The Ad Progress Page

Quick answer: Every ad has a progress page that walks through its stages: Preparing images, Ad script, Breaking down, Cast & set, Shot list, Shooting, Final cut, Done, with an estimate of the time left. A stage that fails says why and offers Try again, which continues from that stage — nothing already made is redone. Rebuild final cut re-joins the finished shots without reshooting. Cancel this ad is available before shooting starts; credits spent on started steps are not refunded.

Still from “Neon Debt”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (7 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “Neon Debt” — Game Engine Realism, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

The whole ad flow, from photo to finished spot.

The stages

Preparing images: the product shot is made from your photo, or a place is drawn from it. Ad script: the story is written. Breaking down: the script is read into cast, set and beats. Cast & set: the people, places and props get images. Shot list: the shots are written. Shooting: each fifteen-second segment is filmed. Final cut: the segments are joined, the end card added, the sound levelled. Done: download, share, make another.

In expert mode the page stops after Ad script at Workbench: Your images and ad script are ready, with Open the ad workbench. From there the stages are yours to run. The two modes.

The episode timeline: every segment as a card with its thumbnail and duration — The shooting stage is one segment per fifteen seconds of ad; each lands as its own clip before the final cut joins them.

How long

The page shows About N min left. A fifteen-second one-click ad is typically ready in about ten minutes; longer ads take longer because they have more segments to shoot. You can leave; the page keeps its state and the home card for the ad shows its stage.

Try again

When a stage fails, the page names the stage (Stopped here) and the reason, and offers Try again. It continues from the failed stage; finished stages are kept. If the price of the remaining work has changed since you started, the button says The rest now costs ✦ N and you confirm the new figure. If a previous attempt’s credits are on hold for review, the page says so, and trying again is charged separately.

The failure messages

Couldn’t make the product shot, Couldn’t write the story, Couldn’t break down the story, Couldn’t create the cast and set, Couldn’t build the shot list, A shot couldn’t be made, Couldn’t put the final cut together: retry that stage. This step took too long: retry. Not enough credits: top up, then the button below continues. The price or your selected model changed: continue at the new price. The quality you picked is temporarily unavailable: continue with an available one. A shot was blocked by content review: edit that shot in the editor first, then come back and retry — retrying an unchanged shot is refused. Blocks.

Rebuild final cut

On a finished ad, Rebuild final cut joins the same shots again with the current end card. Use it after Edit end card, or after fixing one shot in the editor. It does not reshoot. While it runs the page says the new version will appear; if the rebuild fails, the previous cut stays. The end card.

Fix this shot in the editor

A finished one-click ad can be opened in the editor to change a single shot: edit its text, regenerate that segment, then Rebuild final cut. The ad script itself stays as written. Fixing one shot.

Cancel this ad

Available until shooting starts. The confirmation is plain: credits spent on steps that have started are not refunded, and a cancelled ad cannot be resumed. Once shooting has begun, the button is gone — let the ad finish and decide then. In expert mode, what was already made is kept and you can continue in the workbench.

Button	When	Does
Try again	After a failed stage	Continues from that stage; finished stages kept
Rebuild final cut	On a finished ad	Re-joins the same shots with the current end card
Fix this shot in the editor	On a finished ad	Opens the editor on that shot
Edit end card	On a finished ad	Changes brand, name, tagline, call to action
Cancel this ad	Before shooting starts	Stops the ad; started steps not refunded
Make another	On a finished ad	Back to the composer

FAQ

Does Try again redo the whole ad?

No. It continues from the stage that failed; everything finished before it is kept.

Why does Try again show a new price?

The price of the remaining work changed since you started. Confirm to continue at the new figure.

A shot was blocked and Try again is refused.

Edit that shot in the editor first; the retry is refused until the blocked shot has changed.

Can I cancel during shooting?

No. Cancel is available until shooting starts. Let it finish and decide then.

Does Rebuild final cut reshoot anything?

No. It joins the finished shots again with the current end card.

Watch the stages go by

Most ads walk straight through. When one stops, the page tells you the one thing to do.

Make an ad

Updated September 26, 2026