NovelVids · 猫影短剧

An AI creation platform for illustrated stories and short dramas · hosted service and open-source self-hosting.

Bring stories, character assets, storyboards, AI images, video generation and episode assembly
into one project you can edit, track and keep refining.

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Join the community · Video tutorial · Example videos · Create online · Get started · Documentation · Contribute · Support the project

Join the community

Join the NovelVids · 猫影短剧 WeChat group to discuss AI animation, short dramas, model workflows and open-source deployment.

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Create online

Open the NovelVids commercial service →

Sign in with Qiling through WeChat. Start with an image or video idea, add reference material, or develop a story into a short drama. The hosted service provides model selection, team collaboration, usage records and top-ups. Generation fees follow the displayed estimates and actual usage.

For open-source self-hosting and development, see Quick start below and the development guide.

Video tutorial

Watch the tutorial on Bilibili →

Watch the tutorial to learn how to use NovelVids. For finished creations, see the example videos below.

Example videos

Commercial remake example

Watch the commercial remake on YouTube

Illustrated drama example

Watch the illustrated drama on YouTube · Visual style: 3D xianxia; storyboard strategy: narrated storytelling. Generated automatically from story to finished video, without manually editing prompts or AI-generated prompts. Results depend on the material, models and creative revisions.

Keep the creative process in one project

You can also use Remake studio to analyze reference videos you are authorized to use and turn their shots into an editable project.

Why a workspace?

• Reusable settings. Characters, variants, locations and voices stay linked to shots across chapters.
• Editable steps. Keep prompts and generation versions. Revise one shot before deciding whether to generate it again.
• Shared capabilities for buttons and chat. The assistant orchestrates creation; image and video models generate the media. Tasks and usage remain recorded.
• Customizable creative rules. One Chinese skill pack guides story analysis, assets, images and storyboards, with Chinese or English output selected by system language.
• Choose how to use it. Create with the hosted service, or manage your own models, storage and deployment with the open-source edition.

Current interface

Home: select a model, reference material and start with an image or video clip.

Storyboards and creation assistant	Infinite canvas workflow

Project assets	Works library

Screenshots use public example projects in the current Chinese interface. English is also supported. View the complete gallery.

Quick start

1. Open the NovelVids commercial service, read the agreements and sign in with Qiling through WeChat.
2. Choose an image or video model, enter a visual idea, add references and review the estimate. For a series, import a story through Short dramas and continue into assets and storyboards.
3. Review generated versions, revise shots, organize resources and manage finished episodes in the works library. Projects and costs belong to the currently selected team.

Open-source self-hosting

The open-source edition lets you manage models, data and deployment. It runs anonymously by default; password login and team setup are covered in the team deployment guide.

git clone https://github.com/Anning01/novelvids.git
cd novelvids
docker compose up -d --build

docker compose exec -u root backend sh -c 'apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*'
docker compose exec backend ffprobe -version

Creative workflow

flowchart LR
    A[Story / manuscript] --> B[Analysis and chapters]
    B --> C[Characters · locations · props]
    C --> D[Editable storyboard]
    D --> E[Image and video generation]
    E --> F[Review and revise]
    F --> D
    F --> G[Episode / video enhancement]

Use the storyboard to inspect each shot and the canvas to organize references and workflow. Accepted media tasks continue to be collected after you close the page. Uncertain submissions require review rather than an automatic repeat of a paid request.

Documentation

Development and community

The frontend uses Vue 3, TypeScript and Vue Flow; the backend uses FastAPI, Tortoise ORM and Pydantic AI. Creative guidance lives in prompts/skills/, separate from model adapters and task execution.

Bring a real creative problem: report a bug, discuss an idea, or contribute. For generation problems, include a shareable minimal example, model configuration type and reproduction steps. Keep keys and private media out of reports.

Directions for discussion include asset consistency, reproducible workflows, deployment and recovery, model/skill extensibility and production quality checks. The roadmap distinguishes current capabilities from proposed work; it is not a release commitment.

If NovelVids helps you, consider a Star, report your experience, or share work and production notes you are authorized to publish.

Support the project

If NovelVids helps you, consider supporting my work through WeChat Pay or Alipay. Your support helps me keep developing and maintaining the project. Thank you!

WeChat Pay	Alipay

License

Project code and documentation use the MIT License. Commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted with the copyright and license notice retained. The software is provided as is, without warranty.

Third-party dependencies, fonts, media and model services retain their own terms. Demonstration content is not a grant of rights to underlying stories, music or voices. See third-party notices.

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