Creative Blockchain
📷 Photography · color grading

ColorGrade Chain

Track and prove original photo color grades and presets on-chain.

HTS NFT provenance mint· onchain authorship
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Photographers mint each color grading as a native Hedera Token Service NFT pointing at an IPFS CID, so authorship and timestamp are provable from a single HashScan link.

Why this primitiveHTS NFT mints unique color grade profiles linked to IPFS storage.

Kernel
a Hedera Token Service NFT minted with TokenMintTransaction, pointing at an IPFS CID, with no Solidity required
Drives the UI as
a 'mint to claim authorship' button that returns the serial number, owner account and HashScan link
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
open ↗
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.
open ↗
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 →

Loading the mega-prompt…
Hedera testnet HashScan ↗
Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$2.4B
photo software and editing
SAM
$120M
color grading tools
SOM
$12M
provenance for colorists

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

See also

Adjacent entries.

color grading
ColorChain Palette
Save and share color grading presets and images as permanent IPFS assets for consistent workflow.
color grading
ChainColor Study
Save and share color grading presets onchain without spending gas or complex wallet setup.
photo authenticity
TrueShot Ledger
Prove original photo ownership to combat unauthorized reuse and forgery.
photo editing history
EditTrace Chain
Track complete edit histories on-chain for transparent creative workflows.