Story To Video Studio

Story to Video Studio

Produce a reusable editing package, not only a flattened MP4.

Workflow

1. Initialize a project:

python scripts/init_project.py "project-folder" "title"

1. Read references/narrative-workflow.md and write:

• adaptation brief
• character and location bible
• timed screenplay
• shot manifest
• narration/dialogue plan

1. Read references/visual-generation.md. Create stable character references before shot generation. Write both still-image prompts and motion prompts for every shot.
2. Estimate cost with scripts/estimate_budget.py. Stop at the generation approval gate unless the user has explicitly authorized autonomous generation within a stated budget.
3. For Dreamina/即梦, read references/dreamina-cli.md and use scripts/dreamina_provider.py. Preserve prompts, task IDs, models, costs, seeds, sources, and licenses.
4. Assemble the picture according to references/editing-audio.md. Avoid automatic transitions by default; use hard cuts unless a transition has a narrative function.
5. Export dialogue assets:

python scripts/export_dialogue.py voice_plan.json delivery-folder

1. Export an editing package:

• silent, text-free picture master
• full mix
• music stem
• original ambience stem
• designed SFX/rhythm stem
• narration/dialogue stem
• optional one stem per music cue and speaker
• full SRT, role-separated SRT, and role-separated plain text

1. Run:

python scripts/qa_package.py delivery-folder

Resolve duration mismatches, one-frame flashes, clipping, squeals, low dialogue, burned text, missing provenance, and incomplete deliverables before handoff.

Approval gates

• Gate A: approve adaptation direction, target duration, style, aspect ratio, and budget.
• Gate B: approve screenplay, shot manifest, character/location bible, and generation estimate.
• Gate C: approve one representative generated shot before bulk generation.
• Gate D: approve rough cut before expensive regeneration or final mastering.

If the user explicitly says to continue autonomously within a budget, proceed through gates while logging decisions and never exceed the limit.

Dreamina safety

• Discover the executable from DREAMINA_CLI or PATH; never hardcode a user path.
• Keep OAuth state in the official CLI store; never copy login files into a project or the Skill.
• Dry-run generation commands unless the user has authorized credit spending.
• Record credit balance before and after a generation batch.
• Never print or commit cookies, tokens, device codes, user codes, account identifiers, or home-directory paths.

Delivery rules

• Align all audio stems from 00:00 to the same exact duration.
• Export WAV at 48 kHz, 24-bit, stereo unless the user requests otherwise.
• Export picture without subtitles or burned text when editable delivery is requested.
• Keep original generated clip audio on a separate stem.
• Keep each speaker separable.
• Preserve a machine-readable manifest and a reader-friendly production summary.
• Give the user the containing folder link, not individual file links.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: baitalab
• Source: baitalab/codex-dreamina-video-studio
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.