FAQ
Get to know Utopai Studios, explore our productions, and find answers about creating with PAI or working with our team.
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Utopai Studios is a global film and television studio headquartered in Mountain View, California. We develop original and co-produced films and series and build PAI (Production Assistive Intelligence), our AI production engine. Our filmmakers, artists and technologists work together to bring stories to the screen and develop the tools behind them.
Our name is Utopai Studios, often shortened to Utopai. The spelling is U-T-O-P-A-I, rather than “Utopia.” If you’re looking for the studio behind PAI, Cortés, The Most Serious Fart and Half Moon, you’re in the right place.
Utopai Studios is the company. PAI, short for Production Assistive Intelligence, is our AI production engine. We develop the technology alongside our film and television work, with production experience helping shape the tools available to filmmakers and creative teams.
Utopai Studios APAC is our Asia-Pacific production operation, with local teams and companies in Korea and Japan. It develops and produces films and series with creators in those markets, bringing regional stories to international audiences through co-productions, adaptations and other partnerships.
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PAI (Production Assistive Intelligence) is the AI production engine of Utopai Studios. It brings script breakdown, visual development, image and video generation, and editing into one workspace, helping filmmakers develop a project while staying in control of its creative direction.
We create original films and series, and that work shapes our technology. Our filmmakers need continuity across scenes, room to explore ideas, and tools that support revisions. We built PAI around those needs and are making that approach available to other filmmakers and creative teams.
PAI is built for filmmakers, creators, and production teams developing visual stories. You can use it to explore a concept, develop a sequence, or organize a larger project. Your ideas, references, and creative decisions guide the work.
You can direct PAI in plain language and develop your project through its visual workspace. You don’t need to write code. A clear creative brief and a willingness to review and refine the results are useful starting points.
Visit the PAI page on our website and follow the Get Started link. You’ll find the current access options and can review the available plans before choosing one.
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Yes. PAI can break your screenplay down into characters, scenes, locations, and props, and help organize a structured shot list. Review and refine that breakdown before using it to develop your project.
Yes. Bring in reference images to help establish your characters, locations, and visual direction. Use them as you develop shots, compare options, and refine the look of your project.
The agent helps plan and carry out production tasks using your project’s context. It keeps track of your story, characters, style, and earlier decisions so you can build on the work you’ve already done. You direct the process and review the results.
The canvas is a visual workspace for your project’s references, assets, storyboards, and clips. Arrange related work together, compare different directions, and use nested subcanvases to organize scenes and sequences as your project grows.
PAI lets you reuse references and build on established character and location designs across shots. This gives you a shared visual starting point throughout the project. Review each result and refine details where needed to maintain continuity.
Yes. Bring clips from the canvas into the timeline to arrange shots, adjust pacing, and review sequences. You can also generate video and audio as you develop the edit.
Filmmaking in PAI is an iterative process. The system helps with planning, generation, and editing, while you shape the story, select results, and decide what needs another pass. A finished film still depends on your creative judgment and attention to detail.
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Yes. You can export work from PAI and continue editing and finishing in tools such as Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. Choose the export option that fits your next stage of production.
PAI supports widescreen, vertical, and square formats, with output options up to 4K. Available settings depend on the feature and plan you’re using. Check the generation and export settings for your project’s options.
PAI exports are currently watermark-free across all plans.
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You retain ownership of your inputs. As between you and Utopai, any intellectual property rights in your outputs belong to you, subject to the Terms of Service. This does not guarantee copyright protection.
Commercial use requires a paid subscription under our current terms. You’re responsible for securing the rights and permissions needed for your intended use.
Only upload material you have the necessary rights and permissions to use and have processed by PAI.
Our current terms allow inputs and outputs to be used for model training and outputs for service improvement and promotion. Review the Terms of Service before uploading confidential material. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information.
Yes. Our terms prohibit content including child exploitation, non-consensual sexual content, misleading impersonation, and incitement to hatred or violence. Read the Terms of Service for the full restrictions.
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Contact us through the website with a description of the issue, the steps that led to it, and any error message. Include your operating system, app or browser version, and a screenshot or screen recording where possible.
Review your instructions and references, then make the changes more specific. Try refining one element at a time, such as framing, lighting, or movement. Compare versions as you work toward the result you want.
Send feedback via the contact form by scrolling to the bottom of our Enterprise page. Tell us what you were trying to accomplish, what worked, and where you ran into difficulty. Specific examples help us understand what would improve your workflow.
Use the website’s Contact Us form and tell us about your team, production needs, and existing tools. Include any requirements around access, deployment, or handling confidential material so we can discuss the appropriate options.
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