User Guide

Everything you need to use Mago Studio, from your first render to advanced multi-pass production workflows.

New to Mago? Start with Introduction, then Getting Started.

Foundations

Page	What it covers
Introduction & philosophy	What Mago is, the five core principles, Mago vs. closed-source models, privacy
Getting started	Your first render, end to end
Application layout	The five surfaces, top bar, and workspace tabs
Projects, shots & renders	The three-level hierarchy and how work is organized
Credits, plans & modes	Credits, Relaxed and Unlimited modes, plans, the queue, billing

The five workspaces

Mago’s editor is divided into five workspaces, one per major task.

Workspace	Use it to…
Render Video	Generate video renders from a source video (the main workspace)
Modify Frame	Stylize or edit a single frame before committing to video
Mask	Define which regions of a video get edited
Upscale	Increase resolution and detail of a finished render
Global Timeline	Review pinned renders across all shots in a project

Working in the editor

Page	What it covers
Timeline & tracks	The vertical timeline, render tracks, and track actions
Viewport & comparison	View modes, comparison, ControlNet visualization

Getting good results

Page	What it covers
Prompting guide	Descriptive vs. instruction prompting, the single biggest pitfall
Workflows & recipes	Step-by-step recipes for common goals
Troubleshooting	Common problems and their fixes
Export & compositing	Getting your work out of Mago and into a finishing pipeline
Help & support	Discord, enterprise support, the Debug Info panel