ShortDrama Studio

Help Center

Answers to the questions people ask most. Can't find yours? Open Help (the question mark at the bottom of the sidebar) and choose Contact us or Report a problem, or email support@shortdrama.studio.

Getting started

How do I start a drama?

On the home page, pick a format at the top (Drama Series, Short Film, Drama Ads, Film Trailer or Music Video), type an idea, a title or a whole script into the prompt box, and press Create. You can also choose a genre and a visual style, attach a TXT or Markdown story, or add photos of your characters. The studio opens and the agent starts on your brief straight away.

Do I need an account?

You can look around without one. To create a drama, sign in with an email code or with Google. New accounts get free credits to try generating.

Where are my dramas?

My projects in the sidebar lists every drama you made, with search and sorting. Assets shows every character, place, prop, scene and episode across your dramas.

Working with the studio agent

What does the agent do?

The studio is a chat with an agent that writes and produces the drama with you: the story bible, the cast, places and props, the episode outline, the scripts, and then the pictures, video clips, music and episode renders. Every part it writes appears in the side panel (Drama, Bible, Characters, Places, Props, Episodes), where you can edit it yourself. Your edits save automatically.

Will it spend my credits without asking?

Writing costs little. Before a step that spends more credits than the approval threshold, the chat shows an approval card first. Before anything that deletes or undoes work, it always asks with a red confirmation card that names what it will touch.

The agent stopped or a step failed. What now?

The last message carries a button: Try again after a failed step, Continue after a stop or a pause, or Buy credits when your balance ran out. You can also just type what you want next.

Can I use a different AI model in the chat?

Yes. Pick one with the model picker in the message box. Models marked Free cost no credits while your plan's free AI allowance lasts; after that they use credits like the others.

Characters, places and pictures

How do characters stay the same in every scene?

Each character has a portrait for each look (outfit, hair, makeup), each place has a background plate and each prop a picture. Scenes are generated from these, so make them first: open the character, place or prop and press Generate.

Why does Generate say pictures are missing?

A scene's key visual or video needs its sources: the portrait of each character in the look they wear, the place's plate and any prop pictures. If one is missing, the studio lists it with an Open button so you can make it first. Nothing is charged until the sources are there.

How do I make the cover?

Open the Drama tab and press Generate on the cover. It uses the main characters' portraits, so the studio offers to make those first if they don't exist yet. Every cover version is kept; click one to use it.

Scenes, video and episodes

How long is a scene?

Every scene is one video clip of 6 to 15 seconds. Set its length, beat and camera in the scene's card; the dialog and action are edited in the same place.

What is a key visual?

The picture a scene's video starts from. In the scene's Key visual card choose a method: Direct reference (no picture, the video is made straight from the characters and place), Keyframe, Storyboard (a comic page of 4 to 6 panels) or Storyboard 3×3 (7 to 9 panels).

How do I turn scenes into an episode?

When every scene of an episode has its video, open the episode and press Render episode. A render costs 5 credits for an episode up to 3 minutes, plus 1 credit for each further minute. Each finished render is kept as a version (v1, v2...): click one to use it for the episode, and download it as MP4 with SRT or VTT subtitles.

Can I add music?

Yes. In the episode, write the music direction (or keep the suggestion), set how loud each scene's section should be, set the overall music level and press Generate. Pick the take you like; the next render uses it.

Where can I watch finished dramas?

Drama TV shows dramas made with the studio.

Credits and plans

What uses credits?

Pictures, video clips, voices, music, renders and the agent's AI work each use credits. The price shows on every Generate button before you press it, and your balance sits at the bottom of the sidebar.

What plans are there?

Plus, Pro, Ultra and Max, each paid monthly, yearly (about 20% less) or once as a Lifetime plan. See pricing for what each includes. Monthly and yearly credits renew every billing month and do not roll over. Lifetime credits are granted once and never expire.

Can I buy more credits?

Yes, on any plan, Free included: open your account, then Buy credits. Credit packs never expire. A pack costs the same for everyone, and a plan gets more credits for it: about 40% more on Plus, 60% on Pro and up to 78% on Ultra and Max.

Where do I see what I spent?

Your account's Usage tab lists what used credits, and Payment history lists every payment with a receipt you can save as PDF.

Payments and refunds

How do I pay?

With PayPal. A buy button opens PayPal's checkout in a new tab; when you finish, your plan or credits are added to your account.

Can I cancel or change my plan?

Yes, in your account's Subscription tab. A change starts at once.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 7 days of a purchase if none of its credits have been used, and always for billing errors or where the law requires it. Credits already used to generate are not refunded. Read the Refund Policy. If you were charged twice or charged by mistake, use Report a problem with the category Payment.

Connecting your own AI agent

Can I make dramas from Claude Code, Codex or Cursor?

Yes. ShortDrama Studio has an MCP server, so your own AI agent can use the same tools as the studio. Open your account, then MCP & Agents: copy the setup prompt into your agent, or add the server by hand. Agents connect with an access token you create on that page. The full guide is at Connect your agent.

Where do I see connected agents?

In MCP & Agents, under Connected agents. Disconnecting an agent, or revoking its token, stops its access at once.

Your account

How do I sign in?

With a six-digit code sent to your email, or with Google. There is nothing to install: the studio runs in the browser on desktop and mobile.

How do I change the language or theme?

Open your account, then Settings: choose the language, and the theme (Dark, Light or System).

How do I delete my account?

Open your account, then Settings, then Delete account. Deleting it removes your dramas and data and cannot be undone.

Who owns what I make?

You do. Your stories, scripts and episodes belong to you, subject to the Creative License and the Terms of Service. You can post them, run them as ads or pitch them to short-drama apps.

Still need help?

Open Help in the sidebar and choose Contact us for questions, feedback or partnerships, or Report a problem for a payment, content or account issue (you can attach a screenshot). You can also email support@shortdrama.studio. We reply to the email address of your account.

More reading: the guides on writing and producing short dramas, and the Content Policy.