Cineboard vs Previs Pro

Cineboard is a web-based visual pre-production workspace for directors, cinematographers, and small creative teams. Moodboard collects reference images, notes, and links on a canvas that users arrange and connect. Storyboard Shot Cards keep images, actions, director notes, and technical details such as lens, camera, shot size, angle, movement, and FPS together. Shooting Plan schedules shots in shooting order while retaining the storyboard’s narrative order, with dates, locations, start times, buffers, and weather and daylight context. Frame Lab can generate and revise frames from character, location, and styling references, but it is optional. Storyboards export as PDF and shooting days as Paper Schedules. Cineboard is desktop-first, works best in current Chrome, Safari, or Edge, and supports iPad for review and light editing. Internet access is required for cloud saving, collaboration, and generation. Plans include a free tier and paid plans from $9.90 a month.

Previs Pro is a 3D previsualisation tool for filmmakers planning virtual sets, character placement, camera angles, and editorial timelines. Its simulation follows real-world optics rather than working as a flat drawing canvas. It imports screenplay files from Final Draft, Fountain, Open Screenplay Format, Fade In, and Celtx. Export options include PDF, JPEG, PNG, MP4, and NLE; the NLE export is a Final Cut Pro 7 XML project compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. The free plan permits one animatic per project and watermarks exports. Annual, Monthly, and Lifetime plans provide unlimited projects, scenes, shots, and animatics, with AI generation charged by use. Annual costs $9.99 a year, billed $119.99/year; Monthly costs $39.99 a month; Lifetime costs $359.99, paid once. Previs Pro runs on iOS and macOS, with no Windows or Android version or roadmap. A purchase works on up to five personal devices using the same Apple ID.