Upload the Reference
Drag a film still into the scan zone. Use a high-quality frame that carries the exact Color Grade and Lighting Style you want to replicate.
FrameDNA Guide
DVP Tools / Visual Intelligence
Decode Cinematography with FrameDNA
FrameDNA is an optional Prepare tool in Prepare → Image → Video → Vault. Decode a film still into a visual fingerprint, then carry that look into a reviewed image and video workflow.
Quick start
Scan your first frame in three moves
FrameDNA bridges the gap between seeing a "look" and describing it to an AI model. It provides the technical vocabulary needed for high-end generation.
Extract the Fingerprint
Select your target platforms and hit Scan. FrameDNA identifies dominant colors, luma zones, lens choices, and atmospheric textures in seconds.
Copy the Translation
Review the DNA Grid for accuracy, then copy the platform-optimized prompts. These are calibrated specifically for Kling, Runway, or Midjourney's unique syntax.
Methodology
Visual Deconstruction
FrameDNA doesn't just "guess"—it uses multimodal vision models to perform a formal cinematographic analysis of your image.
The Five DNA Strands
Every scan deconstructs the frame into modular data cells, ensuring total coverage of the visual intent.
- Palette Dominant hex codes and color temperature.
- Lighting Direction, intensity, and shadow character.
- Optics Simulated focal length and depth of field.
- Texture Film grain, bloom, and atmospheric haze.
- Mood Emotional weight and narrative tone.
Confidence Scoring
Every attribute includes a confidence bar. High confidence (80%+) indicates a clear visual signal, while lower scores signal subtle or complex lighting that may require prompt padding.
Tip
An Anthropic API key is required. FrameDNA runs locally in your browser, connecting directly to Claude Sonnet 4.6 for vision analysis.
Controls
Mastering the Scan
Single Frame Mode
The standard workflow for extracting style from a single hero image. Best for building the foundation of a new project's visual bible.
Compare Mode
Upload a Reference and a Comparison frame. FrameDNA performs a delta analysis, identifying exactly where your footage differs from the target look.
Batch Analysis
Scan up to 5 frames at once. Ideal for checking grading consistency across an entire sequence or building a multi-shot prompt library.
Platform Adapters
Toggle between Kling, Runway, and Midjourney. The output prompt changes its structural logic to match what each engine weights most heavily.
Named Looks
Save your favorite DNA results to your local library. Recall them instantly to layer their visual fingerprint onto new narrative descriptions.
EXIF Extraction
If your source file contains metadata, FrameDNA extracts real-world ISO, Lens, and Aperture data to ground the AI generation in physical reality.
Preview This Prompt
Render the extracted prompt before you commit a real generation. Choose Still · Flux or Motion · Kling, hit Generate Preview, then Re-roll until the look lands. Roughly $0.03 a still, billed to your own fal.ai key, so add one first.
Production Packet
Create Production Packet turns a scan into a structured handoff: platform, preset, positive and negative prompts, lens, lighting, palette, mood, action, continuity and delivery notes, with lineage recording where it came from.
Send Packet to CinePrompt
Push the packet straight into CinePrompt instead of copying fields by hand. The camera, lens and grade arrive already populated, so you start from the reference frame's real settings.
Export JSON
⤓ Export JSON writes the whole scan out as machine-readable data, for your own pipeline or to archive a look alongside the project files.
Professional Workflow
The DNA Pipeline
The Reference Bridge
Never start with a blank prompt. Scan a frame from a film you love, then use the DNA results as the 'Style' block for your own scene descriptions.
Grading Alignment
Use Compare mode to see if your AI-generated clips match your initial reference. The 'Delta Report' tells you exactly which prompt variables to tweak.
Look-Book Creation
Batch scan a whole scene from a reference film. Export the JSON to create a technical look-book for your lighting and production design teams.
Iterative Consistency
Save a 'Named Look' for your project. Use it in every prompt call to ensure that your color temperature and grain remain locked across all shots.
Hand off without over-claiming storage
Send the production packet to CinePrompt during Prepare, approve an image before Video in CastLoop, then save the prompt recipe to Vault. The current Vault handoff does not store the generated media attachment.