Ad Projects and Remake Projects: What Looks Different in the Wizard and the Editor, and Why

Quick answer: An ad and a remake are ordinary projects underneath: the same cast, scenes, storyboards and clips, priced the same way. What differs is what the wizard shows. Ads: the steps are named for ads (ad script; people, scenes, props; shots and final cut), the script can be edited or rewritten by AI, content type, dialogue language and region are not offered, the product carries a badge and is only ever redrawn from your original photo, segment length is fixed at 15 seconds, there is no delete-episode, the composite asks for the end card first, and the onboarding tour does not run. Remakes: there is no parse button (the read replaced it), region and styles are set in the style step and applied when the descriptions are tidied, dialogue language is not offered, the read produces the episode outline, and the storyboard is generated from Step 3 at the usual price.

Still from “The Eagle's Vow”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (9 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “The Eagle's Vow” — Realistic HD, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

Open an ad in advanced mode and a remake side by side: count the controls in Step 1; the missing ones are the ones listed here.

Ads: the same three steps, renamed

Step 1 ‘Ad script’: the creative script, editable, with a button to let AI rewrite it; no content type, dialogue language or region (an ad is written in Chinese on a Chinese interface and in English otherwise). Step 2 ‘People, scenes, props’: the product card carries a badge; its image is redrawn from your original photo only, never from text; screenshots are used as they are. Step 3 ‘Shots and final cut’: one episode, segments fixed at 15 seconds, no delete-episode; the composite button first asks for the end card (brand, product name, tagline, call to action). Hand It to AI or Advanced Mode.

The SceneMixer episode editor: asset library on the left, the storyboard in the middle, the video preview on the right, and every segment along the bottom timeline — An ad project in advanced mode opens the ordinary wizard with ad names on the steps and a few controls hidden.

Ads: what is fixed

Segment length (15 s), the number of segments (from the ad duration), the resolution tier chosen at the start, and the one-price quote if you chose to hand it to AI. Regenerating a shot, a sheet or the composite works as in any project and is priced per action. The End Card.

Remakes: what replaced the parse

The read of your clip produces the cast, scenes, props and an episode outline written like a parsed script. So Step 1 has no parse button; the style step holds visual style, scene style, costume style and region, applied when you confirm and the descriptions are tidied to match. Dialogue language is not offered in Step 1: it is chosen on the upload screen (defaulting to your interface language) and fixed once the read starts. After the Read.

Remakes: the storyboard step

Step 3 shows one episode with its outline and a generate-storyboard button at the usual storyboard price; the storyboard is written to the site’s own pacing, so the result runs longer than the source. Segments, clips and composite then work exactly as in a script project. After the Read, Generate the Storyboard.

What is the same everywhere

Sheets and states, the segment editor, versions, the model selector, the badge switch, sharing, downloads, the library, credits and refunds. If a control is missing in an ad or a remake, it is one of the items above; nothing else is hidden.

Control	Script project	Ad	Remake
Parse button	Yes	Yes (from the ad script)	No; the read replaced it
Content type / dialogue language	Step 1	Hidden	Hidden
Region	Step 1	Hidden	Style step
Segment length	15 or 30 s	Fixed 15 s	15 or 30 s
Delete episode	Yes	No	Yes
End card before composite	No	Yes	No
Onboarding tour	Yes	No	Yes

FAQ

Why can't I change the ad's segment length?

Ad shots are paced for 15-second segments; the count comes from the ad duration.

Why is there no dialogue language in a remake's Step 1?

It is chosen on the upload screen and fixed once the read starts; it cannot be changed afterwards.

Can I redraw the product from text?

No. The product image is always redrawn from your original photo so it stays your product.

Does an ad get the first-project free allowance?

No; ads are never the free first project.

Can a remake use the 30-second segment length?

Yes, like any script project; set it in Step 3.

Same tools, fewer knobs

What is hidden is what the ad or the clip already decided.

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Updated September 27, 2026