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Website report · 01 Nov 2026

vidgen.studio

“VidGen Studio - AI video generator with a 3D storyboard”

Template-written 39 evidence items Code reader analysed 4 scripts
What this means for you

VidGen Studio only talked to its own servers while we watched.E1

  • An AI agent used the site and saw 2 of 4 claimed features working.E32E33E34E35E36E39
  • AI / agents: Describe a story and VidGen blocks it out as a 3D storyboard with AI (Claude planner): I picked the 'Mira the fox' sample prompt and clicked Create storyboard. The page sent POST /api/stories and showed 'Sketching your storyboard… Claude is writing the story', but no storyboard or scenes had appeared by step 9, and the page made no further network calls.E32E33E34E35E36E39
  • Live data / analytics: 'Analytics choices': The quoted text is a footer link to analytics settings, not a live data feature. Clicking it opened a consent dialog about optional Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Betterloop tracking, which said analytics was off for this browser. The dialog worked, but the page showed no live data or analytics dashboard.E37E38
  • A working app / platform: free 3D tools, paid AI credits, no API key needed on the hosted service: The app accepted a sample prompt and started storyboard creation without asking for an API key or login. However, no 3D storyboard appeared during testing, so I didn't see the free 3D tools work. AI video rendering uses prepaid credits, so I didn't test it.E31E33E39
  • Tech check: the site claims live data / analytics and a working app / platform, and its public page shows matching evidence.E28E29E13E14E15
  • Tech check: the site mentions ai / agents, but we found nothing behind it in what its public page loads.E27
  • We saw no known analytics or advertising services load on the first visit.E1
  • Its code still includes Google tag (gtag.js) and Mixpanel, which may switch on later (for example after you accept cookies or sign in).E9E10
  • 1 cookie was set in your browser, all by the site itself.E6

Tech check

What the site says about itself, next to what its public page actually loads. Facts only, no verdict: you decide.

Nothing found on the public page

AI / agents

“…idGen Studio home $0.00 Direct it in 3D. Shoot it with AI. Describe a story. VidGen blocks it out as a 3D storyb…”E27

No matching code, calls or services in what loaded for us.

Evidence found

Live data / analytics

“…ith or endorsed by their makers. Made by Nir Feinstein Analytics choices”E28

Calls to its own backend: /analytics-config.json, /api/stories, /api/businessE13E14E15E16

Evidence found

A working app / platform

“…t AI video models. Free 3D tools · Paid AI credits. No API key is needed on the hosted service. Storyboard planni…”E29

Calls to its own backend: /analytics-config.json, /api/stories, /api/businessE13E14E15E16

Calls its own backend /analytics-config.json, /api/stories, /api/businessE13E14E15E16
Wallet code none seen
Contract calls in its code none seen
Talks to AI services none seen
Live connections none seen

What the AI agent tried

An AI agent (claude-opus-5-5) used the site in our sandbox for 9 steps and saw 2 of 4 claimed features working. It can't connect a wallet, pay, sign or log in, so those features count as "couldn't test". What it reports is what it observed, not a verdict.

Not seen working

AI / agents: Describe a story and VidGen blocks it out as a 3D storyboard with AI (Claude planner)

I picked the 'Mira the fox' sample prompt and clicked Create storyboard. The page sent POST /api/stories and showed 'Sketching your storyboard… Claude is writing the story', but no storyboard or scenes had appeared by step 9, and the page made no further network calls.E32E33E34E35E36E39

Seen working

Live data / analytics: 'Analytics choices'

The quoted text is a footer link to analytics settings, not a live data feature. Clicking it opened a consent dialog about optional Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Betterloop tracking, which said analytics was off for this browser. The dialog worked, but the page showed no live data or analytics dashboard.E37E38

Not seen working

A working app / platform: free 3D tools, paid AI credits, no API key needed on the hosted service

The app accepted a sample prompt and started storyboard creation without asking for an API key or login. However, no 3D storyboard appeared during testing, so I didn't see the free 3D tools work. AI video rendering uses prepaid credits, so I didn't test it.E31E33E39

Seen working

Extra: cost estimator on the homepage

The homepage pricing section showed a cost calculator with an estimate of $8.71 for a 48 s film with 6 AI shots (default settings). The page says this comes from a live price list. I didn't change the inputs.E31

