How to create with NFE Studios

1Quick start

The whole journey is four moves. Each has its own section below if you want detail.

1. Tell us your idea and pick a format (Movie Script, Children’s Story, Jokes, Commercial, and more).
2. Answer a few quick questions, review the writing guide, then build the full piece.
3. Add visuals — illustrate each scene and animate the stills into short videos.
4. Export your manuscript or illustrated book as a PDF, or compile a narrated film.

2Create your account

You can explore as a guest, but an account lets you save your work, come back to it, and build visuals. Creating one takes a few seconds.

1. Click Sign in at the top-right of the page.
2. On the Create account tab, enter your first name, last name, email, and a password (6+ characters).
3. Press Create account. You’ll land on your dashboard, ready to create.
4. Coming back later? Use the Sign in tab with your email and password.
5. Forgot your password? On the Sign in tab, click Forgot password?, enter your email, and we’ll send a reset link. Open it and choose a new password.

3Write something new

This is the guided writing flow. A progress rail at the top shows where you are: Format → Your idea → Writing guide → Full piece.

1. In the “Tell us your idea” box, type what you want to make — e.g. “a heist on Mars” or “a best-man toast for my brother.”
2. Choose a format by tapping one of the cards. Pick Something Else to describe any format in your own words.
3. Click Continue →. The engine reads your idea for its narrative “fuel” (the tension, stakes, and hook) and asks a few tailored questions.
4. Answer the questions — type your own, tap a suggested chip, or skip any you don’t care about. Then press Build writing guide.
5. Review the writing guide (title, premise, approach, and a beat-by-beat outline). When it looks right, click Build full piece →.
6. Read your finished piece. From here you can press 🔊 to hear it read aloud, or use the buttons described below.

On the finished-piece screen you can:

1. Continue the story → (below the manuscript) — longer works are delivered as a polished first installment so they never trail off. Press this to write the next installment: it picks up exactly where the story left off and then automatically runs an editor review of the new part. Keep going, one reviewed installment at a time.
2. ✓ Story complete — when the story reaches its ending, it’s marked complete and the Continue button retires. Need to go further? ➕ Add more to continue lets you paste or upload (.txt / .md) your own new material, then continue again from the new ending.
3. ↻ Rewrite — opens a box that asks what you want to change (a character, the tone, an event, the ending). It changes only what you name and keeps everything else intact. Leave it blank for a fresh take on the same guide.
4. 🔧 Engine notes — get an honest editor’s critique, tick the notes you like, and revise the piece around them.
5. Try alternatives — every build, continuation, and rewrite is kept as a version. Switch between versions, compare them, or press ＋ Save as alt to keep one as a separate creation.
6. ★ Save — store it in your studio (also happens automatically — see below).
7. 🎬 Build visuals — move on to artwork and video.

4Import your own writing

Already have a finished story, script, or book? Bring it in and skip straight to illustrating it — we keep your exact words.

1. On the first screen, scroll to “OR ALREADY WROTE IT?” and click the 📄 Import your own manuscript card.
2. Paste your writing into the box, or ⤓ Upload a .txt / .md file.
3. Tick the box confirming it’s your own work or you have the rights to it.
4. Click Import & build visuals →. We read it, lay it out into illustrated pages, detect the best format, and open the visual studio.

5Your work saves itself

While you’re signed in, your work is saved automatically as you go — your idea, answers, writing guide, finished piece, and every version. If you refresh or step away, it’ll be waiting for you.

1. Watch the top bar: it shows Saving… while it works, then ✓ Saved.
2. Find everything later on your Dashboard (the ⌂ Dashboard button, top-right).

6Add artwork & video

Click 🎬 Build visuals on a finished piece to open the Production Studio. Your text is split into pages/scenes, and you illustrate and animate each one.

