When creating a video in Hypernatural, you'll choose how you want to build it:
Auto-Animate generates and animates your shots in one step
Image First lets you build a storyboard of your shots before animating
Auto-Animate
Hypernatural generates your shots and adds motion in one go. Dialogue is baked into each shot's animation prompt and plays out through lip-sync and movement. Narration is added to the voiceover track automatically.
Best for:
Getting a finished video quickly
When you have a clear idea and trust the AI to handle the visuals
Simple narratives without complex character interactions
Image First
Hypernatural generates your shots as stills first. You review and refine each shot — like building a storyboard — before committing to animation. Once everything looks right, you animate.
Narration lives on the voiceover track. Dialogue is added to each shot's animation prompt and brought to life through lip-sync and motion when you animate.
Best for:
Videos with characters and dialogue where timing matters
When you want more control over how each shot looks before animating
Complex scenes where you expect to iterate
Which should I choose?
If you're not sure, start with Image First. It gives you a chance to catch anything that doesn't look right before animation — which saves time compared to re-animating after the fact.