Animatics
Create animated storyboards and motion previews of your narrative — no animation software, no frame-by-frame work. Generate polished animatics in minutes with Magic Hour.
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How to Create Animatics
From storyboard to motion preview in three steps
- 1
Input your storyboard or script
Upload storyboard frames, paste your script, or describe scenes. Magic Hour generates animated motion previews. - 2
Set timing and pacing
Adjust scene duration, transitions, and pacing to match your narrative rhythm and edit style. - 3
Generate and review
Generate your animatic in HD. Review with your team, refine timing, and lock the edit before production.
Animatics for Every Production Need
From pitch animatics to production previs — motion that tells the story
Film & TV animatics
Create motion previews for film and television scenes. Lock timing and composition before shooting.
Commercial animatics
Generate animated storyboards for ad campaigns. Win client approval with motion, not static frames.
Animation previs
Create rough motion previews for animation projects. Establish timing and flow before full production.
Music video animatics
Generate motion previews for music video concepts. Sync visuals to beats before the shoot.
Pitch animatics
Create compelling pitch presentations with animated storyboards. Motion tells the story better than stills.
Game cinematic previs
Generate motion previews for game cinematics and cutscenes. Prototype storytelling before production.
Testimonials
Hear what our users have to say
"I've stopped all other AI subscriptions and just stick with Magic Hour for everything content related. It's literally all in one: audio, image, and video gen tools plus you can find all the best models."
Mabel
Video production agency lead
"My editing time went from 3 hours to 20 minutes per shoot. ... Finally have my evenings back."
Rachel Thompson
Freelance Photographer
"I've been able to create more ads and marketing content, as well as create assets for my applications. The user experience is quite good as well especially for making and iterating on my ads. I primarily use Text to video, Image generator, and Image editor."
Simon
Marketer and iOS developer
"The output is high-fidelity enough to use in actual projects without a ton of editing."
Jenn Spicher
Artist
Everything You Need for Animatic Production
Motion previews, no animation skills needed
Frontier Model Access
Use Veo, Kling, Seedance, MiniMax, and more. Generate motion with the right visual fidelity for previs.
Storyboard → Animatic
Upload static frames and generate smooth motion transitions. Bring your storyboard to life.
HD Output, Up to 60s
Generate HD animatics up to 60 seconds. Complete scene previews with proper timing.
Multiple Aspect Ratios
Generate animatics in any format — cinema scope, TV, mobile, or social.
Parallel Generations
Generate animatics for multiple scenes simultaneously. Complete your previs faster.
API for Production Pipelines
Integrate animatic generation into your pre-production workflow.
Thousands of Templates
Make your photos even better and faster with our high-quality templates.
Explore TemplatesBring Your Story to Life
Create Your AnimaticWe Value Your Privacy & Data Security, Always
Commercial use, no AI training, deletion controls, and feature-specific retention. Trust & privacy
Commercial use
Subscriptions and credit packs permit commercial use of outputs. Users without either purchase are limited to personal, non-commercial use.
No training
We do not use customer prompts, uploads, or outputs to train AI models. This covers free, paid, and API use.
Delete anytime
Delete saved projects or request account deletion. Retention varies by feature; account deletion has a separate 14-day restoration period.
Security
Encrypted in transit and at rest. Access is restricted for operations and support.
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Animatics FAQ
Create animated storyboards and animatics with AI. Generate motion previews of your story — no animation software needed.
Start from a prompt, script, image, or clip in Magic Hour, pick a model and aspect ratio, then generate. Download your output when it is ready—no separate editor required.
Export common aspect ratios like 9:16, 16:9, and 1:1 depending on the tool. Many workflows support HD output and clips up to 60 seconds where the model allows.
Paid subscriptions and credit-pack purchases include commercial use of outputs subject to our Terms of Service. Users without either purchase are limited to personal, non-commercial use.
Yes. You can integrate generation into your product or pipeline via our API and SDKs. See the developer documentation for endpoints and authentication.