What it is

  • The Internet Archive first saved this site on 2024-02-29 (975 days ago).E30
  • The site describes itself as: “An AI video studio: describe a story, direct it as a 3D storyboard, change any scene in plain words, then film it with the best AI video mod”E2
  • It's built with React (common tools for building web apps).E7
  • Notable building blocks in its code: Three.js (3D graphics).E8
  • In your browser it can copy text to your clipboard and saves small bits of data in your browser.E11E12
  • It has sections such as /ai-movie-maker, /script-to-video, /ai-storyboard-generator, /animatic-maker, /book-trailer-maker and /music-video.E26
  • While loading, it called 5 endpoints on its own servers, such as /analytics-config.json, /api/stories, /api/business and 2 more.E13E14E15E16

Where your data goes

On a first visit the page only talked to its own servers (vidgen.studio).

How key features work

Loading its content

Its content loads from its own API while you browse (/analytics-config.json, /api/stories, /api/business, /api/settings and 1 more).E13E14E15E16E17

/analytics-config.json/api/stories/api/business/api/settings/api/wallet

Drawing and editing in the browser

The page draws and edits graphics in your browser using Three.js (3D graphics).E8

Three.js (3D graphics)

Measuring what you do

Visits and clicks are measured with Google tag (gtag.js) and Mixpanel (found in its traffic or its code).E9E10

Google tag (gtag.js)Mixpanel

Saving data on your device

It saves data in your browser (localStorage), so some things persist between visits.E12

local_storage

Cookies and storage

Names only. We never store the values.

CookieSet forKeptWhose
sf_wsE6vidgen.studio about 400 daysthe site

Pages and API calls

Pages it links to

//ai-movie-maker/script-to-video/ai-storyboard-generator/animatic-maker/book-trailer-maker/music-video/classroom-story-videos/bedtime-story-videos/ai-video-cost/ltx-studio-alternative/invideo-alternative/contact

Endpoints

Called while loading (seen) or named in the code (code).

vidgen.studio/analytics-config.jsonseenE13
vidgen.studio/api/storiesseenE14
vidgen.studio/api/businessseenE15
vidgen.studio/api/settingsseenE16
vidgen.studio/api/walletseenE17
api.mixpanel.com/trackcodeE18
/apicodeE19
/api/workspacecodeE20
/api/workspace/opencodeE21
/api/wallet/checkoutcodeE22
/api/wallet/codecodeE23
/api/wallet/confirmcodeE24
/api/jobscodeE25

Evidence

Every sentence above points to one of these. Code references show the file, line:column and the short identifier that matched, never the site's code itself.

