Katalist AI

Katalist AI is a script-to-storyboard-to-video platform founded in 2023 by Andraž Zvonar (CEO) and Blaž Blokar (CTO) in Slovenia that converts any script, idea, CSV, Word, or PowerPoint file into a character-consistent visual storyboard and fully produced video with one click.

The platform solves the central challenge of generative AI for narrative content — character inconsistency — by making every character a persistent entity across all frames, swappable and pose-controllable with a single click.

Katalist supports 10+ art styles (Cinematic, Sketch, Anime, Cartoon, Comic Book), multi-model video generation with Veo 3 and Kling Pro, a built-in timeline video editor, 300+ AI voices, and export to ZIP, PowerPoint, video slideshow, or Adobe Premiere Pro — trusted by filmmakers, YouTubers, advertisers, and agencies including Publicis Groupe Slovenia.

• Script to Storyboard in 1 Click — Paste any script, import a CSV, Word, or PowerPoint file, or generate a script from a single-line prompt; Katalist automatically identifies all characters, scenes, and actions, breaks the content into shots, and generates a complete visual storyboard without any manual prompting.

• Persistent Character Consistency — Every character is a persistent entity across the entire storyboard — consistent in appearance from frame one to the final scene; swap any character across all frames simultaneously with one click without manually regenerating individual shots.

• Character Posing & Gaze Control — Control each character's exact pose, body position, and gaze (eye direction) per shot using the dedicated Posing Tool — giving filmmakers and directors precise control over the visual communication in every frame beyond what standard image generation allows.

• 10+ Art Styles (Cinematic, Sketch, Anime, Cartoon, Comic Book) — Apply a unified visual style across the entire storyboard from a library of art styles including Cinematic, Sketch, Anime, Cartoon, Comic Book, YouTube Shorts, and more — ensuring consistent visual identity across every shot in a project.

• Dynamic Scene Generation & Generative Fill — Update a scene's location with a single prompt and Katalist automatically propagates the change across all related shots; use Generative Fill to add, remove, or replace elements within any individual frame with natural integration into the existing scene.

• AI Video Studio (Voiceover, Music, SFX) — Convert any completed storyboard into a fully produced video with AI voiceover from 300+ AI voices, background music, and synchronized sound effects — with a built-in timeline editor for trimming, reordering, pacing adjustments, and final video assembly before export.

• Multi-Model Video Generation (Veo 3, Kling Pro) — Generate video clips for each storyboard scene using built-in access to top-tier AI video models including Google Veo 3, Kling Pro, and Katalist's own engines — without leaving the platform or managing separate model subscriptions.

• Multi-Format Export (ZIP, PowerPoint, Video, Adobe Premiere Pro) — Export finished storyboards and videos as a ZIP archive of individual frames, a ready-to-present PowerPoint file, an MP4 video slideshow, or send directly to Adobe Premiere Pro for advanced post-production — covering every downstream creative and production workflow.

Katalist AI is best suited for independent filmmakers, screenwriters, YouTubers, advertising creatives, and visual storytellers who need to visualize scripts and produce videos with consistent characters without traditional pre-production budgets or timelines.

• Independent filmmakers and screenwriters — They use Katalist to produce professional previz storyboards from completed scripts before production begins, communicating visual intent to collaborators, directors, investors, and casting teams without expensive concept art or storyboard artist budgets.

• YouTubers and video content creators — The complete script-to-storyboard-to-video workflow with AI voiceover, music, and SFX in one platform reduces a multi-tool production chain to a single session, enabling consistent high-quality output without video editing expertise.

• Advertising agency creative teams — Publicis Groupe Slovenia's documented deployment confirms that agency teams use Katalist to build client-facing concept storyboards and pitch presentations at twice the previous speed, with the PowerPoint export enabling direct integration into standard client presentation workflows.

• Animators and comic creators — The Anime, Cartoon, and Comic Book art styles with persistent character consistency create a coherent visual language for animation projects and serialized comic content without frame-by-frame character re-prompting.

• Brand content studios managing serialized or episodic production — The character swap and Dynamic Scene generation system enables high-volume serialized content (YouTube series, branded video campaigns) to maintain visual consistency at scale.

Katalist's core differentiator is the only platform that solves persistent character consistency in generative AI storyboarding at the workflow level — not through prompting tricks, but through a purpose-built character entity system that maintains identity across all frames and enables one-click full-project character replacement.

• One-click full-project character swap — Changing a character across an entire 30-, 50-, or 100-frame storyboard with a single click is a capability that addresses the most time-consuming manual operation in AI-assisted pre-production. No other storyboarding tool offers full-project character replacement at this level of workflow integration — competitors require manual regeneration of each affected frame individually.

• Character Posing Tool with gaze direction control — Specifying the exact direction a character's eyes are looking in a generated storyboard frame is an exceptionally precise visual control not found in general-purpose image generators. For filmmakers communicating shot intent — particularly in scenes involving eyeline matches, point-of-view shots, and reaction shots — this level of control is production-meaningful.

• Dynamic Scene generation with automatic cross-shot propagation — Changing a scene location once and having it automatically propagate across all related shots in the storyboard eliminates the manual frame-by-frame update cycle that makes AI storyboarding time-prohibitive on longer projects. This is a workflow-level automation rather than a generation feature — it manages the project consistency problem that scales with project length.

• Adobe Premiere Pro direct export — Exporting a finished AI storyboard and video directly into Adobe Premiere Pro for advanced post-production bridges the gap between AI-assisted pre-production and professional editorial workflows. This positions Katalist as a legitimate pre-production tool in professional film and video pipelines rather than a standalone standalone AI toy.

• Multi-model video generation within storyboard context — Generating video clips from storyboard frames using Veo 3 or Kling Pro within the storyboard workspace — with the character, scene, and style context already defined — produces more contextually appropriate video output than generating from cold prompts in those models' native interfaces. The storyboard context is the prompt.

Katalist operates as a browser-based web application with direct integrations for creative file import, video model backends, and professional editing software export.

• Script File Import (CSV, Word, PowerPoint) — Import scripts, shot lists, and presentation outlines directly in CSV, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint formats — covering the full range of formats used in professional screenwriting, content planning, and creative development workflows.

• Adobe Premiere Pro (Direct Export) — Completed Katalist videos can be exported directly to Adobe Premiere Pro for advanced color grading, audio mixing, visual effects, and professional post-production — integrating the AI pre-production workflow into the industry-standard professional editing pipeline.

• Multi-Model Video Backends (Veo 3, Kling Pro) — Built-in access to Google Veo 3 and Kling Pro video generation models allows creators to produce final video clips at state-of-the-art quality within the Katalist storyboard workspace without managing separate API keys or platform accounts.

• PowerPoint Export (Client Presentation Workflow) — Storyboards export as formatted PowerPoint files compatible with any presentation software — enabling direct integration into standard agency and marketing client presentation workflows without reformatting or slide rebuilding.

• Public Share Link (Presentation Sharing) — Every storyboard can be shared as a public URL for instant client review, team feedback, or stakeholder presentation without requiring recipients to have a Katalist account — compatible with any device and browser.

Katalist AI is the strongest purpose-built storyboarding platform in 2026 for filmmakers, YouTubers, and creative agencies who need persistent character consistency, script-to-visual automation, and a complete pre-production-to-video pipeline in one browser-based tool.

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For storytellers who have bounced between Midjourney, Runway, and Google Slides trying to assemble a coherent pitch, Katalist is the dedicated solution they have been looking for.