automatically generate a structured sequence of storyboard panels based on scene breaks.