Visual pre-production for AI video

Direct your vision. Then generate it.

Stage the scene, set the camera, and review every shot in 3D. Generate only when the vision is right.

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Free workspace

No credit card required

No 3D experience needed

How Pretzel works

Stage. Review. Render.

Build one controlled scene, review it in previs, then generate when the vision is right.

Directed sceneGenerated video

DirectReviewRender

Stage the scene

Choose a starting point and arrange the product, characters, environment, and camera.

Review the shot

Press play to check the framing, action, and timing before generation.

Generate every version

Render the approved scene in the formats and variations your project needs.

Previs to final

See the plan become the shot.

The previs sets the camera, composition, and action. The final video adds detail without losing the original direction.

Community clipA rough scene guides the shot

Community clipBlocking sets the mood

Community clipStage a cinematic beat

Community clips shared on X by @reidhannaford

Independent community work, not made with Pretzel. It shows the approach Pretzel is built around: block the scene first, then let generation add the detail.

Direct with AI

Let agents build. You approve.

Connect an AI agent to stage assets, block action, and prepare renders. Every change remains visible, editable, and under your control.

The agent handles setup. You remain the director.

Connect an AI agent

Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP clients.

MCP Director

Live scene

Brief

“Create a dynamic camera sequence with high-energy whip pans and orbits.”

Product staged

Camera path checked

Previs reviewed

Render plan ready for review
Editable scene · No render dispatched

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