ComfyUI-Montagen

ComfyUI Video Studio with Node-Controlled Timelines for Multi-Task Production.

Updates

[0.2.4] - 2025-05-29

Bugfix Update: Resolved multiple Editor and Explorer issues, with minor node improvements.

Key Features

🎞️ Node-Controlled Timeline Architecture

• Parameterized Timeline Setup
  • Set resolution/FPS via Create Timeline nodes
  • Initiate batch rendering with Execute Timeline nodes
  • Deep integration between node workflows and video timelines
• Bi-Directional Metadata Sync
  • Real-time synchronization between node parameters and timeline properties
  • Reverse-tweak generated content via editor-side adjustments

🖥️ Integrated Production Workspace

• Unified Preview
  • Timeline visualization embedded in ComfyUI interface
  • Asset preview through Editor and Player component
• Structured Project System
  • Standard directory templates (assets//workflows//timelines/)
  • Hybrid protocol support (Local/HTTP/SMB/FTP) for unified resource management

🚀 Batch Production Pipeline

• Multi-Timeline Rendering
  • Each timeline produces one video
  • Centralized output management via builds/ directory
• Prebuilt Scenarios (In Development)
  • Digital human video synthesis
  • Batch processing templates
  • Novel-to-video automation

Get Started with a Template

Custom Workflow

Step 1, Open Project

1. Select Montagen icon from ComfyUI Activity Bar, to display Montagen Explorer.
2. Start from default project, or click Browse project to enter custom project folder path.
3. Click Open project to open recent project.

Step 2, Create Timeline

1. Add Create Timeline node and set up timeline paramters.
2. Add Adapter nodes, set up paramters, and connect to the Create Timeline node.
3. Run workflow to create timeline.

Step 3, Timeline Editing

1. Select timeline from project Explorer panel, to display timeline Editor and Player.
2. Select specify clip and open Clips and Properties Explorer panel, to display the clip's metadata.
3. Edit with timeline or Properties panel, to update the timeline.

Step 4, Timeline Rendering

1. Add Execute Timeline node and set up file name, and connect to the Create Timeline node.
2. Run workflow to rendering timeline.
3. Select builds/ from project Explorer panel, and preview output files.

Installation

Install via ComfyUI-Manager

• Search ComfyUI-Montagen in ComfyUI-Manager and click Install button.

Manual Install

To install ComfyUI-Montagen in addition to an existing installation of ComfyUI, you can follow the following steps:

1. Goto ComfyUI/custom_nodes dir in terminal (cmd)
2. git clone https://github.com/MontagenAI/ComfyUI-Montagen.git
3. Restart ComfyUI.

Acknowledgments

• Base on the project of FFCreator. And inspired by the examples of miravideo.
• Reference portions of media loading/preview code from ComfyUI-VideoHelperSuite into our custom node implementation.
• Reference EdgeTTS code from ComfyUI-EdgeTTS into our custom node implementation.