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Storyai 3D Director Desk
A web-based 3D tool built with Three.js and React that lets users manually arrange models, set character poses, and adjust camera angles for quick storyboarding
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System Requirements
Minimum 8GB RAM. Low storage requirement (1GB reserved). Windows 10/11 64-bit: No specific GPU requirements. macOS 11+: Supports both Intel and M-series chips.
Introduction
Core Features and Characteristics
StoryAI 3D Director Desk is a browser-based 3D visual storyboarding and pre-visualization editing tool. It relies entirely on manual creation and user adjustment in the viewport rather than script generation:
- Interactive Scene Blocking: Enables manual placement and transformation (translation, rotation, scaling) of characters, props, and 3D models within a 3D viewport.
- Dual Viewport Switch: Features a seamless toggle between "Director View" (global editing & setup) and "Camera View" (simulated shot preview).
- Character Pose Control: Includes built-in character rendering and skeletal pose presets, allowing fine-tuning of figure poses.
- Local Assets & Snapshot Export: Supports importing local 3D models and HDR panorama backgrounds, along with rapid camera screenshot capturing and project JSON import/export.
Development Team and Use Cases
- Developer: Created and open-sourced by GitHub developer jiguang132 as a lightweight web-based 3D director desk demo.
- Use Cases:
- Visual Storyboarding: Directors or writers can position cameras and set up scenes to preview compositions and framing.
- Pre-visualization (Previs): Film crews can mock up low-cost scene layouts and camera movements directly in the browser before actual shooting.
- Indie Animation & Game Prototyping: Allows creators to quickly draft 3D visual compositions without installing heavy professional DCC software.
Underlying Technologies
It is a modern client-side Web 3D project without backend AI service dependencies:
- 3D Rendering Engine: Built on Three.js, React Three Fiber (@react-three/fiber), and Drei for browser 3D viewport rendering.
- Frontend Stack: Developed with React 18 + TypeScript and bundled via Vite.
- State & Interaction Management: Utilizes Zustand for editor state management (undo/redo, clipboard features) and camera-controls for camera manipulation.
LicenseMIT