1. Pick a layout: Storybook (one illustration per page, like a picture book) or Storyboard (shot panels, like a script).
2. Choose an art style — Cartoon, Storybook, Anime, 3D Animated, Comic, or Realistic. It’s applied to every image so the look stays consistent.
3. (Optional) Add characters. Use 🎭 to add a cast member — upload or generate a reference image. We describe it and reuse it so that character looks the same in every scene.
4. Give a character a bio. Click a character’s 🎙 Voice button to open it, and fill in the Bio / personality box — who they are, their attitude, how they talk (e.g. “brave but impulsive; sarcastic, fiercely loyal”). The AI uses it to keep that character’s personality and dialogue consistent, and to match their expression. The look stays locked by the reference image; the bio shapes how they act. It autosaves and travels with series templates.
5. Generate art per page. Press ✨ Generate on a page — the engine art-directs the scene (shot size, angle, lighting, mood) and renders an image faithful to what the text describes. You can also upload your own image.
6. Animate a still into video. Use the animate action on an image — the engine writes the camera move that fits the moment (a push-in on rising tension, a track to follow a character) and turns the still into a short clip.
7. Design the page layout. Press 🎨 Design on any page to open the layout designer. Pick a template (image top, left, right, full-bleed, text-over-image, or a two-page spread), then drag and resize the image and text right on the page. Set fonts, sizes, colors, a whole-book theme, image frames, and a caption. What you design is exactly what prints in your PDF.
8. Reorder, edit text, add or split pages as you like. Everything here saves automatically.

7Compile a film

Once you have scenes (and ideally a few animated clips), you can stitch them into a single narrated film.

1. Open the Film / compile option in the Production Studio.
2. (Optional) Turn on narration and pick a voice, and/or add background music.
3. If your film uses narration or music, confirm the rights/consent checkbox — you’re telling us you have the rights to every voice, likeness, and track in it.
4. Press render and wait — when it’s done you can ⤓ Download film, re-render, or pin it.

8Character voices

Give each character their own voice, and the film’s voiceover will read each character’s lines in that voice — so a script becomes a multi-voice movie.

1. Assign a voice to a character. In the Production Studio cast, click the 🎙 Voice button on a character. Filter by ♀ Female / ♂ Male and tap ▶ to hear a sample before choosing. These are the voices from your connected ElevenLabs account.
2. The character’s name triggers their voice. When you compile a film, a script cue like Sassy (V.O.) makes the lines under it read in Sassy’s assigned voice — for that reading only. The next character’s cue (e.g. Max (V.O.)) switches to their voice.
3. Match the names. The cast member’s name must match the name in the script cue (e.g. cast Sassy ↔ cue Sassy (V.O.)). Capitalization doesn’t matter — Sassy (V.O.) and SASSY (V.O.) both work, inline or on the line above the dialogue.
4. Everything else uses the narrator. Pick a narrator voice in the Compile-film screen — it reads narration, NARRATOR (V.O.), and any character you didn’t assign a voice. The screen lists your assignments (e.g. “Sassy → Rachel, Max → Adam”) before you render.
5. Lines never overlap. Each spoken line plays one at a time, in order, with a short pause between them — so the voices don’t run together. For the cleanest timing, give each speaker their own block: the cue (Sassy (V.O.)) on its own line, the dialogue beneath it, and a blank line before the next character’s cue.
6. Scene descriptions are never read aloud. Action and description lines are used only to create the images and character motion — they’re not spoken. Only your character call-outs (and any NARRATOR (V.O.)) are read. So you direct the visuals with description and the voiceover with cues — no need to edit any prompts.

Example layout:

Sassy (V.O.)
I never thought I'd see this day.

Max (V.O.)
Me neither, old friend.

Turn a prose story into a movie (book stays separate)

Wrote a children’s book or story in normal prose? You don’t have to rewrite it as a script — the studio converts it for you, and your book is never changed.

1. Click 🎬 Make movie-ready in the Production Studio. The engine writes a separate movie-script version of each page — narrator + character (V.O.) cues — and adds light connective narration so the film flows naturally (it stays faithful to your story).
2. Your book is untouched. The script lives in its own field; your book text — and your PDF/EPUB export — stays exactly as written. So you can publish the book first and make the movie later from the same project.
3. Review it first. Each page shows a collapsible 🎬 Movie voiceover script you can read and tweak before compiling — so the conversion is checked, not blind.
4. Assign voices & compile. Give each character a voice (above), then 🎞 Compile film — the movie reads your script in the right voices.

