Document Tools

PDF Storyboard Sheet

Generate storyboard sheets with thumbnail frames and description areas

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

# 1) Upload each file first → returns { filePath }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/upload/pdf-storyboard-sheet' \
  -F 'file=@/path/to/frameImages.ext'

# 2) Call the tool with the returned filePath values
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-storyboard-sheet' \
  -F 'title=Storyboard Test Sheet' \
  -F 'subtitle=Preview output for QA' \
  -F 'sceneName=Scene 01A' \
  -F 'frameImages=/public/samples/png/earth1_1-1_2048-2048.png,/public/samples/png/earth2_16-9_2560-1440.png,/public/samples/png/earth4_1-1_2048-2048.png,/public/samples/png/earth1_16-9_2560-1440.png,/public/samples/png/earth1_3-4_1728-2304.png,/public/samples/png/earth4_3-4_1728-2304.png' \
  -F 'frameDescriptions=Wide establishing shot.
Character enters frame.
Close-up on key action.
Over-shoulder reveal.
Reaction close-up.
Transition wide shot.' \
  -F 'columns=2' \
  -F 'rows=3' \
  -F 'minFrames=6' \
  -F 'fitMode=cover' \
  -F 'showGuides=true' \
  -F 'pageSize=A4' \
  -F 'landscape=false' \
  -F 'waitUntil=networkidle0' \
  -F 'waitTime=600'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-storyboard-sheet

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
title	text	Yes	—
subtitle	text	No	—
sceneName	text	No	—
frameImages	fileupload required	No	—
frameDescriptions	textarea	No	—
columns	number	No	—
rows	number	No	—
minFrames	number	No	—
fitMode	select	No	—
showGuides	checkbox	No	—
pageSize	select	No	—
landscape	checkbox	No	—
waitUntil	select	No	—
waitTime	number	No	—

File-type parameters must be uploaded first via POST /upload/pdf-storyboard-sheet, then the returned filePath is passed to the corresponding file field.

Response format

File result

JSON

{
  "filePath": "/public/processing/randomid.ext",
  "fileName": "output.ext",
  "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
  "size": 1024,
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-pdf-storyboard-sheet": {
      "name": "pdf-storyboard-sheet",
      "description": "Generate storyboard sheets with thumbnail frames and description areas",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=pdf-storyboard-sheet",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "pdf-storyboard-sheet",
    "arguments": {
  "title": "Storyboard Test Sheet",
  "subtitle": "Preview output for QA",
  "sceneName": "Scene 01A",
  "frameImages": [
    "/public/samples/png/earth1_1-1_2048-2048.png",
    "/public/samples/png/earth2_16-9_2560-1440.png",
    "/public/samples/png/earth4_1-1_2048-2048.png",
    "/public/samples/png/earth1_16-9_2560-1440.png",
    "/public/samples/png/earth1_3-4_1728-2304.png",
    "/public/samples/png/earth4_3-4_1728-2304.png"
  ],
  "frameDescriptions": "Wide establishing shot.\nCharacter enters frame.\nClose-up on key action.\nOver-shoulder reveal.\nReaction close-up.\nTransition wide shot.",
  "columns": 2,
  "rows": 3,
  "minFrames": 6,
  "fitMode": "cover",
  "showGuides": true,
  "pageSize": "A4",
  "landscape": false,
  "waitUntil": "networkidle0",
  "waitTime": 600
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

File parameters accept a public file URL only (https://…). Local paths, data: URIs, and Base64 strings are not supported.

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