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Getting started with TrendShort

Create your first short-drama project, enter Studio, and export a reviewable cut without getting lost in every advanced setting.

Interface overview

Understand the entry point before following the steps.

TrendShort homepage with short-drama production entry and workflow preview

Start from the main TrendShort entry

The homepage shows the core path: bring a script, generate storyboards and visuals, then export a short-drama cut.

TrendShort AI video generator page showing script to short-drama workflow

Use the AI video workflow page as a map

The tool page summarizes how script import, storyboard generation, visual generation, voiceover, captions, and composition fit together.

Step-by-step workflow

Each step is paired with the interface you should use.

1

Start from a script or plot outline

Use an existing script, an AI draft, or a compact plot outline. The first goal is not a perfect script; it is enough structured story material for TrendShort to split into shots.

2

Create a short-drama project

Open TrendShort, choose New Short Drama, paste the story material, then continue into Studio. Keep the first project short so you can evaluate the workflow quickly.

TrendShort Studio original content step with production navigation and editable script

Enter Studio and start from the source material

Studio keeps the project steps on the left, the current task at the top, and the editable source material in the main workspace.

3

Review the generated storyboard

Confirm that each shot has a clear action, character, and scene. Fix obvious story mistakes before spending credits on image or video generation.

TrendShort Studio storyboard page with shot list, first frame, last frame, and prompt fields

Review the storyboard before generation

The storyboard view shows each shot, duration, characters, generated frame status, and the prompt fields that control later image and video generation.

4

Generate key frames before video

Use first and last frames to lock the start and landing state of a shot. Only move to video generation when the frame direction is already close enough.

5

Compose a reviewable cut

After the shots are ready, choose an audio strategy, compose the episode, and review pacing, captions, voices, and visual consistency together.

TrendShort Studio export step with stitching style selector and episode assembly action

Use export as the final checkpoint

The export step lets you choose the stitching style and assemble the episode only after the shot sequence is ready for review.

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Studio workflow guide

Understand what each Studio step is for, when to use it, and which actions should happen before expensive generation.

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