🎥 Videography & Film · aerial videography

Vertigo · x402

A per-view licensing protocol for high-resolution aerial cinematography. Instead of bulk subscriptions, creators gate 4K master files behind 0.01 USDC x402 calls. Every frame request or 'unlock' triggers an instant micropayment directly to the pilot, automating the licensing of B-roll for news, film, and social media.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

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

Why this primitiveTraditional stock footage sites take 30-70% cuts. x402 allows pilots to monetize raw clips directly at the metadata layer. By making access friction-less (0.01 USDC), it discourages piracy and enables micro-licensing for independent creators who only need a 5-second establishing shot.

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
$10.5B
Commercial drone services and digital media licensing economy.
SAM
$1.2B
The global stock footage market, specifically the segment moving toward short-form video and independent content creation.
SOM
$85M
Independent drone cinematographers and news stringers using decentralized storage (IPFS/Arweave) to host licensed 4K footage.

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

See also

Adjacent entries.