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printfilm
Step-by-step AI short video and serial drama maker, from script to final cut
- Stars
- 7.4k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- Python
10 on 7 Sept 20267,413 on 9 Nov 2026
From GitHub's daily star counts.
Checked on GitHub.
Overview
PRINTFILM is a FastAPI and React app that turns an idea or script into a finished short video through staged steps: script, storyboard, reference images, image-to-video, and composition. It also has a serialized-drama mode with episodes and a reusable library of characters, scenes and props. Text, image and video generation go through the TokenFree OpenAI-compatible API, so no local GPU is used.
Who it is for: Self-hosters making short videos or serial dramas with hosted generation APIs
Strengths
- Pipeline pauses after each stage so script and storyboard can be edited before continuing
- Reusable character, scene and prop library keeps drama episodes consistent
- Compose file pulls prebuilt public images; ARK_MOCK=true shows the UI without a key
- Admin console covers users, task center and model routing; billing is optional and off by default
Weaknesses
- Real generation depends on a TokenFree API key and credits; otherwise only mock mode works
- Needs PostgreSQL and Redis alongside the API, web and admin services
- README and UI are mainly Chinese; contribution rules require Simplified Chinese copy
- Static-image mode needs an external TTS service for narration
What it needs
- no GPU
- Compose
- Needs PostgreSQL, Redis, TokenFree API, FFmpeg, Docker
- Models: kimi-k2.6, seedream-5-0-pro, seedance-2-5, OpenAI-compatible API
- port 8080
What changed
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Quick answers
Is printfilm open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Can you run printfilm with Docker?
Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
Does printfilm need a GPU?
No, it runs without one.
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