To put storyboard frames in a pitch deck, make them on an 8frame board as finished 16:9 stills (a ShotGrid sheet to explore, single image nodes for the frames you keep), download the originals, and place them in your slides tool; 8frame does not make slides. After the pitch is won, the same board becomes the review room. The limit people do not expect is access: a share link shows anyone a preview of the board, but a client who wants to comment on it needs an 8frame account. Commenters are free; only editors need a seat on a Creator or Agency plan.
Two moments, one board. Before the win, the frames have to sell an idea in a few seconds on a slide. After the win, they have to collect specific, dated feedback. For what to put in the deck around the frames, see how to pitch an AI campaign to clients.
TL;DR
| Step | Node or tool on 8frame | Price in credits | Input |
|---|---|---|---|
| Look and characters | Nano Banana Pro / Seedream 5 | 21 at 1K or 2K, 42 at 4K / 6 | Brief, brand images as references |
| Explore a scene in nine frames | ShotGrid | 42 per 3x3 sheet at 4K | Prompt up to 5,000 characters, 1 to 10 references |
| Final deck frame | Nano Banana Pro at 2K or 4K | 21 / 42 per image | Chosen sheet frame plus references |
| Fix one detail | Flux Edit / Kontext Max | 7 for an input around 1 MP, rising with size / 13 | The frame plus an instruction |
| Enlarge for print | BRIA Increase Resolution / Topaz | 6 (2x or 4x) / 11 per started 24 MP block | The frame |
| Optional motion test | Kling v3 Standard | 86 for 5 s with sound, 57 silent | One frame as start image |
| Review | Board comments, frames, stickies | not a generation | Invited collaborators |
A credit is about $0.01 at pack rate.
Part 1: frames that work on a slide
Lay out the board as the deck
Make one board frame per slide you plan, named after the slide ("03 Hero moment", "04 Product reveal"). Put the slide's one-line message on a sticky note at the top of each frame. A storyboard for a pitch is not the full shot list: it is five to eight key moments, each one a slide. If you want the complete board structure, the AI storyboard workflow for commercials has it.
The board's tools are enough for this: sticky notes in five colours, frames with colours, shapes (rectangle, ellipse, triangle, line) with text in them, free text and arrows that stay attached. There are no tables; write shot details on stickies.
Explore with a sheet, finish with a single frame
ShotGrid makes a 3x3 contact sheet (nine frames in one image) for 42 credits at 4K, in square (1:1) sheets; no other ratio on the canvas, from up to 10 reference images. Run one sheet per key moment, with the brand images and the character as references. Nine variations of the same moment let you choose the angle that sells it.
A ShotGrid frame is a square ninth of the image: fine for a thumbnail grid on a slide, wrong in shape and size for a full-bleed 16:9 frame. For the hero frame of each slide, regenerate the chosen composition in 16:9 on an image node: Nano Banana Pro is 21 credits at 1K or 2K and 42 at 4K, and its outputs measure about 4.2 megapixels at the median.
Keep the frames clean
- Same shape as the slide. 16:9 frames on 16:9 slides; no letterboxing.
- No generated text. Put headlines, supers and logos in the slides tool, not in the image. Text inside a generated frame cannot be edited and may be misspelled.
- Consistent look. Use the same references and the same style line on every node. If one frame drifts, fix it with an edit (Flux Edit is 7 credits for an input around 1 MP; Kontext Max is 13) instead of regenerating the whole set.
- Real people only with consent. Use generated characters in pitch frames unless the talent has agreed in writing.
Export as images
Every image node's download menu offers Small, Medium and Large (WebP versions 256, 640 and 1280 pixels wide, where they exist) and Original (the stored file). For a deck, download the Original: a 1280-pixel WebP looks soft on a large screen, and the Original keeps the full resolution. If the deck will be printed large, enlarge first: BRIA Increase Resolution is 6 credits for 2x or 4x and preserves content; Topaz is 11 credits per started 24 MP block.
Then place the files in Keynote, Google Slides or PowerPoint. 8frame has no slide, export-preset or PDF node; the board is the workshop and the deck is built elsewhere.
