AI Features Overview
AI Features Overview
SceneItAll integrates AI-powered tools that automate repetitive production tasks. All AI features run in the background, and their results go through a review step before being applied — you always have the final say.
Available AI Features
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Element Detection | Reads scene text and identifies production elements (props, wardrobe, vehicles, cast, etc.) |
| Continuity Checking | Analyzes time-of-day progression, location logic, and script structure across scenes |
| Scene Splitting | Suggests where scenes should be split into separate production setups |
| Synopsis Generation | Writes brief summaries for each scene |
| Translation | Translates screenplay text into 59 supported languages |
How AI Jobs Work
All AI features follow the same general workflow:
- Trigger — You start an AI job from the breakdown overview or scene detail view.
- Processing — The job runs in the background. A status bar appears below the top bar showing progress (e.g., “Detecting elements in scene 3 of 15…”).
- Review — When the job completes, you’re notified via a toast message and (for element detection) a banner prompting you to review results.
- Apply — You review the AI’s suggestions, accept or reject each one, and apply your selections.
You can continue working in other parts of the app while AI jobs process.
The AI Job Status Bar
When an AI job is running, a thin status bar appears directly below the top bar. It shows:
- The type of job running.
- Current progress (e.g., scene count or percentage).
- A progress indicator.
The bar disappears automatically when the job finishes.
Notifications
AI job completion triggers notifications:
- A toast notification appears on screen.
- An entry is added to the notification dropdown (bell icon in the top bar).
- For element detection, a banner appears in the script viewer prompting review.
Click a notification to go directly to the relevant results.
Tips
- AI works best with well-formatted scripts. Final Draft (.fdx) and Fountain (.fountain) formats produce the best results because they carry structural information.
- You can run multiple types of AI analysis on the same script — element detection, continuity checking, synopsis generation, and translation are independent.
- All AI results are suggestions. Review them carefully before accepting.
AI Assistant Integration (MCP)
External AI assistants like Claude Desktop and ChatGPT can connect to SceneItAll via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Once connected, they can browse your projects, read scripts, look up elements and crew, check continuity warnings, and — with your explicit confirmation — make changes like tagging elements, updating availability, and editing the schedule. Your existing role-based permissions apply. See MCP server for setup instructions.