chillzhuang /Kinema

About Kinema

Kinema runs your whole AI film pipeline from one place. Give it a topic or a novel chapter, and it writes, designs shots and renders. Every stage saves to disk and waits for your approval. Real generation needs paid cloud API keys; only the mock run is free.

Best for: Teams making serialized AI comic dramas who want reusable character and location assets.

• Writes long-form fiction in ten-chapter batches, then runs a seven-part review
• Turns a chapter into a script and a shot list with bilingual prompts per shot
• Blocks scenes on a 3D stage with 30+ camera-move presets, then renders previz
• Keeps faces, props and places steady with character, prop and location sheets
• Quotes every shot with --dry-run and sends no requests if you pass your budget
• Turns a live-action clip into depth and skeleton control video on your CPU

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   Install FFmpeg: brew install ffmpeg (Debian: sudo apt install ffmpeg)
2. 2
   Check your setup: cd engine then python3 -m kinema doctor
3. 3
   Run the free offline demo: the command below then the next command

   cp examples/sample_project.json /tmp/demo.json

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   python3 -m kinema run --project /tmp/demo.json --mock

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4. 4
   Open the console: python3 -m kinema studio and visit http://127.0.0.1:8787
5. 5
   Start a real project: the command below

   python3 -m kinema project new --title "Blade & Rain" --id bladerain --profile cyberpunk

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6. 6
   Render and cut a chapter: the command below then the next command

   python3 -m kinema gen-video --chapter bladerain/ch01 --approved-only

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   python3 -m kinema assemble --chapter bladerain/ch01

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