The Amber Notes After You Save a Storyboard Edit: A Name Without @, and “Do Not Show” Sentences

Quick answer: After you save a hand edit, the editor reads the parts you changed and may show an amber note above the storyboard. It can say two things. Written as a plain name without an @ tag: a person in the shot is typed, not linked, so their sheet will not be used and the model may draw someone else — insert them with @. This reads like a “do not show…” instruction about people: a person named in a negative sentence tends to end up in the frame — describe who is in the frame instead. The note never changes your text, never blocks the save and costs nothing. Close it with ×.

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Edit a shot, type a character’s name without @, save, and watch for the amber note above the text.

Where the note appears

Above the storyboard text of the segment you just saved, on a computer and on a phone. It appears only after a hand edit; segments as the storyboard produced them do not get one. It is a suggestion: the save already went through, and nothing is regenerated. Close it with × once you have read it.

A storyboard segment: location, time and weather fields, then numbered shots with durations, asset chips and spoken lines — After a hand edit is saved, an amber note can appear above the storyboard text of that segment.

A name without @

The full message, with the name it found first: Jules: written as a plain name without an @ tag. If this person is in the frame in this shot, insert them with @ (the @ button above the editor); without @ no reference image is attached and the model may draw someone else.

Fix it if the person is on screen in that shot: delete the name, type @ and pick them. Leave it if they are only talked about, or heard off screen. Shots with no linked characters.

A “do not show” sentence

The full message: This reads like a “do not show…” instruction about people. Video models do not follow negative sentences: a person named in “do not…” tends to end up in the frame. Describe who is in the frame instead. The sentence it means is quoted under it.

Rewrite it as what the camera sees. “Do not show Jules” becomes “Only @Mara in frame, alone at the window”. “No one else in the room” becomes “the empty room behind her”. Say what is there, not what is not.

When no note appears

No note means none of the two was found in your changes, or the check was skipped because you saved many edits in a short time. It is not a guarantee that every name is linked. Before generating, the editor still asks if some shots have no linked characters.

The note says	Means	Do
…written as a plain name without an @ tag	A person in the shot is typed, not linked	Insert them with @ if they are on screen
This reads like a “do not show…” instruction	A negative sentence names a person	Rewrite as who is in the frame
(no note)	Nothing found in your changes	Nothing to do; generate when ready

FAQ

Does the note change my text?

No. It only points things out. Your text is saved exactly as you wrote it.

Does it cost credits?

No.

Can I ignore it?

Yes. Close it with ×. It is advice, and some cases, like a person who is only talked about, are fine as they are.

Why do negative sentences backfire?

Video models treat every person named as someone to draw. Naming who should not appear puts them on the list.

Read the note, fix the shot

One @ for a person on screen; one positive sentence for who is in the frame.

Open the editor

Updated October 2, 2026