Skip to content

UllrAI /CineGen-ShortDrama

Keyframes and Veo clips from a script in your browser
PlatformCustom licenseEnglish README
Stars
536
30 days
0
Last push
7 days ago
CineGen-ShortDrama screenshot from its README
From the CineGen-ShortDrama README on GitHub.

About CineGen-ShortDrama

CineGen AI Director is a browser workbench for turning scripts into shots, keyframes and clips. Gemini writes the scenes and characters and makes reference images. You set a start frame and an optional end frame, and Veo animates between them. The interface is mostly Chinese, and Gemini access is paid.

Best for: Manga artists and motion comic makers who want shot-by-shot control in the browser.

What it does

  • Turns a story outline into scenes, characters and shots with camera directions
  • Writes character and location reference images, with extra looks per character
  • Shows shots in a grid so you can make a start frame and an optional end frame
  • Feeds scene and character images into shot frame generation as visual context
  • Generates video clips with Veo from one keyframe or from both
  • Previews clips and shows which shots are done

Quickstart

Rewritten from the README. Check the repo for the latest steps.

  1. 1
    Install Node.js and npm, and get a Google Gemini API key with Gemini and Veo access
  2. 2
    Clone the repo: the command below
    git clone https://github.com/UllrAI/CineGen-ShortDrama.git
  3. 3
    Install dependencies: cd CineGen-ShortDrama then npm install
  4. 4
    Start the dev server: npm run dev
  5. 5
    Open the local URL Vite prints (port 3000), paste your Gemini API key, and create a project in Phase 01
  6. 6
    Pick the script's output language in the project settings

Models and languages

Models it works with

  • Google Gemini
  • Veo

Interface and docs

  • Chinese
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Korean

Alternatives

Other platform projects people compare with CineGen-ShortDrama.

LingyiChen-AI

AIComicBuilder

Writes an animated comic drama from your script, shot by shot

Platform
  • OpenAI
  • Gemini
  • Kling
  • +4
1.9k GitHub stars5 months agoApache-2.0

LingGuoAI

LingGuo-Drama

Self-hosted workbench that turns a script into a mini-drama or motion comic

Platform
  • OpenAI
  • Volcengine
  • MiniMax
1.5k GitHub stars1 month agoMIT

xuanyustudio

LocalMiniDrama

Free desktop app for AI short dramas and comic dramas on your computer

Platform
  • Seedance 2.0
  • Jimeng 1.0
  • Kling
  • +7
1.9k GitHub stars+4/30d18 days agoMIT

Forget-C

Jellyfish

Storyboards and linked assets from chapter scripts

Platform
6.6k GitHub stars+39/30d2 months agoApache-2.0

Featured on OpenMicroDrama

Do you maintain CineGen-ShortDrama? Add this badge to your README so English speakers can find our write-up.

Featured on OpenMicroDrama
markdown
[![Featured on OpenMicroDrama](https://openmicrodrama.com/badges/featured.svg)](https://openmicrodrama.com/projects/ullrai-cinegen-shortdrama)

The badge links to this page. Want your description changed? Email support@openmicrodrama.com.

Reviewed Oct 1, 2026. Custom AniKuku Community License 1.0 with attribution and commercial-use conditions. Read it before using it in a business. The README also promotes the vendor's hosted AniKuku platform and a discount code. We write these descriptions ourselves. The repo's own docs are the final word.