# Ethics Checklist: Disclose, Rights, and Commercial Terms for Art Motion

![Still painting to subtle motion — ethics and commercial checklist for art I2V](https://cdn.hashnode.com/uploads/gql/6ac7155f8cadc38d9e483af7/c78d9954-c32b-46b7-9ce9-4184483926cd.png)

When you add a short motion layer to a finished painting or photograph, the technical path is Image-to-Video. The harder part is the **process contract**: what you disclose, what you have rights to animate, whether the still stays primary, and which plan terms apply before a client or gallery sees the clip.

This checklist is for builders and artists shipping companion motion on owned stills. It is not a beginner button walkthrough and not a credits race. Claims below follow MixVio’s Image-to-Video and pricing pages (checked 2026-11-01) — always **read the live quote before Generate**, and re-open the commercial FAQ before you publish.

## 1. Disclose the process

Motion is a post layer. When you show the companion clip in a portfolio, exhibition wall text, client deck, or social post, say that the movement was added after the still was finished. That keeps authorship honest: the painting or photograph remains the authored work; the clip is evidence of process or a living companion — not a secret rewrite.

Disclosure here means **process transparency about the motion layer**, not a platform “AI writer” badge in the article body. Keep the still primary in captions and credits.

## 2. Animate only work you may use

Upload JPEG, PNG, or WebP you own or are clearly licensed to animate. Likenesses, brands, and third-party art need the same rights check you would apply to a print edition. Providers process the run; they do not grant you the underlying rights.

On [MixVio home](https://mixvio.ai/?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=ourculture-paintings-breathe-remix&utm_content=ourculture-paintings-breathe-remix-hashnode-intro), uploads, prompts, and finished clips stay **private workspace** assets — they do not land in a public feed. That privacy helps iteration, but privacy is not a license.

## 3. Keep the still primary

Treat the painting or photograph as the finished work. The short clip is companion media: exhibition loop, process story, living portfolio. If the motion melts pigment blooms or invents a new composition, the take failed the original — curate harder or soften the prompt rather than shipping the overreach.

Brushstroke retention is a **creative standard you enforce**, not a measured product metric.

## 4. Commercial terms: Free evaluation vs paid release

MixVio page wording (confirm live on pricing / I2V FAQ):

- **Free-plan** video is for **evaluation only** — not commercial publish.
- **Paid-plan** outputs may be used commercially under MixVio’s Terms of Service **and** each model provider’s rules, when you have rights to every reference still, likeness, brand, and prompt element you submit.

Before ads, client deliverables, or paid commissions, re-read those pages for your plan. Do not treat an evaluation clip as a commercial master.

## 5. Private workspace and failed-run billing

Uploads and outputs remain private workspace assets; providers process only the run. On MixVio’s pricing page, failed or safety-cancelled runs **release the reservation** (reserve → release on failure). Kling 4.0’s model page wording — failed runs **return reserved credits** — is compatible. Prefer the pricing-page phrasing in checklists and runbooks.

Open the [private I2V workspace](https://mixvio.ai/tools/image-to-video?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=ourculture-paintings-breathe-remix&utm_content=ourculture-paintings-breathe-remix-hashnode-inline#effect-workspace) in Chrome when you need to confirm a reservation against a real still. Prefill spends nothing until Generate.

![MixVio workspace live credit quote example](https://cdn.hashnode.com/uploads/gql/6ac7155f8cadc38d9e483af7/9574c26a-b7ea-4b40-a324-a4c3540735c0.png)

*MixVio workspace capture: live Generate quote area (signed-in UI still; digits in-frame are a past quote example and may differ from current model-page anchors) — confirm your own reservation before Generate. Caption discloses: screenshot digits may show a past Kling quote ≠ current product_facts Kling 43.*

## 6. Model-page anchors (examples only)

Credits follow **model + duration + resolution** (and sometimes reference-video seconds). Model-page numbers are anchors; the Generate reservation is the bill. **Read the live quote before generate.**

Useful MixVio anchors from this campaign’s product_facts fetch:

- **Seedance 2.0** — Mini 4s · 480p = **5**; Standard from **19**; Standard 5s · 720p = **49**; Standard 5s · 1080p = **118**.
- **Seedance 2.5** — 4s · 480p = **27** (page example).
- **Kling 4.0** — default 5s · 720p = **43**.
- **MiniMax H3** — default 5s · 768p = **8**; **Veo 3.1 Fast** 720p = **10**; **Gemini Omni Flash** from **15**.

Vendor docs for deeper controls: Kling’s [Kling 4.0 user guide](https://kling.ai/quickstart/kling-4-model-user-guide) and ByteDance Seed’s [Seedance 2.5 page](https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_5). MixVio limits win over marketing summaries. Never invent USD from stale marketing.

## 7. Builder runbook (ethics-first)

1. Confirm rights on the still and prompt elements.
2. Write a minimal motion prompt (calm camera + one natural element) — do not restate the painting.
3. Start short / lower-res; **read the live quote**; Generate.
4. Score stroke readability and edge melt; keep one take.
5. Decide plan tier before any commercial use; Free = evaluation only.
6. Disclose process when the companion clip is shown; keep the still primary in credits.

## FAQ

**Do I need to label every social post?**

Disclose the motion process where viewers could mistake the clip for an unaltered recording of the painting. Keep language factual: finished still + added motion layer.

**Can Free-plan clips go into a paid client deck?**

No. Free video is evaluation-only. Commercial release needs a paid plan plus ToS and provider rules.

**Does private workspace mean I can animate any upload?**

No. Privacy covers storage and feed visibility; rights still sit with you and your licenses.

## Bottom line

Ship art motion with a clear ethics stack: disclose process, animate only authorized work, keep the still primary, respect Free vs paid commercial wording, confirm private-workspace limits, and **read the live quote** before Generate. When you need to review terms against a real still, [Review commercial terms on MixVio](https://mixvio.ai/tools/image-to-video?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=ourculture-paintings-breathe-remix&utm_content=ourculture-paintings-breathe-remix-hashnode-cta#effect-workspace).