NUVAR vs Shot Designer
NUVAR
nuvar.appShot Designer
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| Figure | NUVAR | Shot Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Storyboard Software | 8.1 (#8) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Exports | Exports include FCP7 XML for Premiere and After Effects, WebM animatic, PDF storyboard, per-shot PNGs, and the project as JSON. | Pro includes PDF, JPG, and Excel export and emailing of camera diagrams and shot lists. |
| Headquarters | Erlensee, Germany | Florence, Italy |
| Purpose | NUVAR turns a screenplay into a storyboard, proposing acts, scenes, and shots before generating frames for them. | Shot Designer is a camera-blocking tool that combines camera diagrams, animation, shot lists, storyboards, a director’s viewfinder, and team sharing. |
| Support | The purchase includes email support with a stated response time within 48 hours. | The maker lists [email protected] for support and privacy inquiries. |
Plans
In their own words
Shot Designer
Shot Designer is a camera-blocking tool that brings diagrams, shot lists, storyboards, animation, a Director’s Viewfinder, and team sharing together. It can move cameras automatically when characters are repositioned in a diagram. The shot list and diagram stay linked, so edits to one update the other. Users can animate characters and cameras in real time to preview scene rhythm, while the Viewfinder supports major camera formats and records the lens used for a shot. Other tools include set and lighting designers, imports for production drawings, templates, and a prop and furniture library. The Free plan saves the current scene but allows only one scene at a time and omits file management, export, and sync or team sharing. Pro costs 19.99 USD once and adds those management and sharing features, Scene Freeze, and PDF, JPG, and Excel export. Shot Designer runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. The maker positions it for directors and directors of photography.