# AI Studio Guide
AI Studio is a production tool that lets you turn a novel or a story idea into a vertical-scroll comic and publish it. The basic flow is: **Create Project → Review Source → Characters → Scenario → Artwork → Series Management & Publishing**.
### When You Get Stuck — Where to Look First
* Check items that show a red badge or warning first
* Make sure nothing is left in **Not Generated** or **Not Drawn** state
* Right after generation, wait a moment before re-checking lists or button states
* During the initial free trial mode, some actions may show a billing prompt
### 1. Project List
#### What you can do
* Create a new project
* Resume work on an existing project
#### How to read the screen
* **Serializing**: Already published
* **Unpublished**: Not yet published
* Projects cannot be deleted
#### How to create a new project
1. Select **New Project**
2. Choose either **Import Novel** or **Story Concept**
3. The project is created once input and settings are complete
#### Common issues
I can't find my project
* If you haven't created one yet, only **New Project** will be shown
* If you closed the screen during novel import or concept generation before the project was finalized, it may not have been saved as a project
### 2. Import Novel
#### What you can do
* Create a project using the text of a novel
* Set art style and content rating
#### How to use
1. Enter the title
2. Enter the body text for each chapter
3. Set the art style and rating
4. Press **Create Project**
#### Input notes
* A minimum of 5 chapters is required
* 1,000–14,000 characters per chapter is recommended
* Nothing is officially saved until you press **Done** or **Create Project**
#### Common issues
I can't press Done in Import Novel
* You may not have enough chapters or required fields filled in
I can't press Create Project
* Art style or rating may not be set
### 3. Story Concept
#### What you can do
* Create a project from a story concept in 5 steps
* Set art style and content rating
#### Input steps
1. Protagonist & story
2. Synopsis
3. Ending
4. Mid-story milestones
5. Art style & rating
#### How to use
1. Fill in each step in order
2. Set the art style and rating
3. Proceed to project creation
#### Input notes
* Each step has a guideline of 50–1,000 characters
* Items not yet filled in are flagged in the progress indicator
#### Common issues
I don't know which fields are missing
* Check the progress indicator to find unfilled items
Is it OK to close the screen partway through?
* If you leave before completing, the project may not be created
### 4. Source Novel / Concept Generation
#### What you can do
* View the chapter list
* Read the body text of each chapter
* Add more chapters
#### Common features
* Chapter summaries are generated automatically by AI
* Lists can be sorted oldest-first or newest-first
* Use **Body Text** to view the full content
#### Source Novel features
* You can additionally import follow-up chapters
* New chapters appear in the list after import, and character extraction may also be updated
#### Concept Generation features
* You can additionally generate follow-up concepts
* New chapters or arcs are reflected after generation, and new characters may be added
#### Common issues
My additions don't show up right away
* Processing can take a moment. Wait a bit and re-check the list
Is it OK to close the screen during generation?
* Yes — some processes continue in the background
### 5. Characters
#### What you can do
* Review your characters
* Edit the **Visual** and **Description** text
* Generate / regenerate images
#### How to use
1. Review the character list
2. Adjust the **Visual** and **Description** text as needed
3. Run image generation or regeneration
#### How to read the status
* **NO IMAGE / Not Generated**: No image yet
* **Generated**: Image exists, can be regenerated
* A red marker appears in the side menu while any character remains ungenerated
#### Bulk generation behavior
* All ungenerated: generates all at once
* Some ungenerated: generates only the missing ones
* All generated: regenerates everyone
#### Common issues
The result doesn't match what I imagined
* Make the **Visual** text more specific to fine-tune the result
* Regenerate as needed
New characters aren't being added
* They appear after additional novel imports or additional concept generation completes
A billing prompt appeared
* During the initial free trial, you'll see a prompt when trying to create a second image for an already-generated character
### 6. Scenario
#### What you can do
* Generate scenarios for each chapter
* Check which chapters are ready for artwork
#### The role of this screen
* This is not where you read the scenario text
* This is where you manage preparation status before artwork
#### How to use
1. Select a chapter
2. Run **Generate Scenario**
3. When complete, proceed via **Go to Artwork**
#### How to read the status
* **Not Generated**: Scenario not yet created
* **Generated, Not Drawn**: Ready for artwork
* **Drawn**: Artwork is complete for that chapter
#### Common issues
I can't proceed to artwork
* Scenario generation for that chapter may not have finished
A billing prompt appeared
* During the initial free trial, a billing prompt may appear when generating the scenario for the second chapter
### 7. Artwork
#### What you can do
* Review / edit the art prompt
* Generate artwork
* Modify dialogue, speech bubbles, panel images, and backgrounds
#### Screen layout
* **Left**: art prompt
* **Center**: vertical-scroll comic
* **Right**: edit menu
The left and center panes scroll in sync.
#### What to do first
* First, review the **art prompt**
* When you want to change the overall direction of the artwork, edit it here
#### Scope rules
* Changes to the art prompt apply to the **currently visible range**
* Modifications to dialogue, speech bubbles, panel images, and backgrounds also apply to the **currently visible range**
* Bulk generation and full regeneration apply to the **entire chapter**, not just the visible range
#### When to use which
* **To change what's expressed**: edit the art prompt
* **To change how it's expressed within the artwork**: modify dialogue / speech bubble / panel image / background
#### Common issues
The part I wanted to change didn't change
* Adjustments only apply to the part shown on screen
* Scroll the area you want to fix into view before making changes
Everything changed dramatically
* You may have used full regeneration
I can't press the edit button
* A required field may not have any instructions filled in yet
Generation is taking a while
* Artwork involves processing multiple layers, so it can take some time to reflect
A free-attempts prompt appeared
* During the initial free trial, there's a limit to free panel-image edits
### 8. Series Management
#### What you can do
* Set publishing information
* Review episodes whose artwork is complete
* Check publishing status
* Publish episodes
#### What appears on this screen
* Only chapters with completed artwork are shown
* You can check **Pre-Publish** and **Published** status
#### Flow up to publishing
1. After artwork is complete, the chapter appears on this screen
2. In **Publishing Information**, review / set the title, synopsis, cover, and genre
3. Run the publish action on the chapter you want to publish
4. After publishing, that chapter becomes **Published**
#### What to set in Publishing Information
* Work title
* Synopsis
* Cover image
* Genre
#### Publishing Information assistance
* For works imported from a novel, the imported title is used as a basis to suggest information
* For works generated from a concept, the title and synopsis are suggested based on the concept content
#### How to read the status
* **Pre-Publish**: Not yet published
* **Published**: Already public to readers
#### Common issues
The chapter doesn't appear
* Chapters where you haven't pressed the artwork-complete button won't appear here
I can't publish
* Publishing information may be incomplete. In particular, please check the cover image and genre settings
I want to take a published chapter offline
* To unpublish a published episode, please contact us
The button doesn't work for a published chapter
* Some actions are disabled for chapters that are currently published
### 9. Insufficient Credits and Generation Wait
#### What can happen
* An insufficient-credit warning appears
* The simultaneous-generation limit is reached and you're put on wait
* A prompt for the pricing plan appears
#### What to do
* Check your remaining Credits
* If needed, review pricing plans or additional Credits
* Wait a moment, then try again
### 10. When to Contact Us
* You want to take a published episode offline
* A problem occurred even though you operated the service correctly
* You want to share improvement feedback
When you contact us, the following information helps speed up our review:
* User ID
* Registered email address
* Project name
* Chapter number or episode name
* The location and details of the issue
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