Moving from Dream Machine to the Luma app: Boards and the Canvas

In Dream Machine, Boards kept the videos within, organized in a linear list. The Luma app also uses Boards, but each Board opens onto an infinite Canvas: a flexible workspace where source assets and Generations can live together.

On your account landing page, find the Boards area. If this is a new account, select the large gray tile with the plus (+) symbol to create your first Board.

What belongs on the Canvas?

You can place Reference Images, scripts, storyboards, audio clips, PDFs, imported videos, still images and personal notes anywhere on the Canvas. New Generations appear in that same space. For example, a storyboard Panel can sit beside the Keyframes for its shot, with the resulting video immediately below them.

Instead of Dream Machine’s growing vertical list of Generations, think in clusters: you can group related assets and results together, then move between different parts of the project whenever you need to revise something.

Why is a Board also called a Canvas?

A Board doesn't contain just one Canvas. There is also a Page system. You can have a near-infinite number of Pages per board and each Page can hold its own Canvas.

Navigate the Canvas

Once inside a board you can find your way around with these mouse and keyboard gestures:

Middle-click and drag: pan around the Canvas.

Mouse wheel: scroll vertically.

Shift + mouse wheel: scroll horizontally.

Ctrl + mouse wheel (Cmd + mouse wheel on Mac): zoom in and out.

There is no need to save the Canvas manually: changes are saved as you work. Some actions can be undone with Ctrl + Z (Cmd + Z on Mac).

Before you use the Agent

Start by experimenting directly with the Model Panels. Learn what the different Models do, their credit costs, and which support image references, video references, audio, Draft Generations or multiple Keyframes. Use lower-Resolution Settings during this initial exploration to minimize credit use. See the companion credit-management guide for more advice.

Next steps

To bring your existing Dream Machine work across, see How to move your Dream Machine assets into the Luma app. Then start the tutorial series Your first project in the Luma app with Part 1: Set up your workspace.