FrameThrower vs StillsLab
The difference is what you can search on. FrameThrower indexes every frame on lighting key and quality, lens character, shot size, camera angle, colour palette in hex, mood and era, and accepts plain language, a reference image, or a colour as the query. It is also callable from an API, an MCP server and an SDK.
What StillsLab is good at
Covers TV as well as film, which several stills libraries skip entirely — and episodic work is where a lot of people actually need reference.
“Discover high-quality movie stills, film frames & TV screenshots for filmmakers. Perfect for cinematography references, shot lists, and mood boards.”— StillsLab, in their own words. stillslab.com · read 2026-08-12
Which to pick
Pick StillsLab if
you want TV coverage alongside film and are happy browsing.
Pick FrameThrower if
you want to search by what is inside the frame rather than by title, or you need machine access.
What FrameThrower does
- —5,489 films, indexed per frame. Lighting key and quality, lens character, shot size, camera angle, colour palette in hex, mood, era and time of day — on every frame, not per film.
- —Three ways to ask. Plain language, a reference image, or a colour.
- —Callable by machine. A REST API with 11 endpoints and no rate limits, an MCP server with four tools, and an npm SDK.
- —Moodboards, shot boards and lookbooks. Reference to deliverable without leaving the app or re-importing anything.
- —Free to start. $2 of credits on signup, no card. Then $1 = 500 searches, and credits never expire.
See it before you decide
$2 of credits free on signup, no card. Search 5,489 films by lighting, lens, colour and mood.
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