A motion test, if the pitch needs one
A single moving frame can lift a slide. Kling v3 Standard turns a frame into a 5-second clip for 86 credits with sound or 57 silent, at 720p. Download it as MP4 and embed it if your slides tool plays video; keep it to one or two clips per deck so the pitch does not turn into a screening.
Part 2: the client review on the board
Once the job is won, move the review onto the board instead of collecting notes over email.
Who can get in
- The owner, invited collaborators and share-link guests. Everyone needs their own 8frame account to join. The owner can create one share link per board, at viewer or commenter level, and rotate or revoke it; anyone with the link sees a preview.
- Editors need a seat. Viewers and commenters are free for the people invited. Editors need a seat on the owner's Creator or Agency plan; Starter has no editor seats.
- Credits are not shared on a personal board. If a collaborator runs a generation on your board, it is charged to their account, from their own plan and credits. A client who only comments spends nothing.
That is different from tools built only for review. Boords, for comparison, says on its help pages that "Guest comments allow anyone with your shareable link to leave feedback without creating a Boords account". If your client will not create an account, send them the exported frames and collect notes in your usual way, then bring the notes back to the board as stickies.
Set the board up for review
- Duplicate first. Use "Duplicate workflow" to make a review copy, with or without outputs, so the client never sees your exploration sheets.
- One frame per shot, in order, with the shot number in the frame title.
- A legend. Five sticky colours, five meanings, written once in the corner: for example yellow for questions, red for must-change, green for approved.
- Ask a specific question per frame on a sticky ("Is the product big enough here?"), so feedback lands where it belongs.
During the review
Collaborators see each other's cursors live and can leave comments on the canvas. When two people edit the same input, the board shows "{name} is currently editing this" on it; there is no lock that stops edits altogether, so agree who changes the frames and who only comments. A process that works: the client comments, the team answers and makes changes in a round, and nobody regenerates during a live call.
Rounds and approval
Creative review goes faster when rounds are scoped; the general process is in what is creative review. On the board, mark the round in the frame title ("R2"), move approved frames into an "Approved" frame, and keep superseded versions in a "Previous rounds" frame instead of deleting them. That gives you a visible history without a version tool.
Which model for which frame
| Frame need | Model | Price in credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Many options for one moment | ShotGrid | 42 per sheet of nine at 4K | Square (1:1) sheets only on the canvas; 1 to 10 references |
| Hero frame, sharp on a big screen | Nano Banana Pro | 21 at 1K or 2K, 42 at 4K | Median about 4.2 MP |
| Cheap alternates | Seedream 5 | 6 | Up to 14 reference images |
| Painterly or illustrated look | Midjourney V8 | 32 per job of four | Do not use V7 |
| Small fix in a kept frame | Flux Edit / Kontext Max | 7 and up / 13 | Instruction edit |
| Moving frame | Kling v3 Standard | 86 for 5 s with sound | 720p |
Where it breaks
- An account to comment. A share link shows a preview, but reviewers need an 8frame account to join and comment.
- Editor seats. Editors need a Creator or Agency plan; Starter has none.
- No slides, no PDF export. Download images and build the deck elsewhere.
- No tables or diamonds. Shot details live on stickies and shapes.
- No edit lock. Editors can change nodes; agree roles before the review.
- ShotGrid frames are small. Regenerate hero frames at full size.
FAQ
Can I export an 8frame storyboard to a pitch deck? You download each frame as an image (the Original is the stored file) and place it in your slides tool. 8frame has no slide or PDF export.
What size should storyboard frames be for slides? Generate them in 16:9 to match the slide, and download the Original rather than the 1280-pixel WebP for full-screen use.
Can my client comment without an account? Not on the board. A share link shows them a preview, but commenting needs an 8frame account; commenters are free for the people invited. Otherwise send exported frames and bring their notes back to the board.
Does a client pay for anything when they review? No. Comments cost nothing, and on a personal board generations are charged to whoever runs them.
How many frames should a pitch storyboard have? As many as the key moments you want to sell, usually one per slide. The full shot-by-shot board comes after the pitch is won.
Sources
- Boords Help, "Commenting overview" (guest comments on shareable links): boords.com/docs/commenting-overview, checked 2026-11-09
- 8frame prices, defaults, plans and limits: the 8frame app, checked 2026-11-09
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