What Happens When You Save
Saving the script is not just storing plain text. The editor converts what you wrote into a structured storage format that the rest of the app can work with.
What Happens When You Save
Saving the script is not just storing plain text. The editor converts what you wrote into a structured storage format that the rest of the app can work with.
The core rule
Your script is the source of truth for narrative structure.
That does not mean every downstream object updates magically on its own, but it does mean the script is the place where structure begins.
What the editor actually saves
Inside the Script Editor, you work in a visual writing interface. When the content is saved, the app converts that editor content into a marker-based storage format.
That saved format preserves things like:
- scene boundaries
- action blocks
- character blocks
- dialogue blocks
- parentheticals
- notes and other screenplay-style structure
In other words, the app does not save the script as just loose paragraphs. It saves structured script content.
Auto-save behavior
In the current implementation, the editor uses auto-save with a short delay after you stop typing. It is designed to avoid saving on every single keystroke while still keeping your work current.
So in normal use, you usually do not need to think about manual saving very much.
Why scenes and structure can still feel out of date
This is the part that often confuses users:
Saving the script updates the structured source material, but it does not automatically re-run every AI-derived step.
That means if you change structure significantly, you may still need to re-run actions like:
- Detect Scenes
- Detect Characters
- other structure-dependent AI steps
Why that design matters
This keeps you in control. The app does not blindly regenerate your storyboard every time you edit one sentence. Instead, it saves the latest structured script and lets you choose when to refresh downstream AI results.
Practical workflow
When you want to change story structure, use this order:
- Edit the script
- Let it save
- Re-run the relevant AI action
- Review the result in Board or the next workflow step
That is the most reliable mental model: save updates the source, AI actions update the derived structure.