🎬 Filmmaking & Animation · scene metadata tracking

MetaCut · x402

A high-fidelity audit trail for production pipelines. Every scene version, lighting tweak, and rig change is an immutable commit. Producers pay $0.01 per metadata synchronization to lock in provenance, while render farms pay-per-verification to ensure they are processing the latest signed scene state. No subscriptions, just a metered ledger for professional animation integrity.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the scene metadata tracking engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so filmmakers — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveBy turning metadata commits into a pay-per-use primitive, the app eliminates the 'hidden' costs of data corruption and versioning conflicts in large studios. It aligns the cost of production directly with the volume of creative iterations.

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
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HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
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PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$14.5B
The total addressable market for global animation and VFX production pipelines integrating automated version control.
SAM
$850M
The global 3D animation software and metadata management market for independent studios and agencies.
SOM
$12M
The immediate niche of decentralized animation collectives and Web3 cinema production houses requiring verifiable provenance.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.