What Are StillsLab's Subscription, Pricing, and Refund Terms?

StillsLab publishes a dedicated pricing page and a separate subscription-terms page, and the subscription terms include a refund policy section. That means the authoritative place to check current plan names, prices, and refund conditions is https://stillslab.com/pricing and https://stillslab.com/subscription-terms — not this article, since plan details can change and the site itself doesn't state specific figures in the material available here. One pricing-related detail that is stated: the site advertises a "founding pricing" option described as something you can "lock in forever" when you start organizing a shoot.

What StillsLab Is (Context for the Pricing Question)

StillsLab is a library of movie stills, film frames, and TV screenshots aimed at filmmakers, used for cinematography references, shot lists, and mood boards. The library spans movies, series, music videos, and commercials, with individual titles carrying anywhere from a few dozen to several hundred stills (for example, True Detective is listed at 964 stills across 8 episodes, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at 567 stills).

Beyond browsing stills, the site offers two adjacent tools that are relevant to what a subscription might cover:

• Look LUT — turns a film frame into a 3D LUT, generating .cube files for DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, and on-set monitors across 17 camera log profiles. The site states 3 free looks are included.
• Shot planning tools — shotlists, storyboards, and call sheets described as "in one tool," with a prompt to "start organizing your next shoot today — lock founding pricing forever."

Subscription and Pricing: What's Confirmed vs. What to Verify

The material does not list specific prices, plan tiers, billing cycles, or payment methods, so those cannot be stated here. It also does not say whether browsing the stills library requires an account or subscription — the "3 free looks" note applies specifically to the Look LUT feature, not necessarily to the whole site.

How to Check Current Terms Yourself

1. Open https://stillslab.com/pricing to see the current plans and costs. This is the page the site itself links to as "Pricing."
2. Open https://stillslab.com/subscription-terms for the contractual terms — what a subscription includes, how it renews, and any usage limits.
3. Jump to https://stillslab.com/subscription-terms#refunds for the refund policy specifically, since it's a subsection of the terms rather than a standalone page.
4. If you're evaluating the founding-pricing offer, confirm on the pricing page what it locks in, what it costs, and whether it renews — the site's phrasing ("lock founding pricing forever") is a marketing claim, and the binding details live in the terms.

Rights Holders: A Separate, Free Path

If you're a rights holder rather than a subscriber, the site states you can submit your work to StillsLab at no cost, with the same library, search, and quality as existing content. Frames supplied by a rights holder are marked as "Official — Frames were supplied by the film's rights holder, at full source quality." This is distinct from any paid subscription and is worth checking if your interest in StillsLab is contributing rather than consuming.

Practical Takeaways

• Don't rely on secondhand summaries for price. The only reliable sources are the pricing and subscription-terms pages, both linked from the site.
• Refunds are governed by the subscription terms, so read that section before purchasing if refund eligibility matters to you.
• The free element confirmed is limited: 3 free looks for Look LUT. Nothing in the available material supports assuming the full stills library or the shot-planning tools are free.
• Founding pricing is time- and action-linked ("start organizing your next shoot today"), so if it's a factor in your decision, verify its current status on the pricing page rather than assuming it's still available.