E1
Page title: VidGen Studio - AI video generator with a 3D storyboard
page title · https://vidgen.studio/
E2
Page description: An AI video studio: describe a story, direct it as a 3D storyboard, change any scene in plain words, then film it with the best AI video models.
page description · https://vidgen.studio/
E3
Site name: VidGen Studio
page site_name · https://vidgen.studio/
E4
Main heading: Direct it in 3D. Shoot it with AI.
page h1 · https://vidgen.studio/
E5
23 request(s) to vidgen.studio
types: 7 image, 5 fetch, 4 script
GET https://vidgen.studio/ · image · 23 requests · network recording
E6
Cookie 'sf_ws' set for vidgen.studio
kept for about 400 days
cookie sf_ws on vidgen.studio · value not stored
E7
React detected by The code reader (react-runtime)
confidence: medium
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js · “react-runtime” · The code reader analyze-web-bundle 6.4.0
E8
Three.js (3D graphics) found in the code
vidgen.studio/assets/StoryEditor-BQo07iVa.js @ 3824:16926 · “WebGLRenderer” · pattern scan
E9
Google tag (gtag.js) found in the code
vidgen.studio/analytics.js @ 75:14 · “gtag(” · pattern scan
E10
Mixpanel found in the code
vidgen.studio/analytics.js @ 52:20 · “api.mixpanel.com” · pattern scan
E11
Uses the browser ability: clipboard_write
can copy text to your clipboard
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:11252 · “clipboard.writeText(” · pattern scan
E12
Uses the browser ability: local_storage
saves small bits of data in your browser
vidgen.studio/analytics.js @ 47:9 · “localStorage.setItem(” · pattern scan
E13
The page called /analytics-config.json on vidgen.studio (GET)
GET https://vidgen.studio/analytics-config.json · fetch · network recording
E14
The page called /api/stories on vidgen.studio (GET)
GET https://vidgen.studio/api/stories · fetch · network recording
E15
The page called /api/business on vidgen.studio (GET)
GET https://vidgen.studio/api/business · fetch · network recording
E16
The page called /api/settings on vidgen.studio (GET)
GET https://vidgen.studio/api/settings · fetch · network recording
E17
The page called /api/wallet on vidgen.studio (GET)
GET https://vidgen.studio/api/wallet · fetch · network recording
E18
Code reader found the endpoint api.mixpanel.com/track
how: call:fetch
vidgen.studio/analytics.js @ 52:4 · “api.mixpanel.com/track” · The code reader analyze-web-bundle 6.4.0
E19
The code names the endpoint /api
vidgen.studio/analytics.js @ 91:218 · “/api” · pattern scan
E20
The code names the endpoint /api/workspace
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:811 · “/api/workspace” · pattern scan
E21
The code names the endpoint /api/workspace/open
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:855 · “/api/workspace/open” · pattern scan
E22
The code names the endpoint /api/wallet/checkout
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:1003 · “/api/wallet/checkout” · pattern scan
E23
The code names the endpoint /api/wallet/code
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:1064 · “/api/wallet/code” · pattern scan
E24
The code names the endpoint /api/wallet/confirm
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:1120 · “/api/wallet/confirm” · pattern scan
E25
The code names the endpoint /api/jobs
vidgen.studio/assets/index-CjeNjDMW.js @ 10:2553 · “/api/jobs” · pattern scan
E26
13 links to pages on the same site
page links · https://vidgen.studio/ · /, /ai-movie-maker, /script-to-video, /ai-storyboard-generator, /animatic-maker, /book-trailer-maker, /music-video, /classroom-story-videos, /bedtime-story-videos, /ai-video-cost, /ltx-studio-alternative, /invideo-alternative
E27
The site says: “…idGen Studio home $0.00 Direct it in 3D. Shoot it with AI. Describe a story. VidGen blocks it out as a 3D storyb…”
page text · https://vidgen.studio/ · …idGen Studio home $0.00 Direct it in 3D. Shoot it with AI. Describe a story. VidGen blocks it out as a 3D storyb…
E28
The site says: “…ith or endorsed by their makers. Made by Nir Feinstein Analytics choices”
page text · https://vidgen.studio/ · …ith or endorsed by their makers. Made by Nir Feinstein Analytics choices
E29
The site says: “…t AI video models. Free 3D tools · Paid AI credits. No API key is needed on the hosted service. Storyboard planni…”
page text · https://vidgen.studio/ · …t AI video models. Free 3D tools · Paid AI credits. No API key is needed on the hosted service. Storyboard planni…
E30
The Internet Archive first saved vidgen.studio on 2024-02-29 and has snapshots from 2 different days
page web archive · https://web.archive.org/web/20240229185238/vidgen.studio
E31
Agent step 1: view
AI agent step 1 · view on /
E32
Agent step 2: click A little fox named Mira finds...
AI agent step 2 · click on /
E33
Agent step 3: click Create storyboard
AI agent step 3 · click on / · page called POST vidgen.studio/api/stories
E34
Agent step 4: view
AI agent step 4 · view on /
E35
Agent step 5: view
AI agent step 5 · view on /
E36
Agent step 6: view
AI agent step 6 · view on /
E37
Agent step 7: click Analytics choices
AI agent step 7 · click on /
E38
Agent step 8: click Close
AI agent step 8 · click on /
E39
Agent step 9: view
AI agent step 9 · view on /

Limits

  • We only see what your browser sees: code and requests on a first visit, without logging in or accepting cookie banners. What the servers do with data is invisible from outside.
  • Site code is usually minified (compressed), so names are partly lost and some code may be only partly analysed.
  • Some trackers only load after you accept cookies or log in, so the real list can be longer.
  • We visited from a server in the United States. Sites load different trackers and cookie banners in different countries (visitors in the EU usually get a consent banner first).
  • The tech check compares the site's own words with what its public page loads. Work done on servers, in private code or in separate apps isn't visible here, so 'nothing found' means not visible on the public page, not that it doesn't exist.
  • This text was written from fixed templates because no AI writer was available. It uses exactly the same evidence.
  • The code reader hit its size budget on parts of 1 large bundle file(s); those parts weren't fully analysed.

Facts, not judgements: this page describes what the code and traffic show, not anyone's intent. Not financial advice. Case id 54vg60Ck.