SetForge Decode
Photograph a hand-drawn floor plan — get a set/shoot planner back.
SetForge Decode turns a photo of a hand-drawn floor plan into structured set/shoot planner JSON — the sketch becomes data the production can actually use.
The napkin sketch is now a shooting plan.
What it does for you
Sketch in, structure out
Photograph the floor plan as drawn — walls, doors, camera marks, notes — and get back planner JSON with rooms, dimensions, and positions.
Built for CineRender sets
The output feeds the SetForge shoot planner directly — the people blocking the set speak the same data language.
Hand-drawn is the input, not the problem
No CAD required, no redrawing in an app. The sketch you already made on location is the source of truth.
Reviewable, correctable
The decode is structured data you can check and fix — a wrong wall is one field edit, not a re-shoot of the plan.
Capabilities
- Floor-plan photo intake — hand-drawn welcome
- Wall, door, and opening detection
- Room labeling and dimension extraction
- Camera position and movement marks
- Set/shoot planner JSON output
- Human review and correction pass
- Direct feed into the SetForge shoot planner
Proof, not adjectives
- In active build
- The photo-to-planner pipeline is in flight for CineRender SetForge users — floor-plan photos in, shoot-planner JSON out.
- Structured output
- Rooms, dimensions, camera positions, and notes decode into planner JSON — machine-readable, human-reviewable.
- Set-native
- Designed with the people who block and shoot sets — the output matches how shoot days are actually planned.
What they offer vs everything we offer
The planning suites own the schedule — stripboards, call sheets, breakdowns, built by hand from a script. SetForge Decode owns the step before the schedule: the location sketch becomes structured data that feeds the planner.
| Capability | StudioBinder | Movie Magic Scheduling | Celtx | Creytix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand-drawn floor-plan photo as direct inputIn pilot — the photo-to-planner pipeline is in active build. | No | No | No | Yes |
| Walls, doors, dimensions extracted automatically | No | No | No | Yes |
| Camera marks decoded to positions | No | No | No | Yes |
| Machine-readable planner JSON output | No — PDF/CSV exports | No | No | Yes — planner JSON |
| Human review & correction of the decodeA misread wall is one field edit — review is part of the workflow. | N/A — no decode step | N/A — no decode step | N/A — no decode step | Yes |
| Feeds the SetForge shoot planner | No | No | No | Yes |
| Shooting schedules & call sheetsDecode feeds the planner; the planner owns the schedule. | Yes | Yes | Yes — Team tier | No — not a scheduler |
| Entry price per seatPer seat. Estimated — finalized at launch. | Free tier; from $49/mo | From $29.99/mo | Free tier; Team from ~$45/mo | $29/mo rent — or $5 in membership |
SetForge Decode is in pilot — the photo-to-planner pipeline is in active build. Competitor figures are entry paid tiers, last checked October 2026.
Buy it or rent it — your call
Every Creytix tool carries both prices. Buy it outright and own it forever, or rent it month to month — renting is always cheaper than buying. No per-seat traps, no forced bundle.
Rent
$29/mo (Estimated)
Per seat. Floor-plan decode with planner JSON output. (Estimated — finalized at launch.)
Start rentingMembership
$5/mo
Inside the Creytix membership, SetForge Decode drops to $5/mo. (Estimated — finalized at launch.)
Get it inside membershipNot sure which path is cheaper?
Count your location scouts per month — the calculator shows what the sketch-to-plan shortcut is worth.
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What exactly does it output?
Structured set/shoot planner JSON: rooms with dimensions, doors and openings, camera positions, and your notes — ready for the SetForge shoot planner.
Does the sketch need to be neat?
No. Hand-drawn is the expected input — the pipeline is built for location sketches, not CAD. Legible beats pretty.
What if it misreads a wall?
The output is reviewable structured data — a misread wall is one field edit. The human review pass is part of the workflow, not an admission of failure.
Do I need CineRender?
SetForge Decode is built for CineRender SetForge users — the planner JSON feeds that shoot planner. The decode itself is just structured data; what you feed it to is up to you.
Can it handle outdoor locations?
Honestly: it's a floor-plan decoder — interiors and defined spaces are the sweet spot. Open locations with no drawn boundaries will decode poorly, and we'll tell you that before you pay.
Further reading
From the Creytix journal
From a hand-drawn floor plan to a shoot day that works
Location scouts sketch floor plans on whatever's handy — and that sketch holds the whole shoot, if it becomes structured data. How photo-to-planner decoding turns a napkin drawing into a shooting plan.
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