Add your own voice (clone it, record it, or paste an ID)

You’re not limited to the built-in voices — add your own and reuse them across every project.

1. Open any voice picker — a character’s 🎙 Voice or the narrator on the Compile-film screen — and click 🎙 Add your own voice.
2. Clone from a sample. Give the voice a name, then ⤓ Upload audio or ● Record a short clip (a clear 30–60 seconds works best). Tick the consent box, then Create voice.
3. Or paste a voice ID. Choose Paste a voice ID, enter an ElevenLabs voice ID you already own, and press Add voice.
4. Reuse it anywhere. Your saved voices appear at the top of every picker tagged YOURS — assign them to any character in any creation. Remove one with the × on it.

9Export & download

You can export at two points: the written manuscript, or the finished illustrated book.

1. Preview free: view a watermarked PDF any time to check the layout.
2. Clean copy: download a watermark-free PDF — included on a paid plan, or as a one-time $0.99 single download as a guest.
3. Illustrated book: from the Production Studio, export your storybook or storyboard as a polished PDF with a cover page.
4. Film: download the compiled video as an MP4.

10Publish on Amazon (KDP)

You can turn your illustrated book into files ready for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and self-publish it. Amazon doesn’t let any app publish on your behalf — you upload the files yourself, which keeps you in control of pricing, rights, and royalties.

1. Write & illustrate your book. Build the story and use ✨ Illustrate all so every page has consistent art.
2. Export your files. In the Production Studio, open 📕 Publish and export an EPUB (for the Kindle eBook) and/or a print PDF at a KDP trim size (e.g. 8.5×8.5 for picture books, 6×9 for novels). Publish-ready exports are on a paid plan.
3. Create a free KDP account at kdp.amazon.com and add your tax/bank details for royalties.
4. Start a title & upload the EPUB (Kindle eBook) and/or print PDF (Paperback), add your title, description, keywords, categories, and a cover.
5. Disclose AI content, set price & publish. Answer KDP’s AI-content question, choose your price/royalty, and submit. Amazon reviews it (usually within ~72 hours).

Full walkthrough: How to publish on Amazon KDP →

Disclaimers & legal notices

• AI-content disclosure is required. KDP requires you to disclose AI-generated content when you publish. Your book contains it — answer truthfully and describe your role.
• You must own or have rights to everything in the book. Don’t publish copyrighted characters, trademarks, or other people’s work, and don’t use a real person’s likeness or voice without consent.
• Copyright of AI output is limited. Under current U.S. Copyright Office guidance, material generated purely by AI generally isn’t protected by copyright; your own writing and your creative selection, arrangement, and edits may be. If you register the work, disclose the AI-generated parts.
• Content & accuracy. AI output can be wrong or inappropriate — review, fact-check, and edit before publishing. You’re responsible for the final content.
• NFE Studios provides the files, not the publication. We don’t submit to Amazon, set your prices, or guarantee acceptance, ranking, or sales.

Limitations under Amazon’s rules

• No API publishing. KDP has no public publishing API; every book is uploaded manually through KDP.
• You must follow KDP’s Content Guidelines and Terms. Amazon can review, reject, unpublish, or block titles and accounts that violate them.
• AI-assisted volume limits. Amazon limits how many new titles you can create per day (commonly cited as up to three), partly to manage AI-assisted content.
• Accurate metadata only. Misleading titles, keywords, categories, or content can lead to removal.
• Pricing, royalty & territory rules are set by Amazon and vary by format and price band; some features (e.g. KDP Select exclusivity) carry their own conditions.
• Files must meet KDP specs. EPUB must pass Amazon’s validation and print PDFs must meet trim/margin/bleed requirements — preview in KDP before publishing.

11Dashboard & materials library

Your dashboard is home base for everything you’ve made.

1. Reach it with ⌂ Dashboard at the top-right.
2. Each creation has Open (keep writing) and 🎬 Production (jump to visuals).
3. Start fresh with New creation.
4. Use the Materials library to upload your own assets (images, video, PDFs) to use in your projects.

