CineStage
Documentation

Install the CineStage ZIP from Blender Preferences > Add-ons.

Open the 3D Viewport and press N to show the sidebar.

Choose the CineStage tab. Auto Key remains visible at the top; every production area below it opens only when needed.

Save the .blend before a major bind, bake, conversion, or render operation.

Select the object or objects you want to affect.

Run the required visibility, placement, origin, view, or shading command.

Confirm the change in the 3D Viewport before continuing.

Select the animated object or rig controls.

Select the keys that should move or scale in time.

Choose the timing operation and confirm the affected range.

Play across the edit to verify spacing and continuity.

Choose a subject or target when the shot needs framing or aim control.

Create a new shot, build a guided cinematic shot, or use the selected Blender camera.

Set the shot start and end frames, lens, framing, focus, and movement.

Add camera or aim keys at the required frames.

Enter the camera view and play the complete shot range.

Use the active object or affect the selected objects as targets.

Add transform keys or match motion from a source object.

Apply slow motion, loop, ping-pong, reverse, or timing changes only when needed.

Configure rigid-body behavior and bake it when the result must become editable animation.

Select the character rig and establish the character shot range.

Pose only the controls needed for the current performance beat.

Insert pose or transform keys at the current frame.

Use IK/FK conversion, mirror, copy, paste, or timing tools as required.

Review the whole shot before moving to the next character action.

Choose selected objects as the lighting target.

Use the active camera or the active CineStage Shot.

Create a lighting look and preview it in Rendered shading.

Tune intensity, color, size, distance, follow, and aim behavior.

Assign the finished look to the required CineStage Shot.

Select and prepare the destination character rig.

Add one or several FBX motion files.

Review or correct the source-to-target bone mapping.

Retarget the clips and arrange their order, loops, speed, and blends.

Build the sequence, then apply travel or Motion Cleanup if required.

Select every mesh that belongs to the character, including separate body parts when required.

Choose whether the character has fingers, then run Analyze.

Inspect the proposed landmarks and correct shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and fingers.

Build the rig guide, make any final guide correction, and generate the control rig.

Bind the character and run Check Binding before animation.

Select the prop that should be attached.

Choose the destination object, bone, or supported rig control.

Create the attachment and decide whether to keep the current world transform.

Key or change the relationship at the required timeline frame.

Select the rig and the animation range to save.

Name and save the reusable animation to the library.

Move the playhead to the frame where the new motion should begin.

Choose the saved animation and apply it from the current frame.

Review any overlap warning before confirming the operation.

Choose the background, atmosphere, or custom media category.

Select the required asset and add it to the current scene.

Position, scale, and orient it for the active camera.

Verify transparency, playback, and render visibility before final output.

Choose whether the fog domain should fit the whole scene or selected meshes.

Create Scene Fog and choose the required style.

Adjust density, height, tint, light direction, and volume quality.

Compare the result from the active camera and disable the fog temporarily when needed.

Create or register every required camera in the Camera section first.

Open Final Review and refresh the shot previews when the compositions are ready.

Review each shot range, camera, thumbnail, issue list, and production status.

Move shots earlier or later until the film order is correct.

Run Check Film, preview the full sequence, then choose MP4 or PNG Sequence for final output.

Add the required registered CineStage Shots to the queue.

Review every frame range and output location.

Run Preflight and read every warning before rendering.

Apply Fix Safe Issues only to unambiguous setup problems.

Pack external files when portability is required, save the .blend, and start the queue.

Run Check CineStage Project.

Read the report by severity and identify the affected shot, rig, light, or range.

Use Repair Safe Issues when offered.

Correct any remaining creative or missing-file issue manually, then run the check again.

Detect the computer hardware and verify or install a supported ComfyUI package.

Start the local server and test the connection.

Add a workflow exported in API format.

Capture the current Blender Render Result or choose another supported input.

Generate, review the returned output, then use it as an input, material, or World when appropriate.

Review the interface and workflow defaults after installation.

Set library, render, media, and integration paths to stable locations.

Save a workflow preset when the same production settings will be reused.

Save Blender preferences after changing installation-wide settings.