12Series templates & consistent looks

Making a series — a set of books with the same characters, or films with one signature style? Save your setup once and reuse it, so every new piece looks and sounds the same. You’ll find it in the Production Studio under 🎨 Series & look consistency.

1. Save a template. Once you’ve set your art style, cast, and character voices on one creation, open 🎨 Series & look consistency, give it a name, and press 💾 Save as template. It captures the art style, the cast (with each character’s voice and personality bio), your look references, and your prompt rules.
2. Apply it to a new creation. Write your next piece, open 🎬 Build visuals, expand the panel, and click Apply on a template. The cast (with their voices), art style, look references, and rules all load in — ready to illustrate.
3. Background & look references. Upload backgrounds, color palettes, or hero shots you’ve already made. New images are generated to match them, so colors and settings stay consistent (up to 4 references total, including your cast).
4. Image consistency rules. Describe the look to keep on every image — e.g. “muted teal palette, soft rim light, watercolor texture.”
5. Motion & action rules. Describe how every film clip should move — e.g. “slow deliberate camera moves, keep characters centered, no fast cuts.”

13Plans & credits

Writing is generous; image, audio, and video generation use metered credits that depend on your plan.

1. Open Pricing from your dashboard to compare plans and buy credit packs.
2. Paid plans include watermark-free export, hosting, and a commercial-use license for what you create.
3. Out of credits mid-project? Grab a one-time credit pack top-up.

14Content rules & reporting

A few rules keep the platform safe and lawful. The engine helps by declining requests it can’t fulfill.

1. Only use what you have rights to. Don’t upload or recreate copyrighted characters, franchises, or a living artist’s style, and don’t depict a real person’s voice or likeness without their consent.
2. No harmful content — no sexual content, deepfakes of real people, or any sexualized depiction of a minor. These requests are always refused.
3. What you own: material generated purely by AI isn’t copyrightable on its own, but your own writing and your creative selection, arrangement, and edits may be. If you register a work, disclose the AI-generated parts.
4. See a problem? Use the Report content link in the footer to flag anything that misuses a voice/likeness, infringes copyright, or is harmful. We review reports and remove content where warranted.

15Work in Spanish — and translate your story

NFE Studios speaks English and Spanish. You can switch the whole interface, and release any story in the other language as its own finished product.

1. Switch the interface language. Use the EN | ES toggle in the top bar (and on the Pricing page). Your choice is remembered, and Spanish-speaking browsers start in Spanish automatically.
2. Release a story in the other language. On your Dashboard, click 🌐 Release in Spanish (or Release in English) on any creation. The engine drafts a full translation — the title, the writing, and every page and voiceover script — keeping your formatting and screenplay cues intact.
3. Review & edit before publishing. The translation is saved as a new draft (marked with an ES/EN badge and a 🌐). Open it, polish anything you like, then export, illustrate, or compile it like any other creation.
4. It’s a separate product. Your original stays exactly as it was; the translated version is its own creation you can publish independently.

16Share & collaborate

Invite other members to work on a creation with you. Sharing is a Studio+ and above feature.

1. Share a creation. On your Dashboard, click 👥 Share on one of your own creations.
2. Invite by email and pick a role. Enter the member’s email, choose Can edit or View only, then Share. They need an NFE Studios account.
3. Manage access anytime. The share window lists everyone you’ve shared with and their role — remove someone with the ×.
4. For your collaborators. Shared creations appear on their Dashboard with a SHARED · EDIT/VIEW badge. Editors can open and change the story and its visuals; viewers can open and read it.

17Tips for great results

• Be specific in your idea. Concrete details (who, where, the conflict) produce sharper questions and a better piece.
• Use the questions. Tone, audience, length, and the ending you want shape the writing the most.
• Lock characters and art style first in the Production Studio, then generate — your images will stay consistent.
• Let the scene drive the shot. The engine already matches camera and motion to the action; write vivid scenes and the visuals follow.
• Iterate. Use Engine notes and keep versions — comparing alternatives is how the best draft emerges.
• Review before publishing. AI output can be wrong — always read and edit before you share or sell.